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MITCHELL^S 

HiSTOPV or Bridgewatep, 

AWSSAChlUSIlTTS. 

RE-PRINTED IN FAC-SiMILE. 
WITH AN INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY 

EDWARD C. MITCHE^LL, D. D., 

President of Leland University, New Orleans, La. 



I 



PUBLISHED BY EDWARD ALDEN. 



HRIDCJKWATKK, MASSACIiUSK Tl'S : 

HKNKY r. PRATT, PRINTER. 

1897. 



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INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 



It is now fifty-seven years since this History of Bridgewater 
was published. The original edition was not a large one, and 
was soon exhausted. It brought no possible pecuniary profit 
to its author, being sold (when not given away) at less than 
cost. He was quite content to be rewarded by the conscious- 
ness of having rendered a real service to his fellow-townsmen, 
at whose urgent request it was printed. The present re-print 
has been made through the enterprise of" Mr. Edward Alden of 
Swampscott, a native of East Bridgewater, of the family of 
Thomas Russell Alden, son of "Isaac 25," (see page 88), and 
he has requested me as the eldest living descendant of the 
author, to furnish an introductory notice. The object of the 
present undertaking is to gratify a widely expressed wish on the 
part of those who have found it impossible to obtain copies of 
the original work. With this simple end in view, no correc- 
tion, alteration or addition has been attempted. To re-edit the 
work, or to bring down the genealogical history to the present 
date, would be a task of such magnitude as no one is yet 
prepared to attempt. 

The value of such a labor however cannot be overestimated. 
It is to be hoped that, at some time, a successor to the venera- 
ble author may arise, who combines the intellectual fitness and 
the literary leisure with the pecuniary means to build upon the 
foundation thus laid for the benefit of future generations. 

In the meantime it would seem fitting to present, with this 
issue, some notice of the man to whom we are indebted for the 
original conception and early publication of the work. 



IV INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 

It will be seen, by reference to the "Family Register" on 
page 257, that Nahum Mitchell was a descendant in the fourth 
degree, from Experience Mitchell, one of the Pilgrims and one 
of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. His grandfather 
was Colonel Edward Mitchell, commander of the third regiment 
of Plymouth County soldiers in the Revolutionary war (1776- 
1779). Colonel Edward's mother was Alice Bradford, great- 
grand-daughter of Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth 
Colony. 

Mr. Mitchell was fitted for college by Mr. Beza Hayward of 
Bridgewater, and graduated at Harvard College in 1789, being 
a classmate of John T. Kirkland, afterwards President of the 
college, and a college mate of John Quincy Adams. He read 
law with the Hon. John Davis, Judge of the District Court of 
Massachusetts, and commenced practice in East Bridgewater in 
1792. From tSii to 1821 inclusive he was Justice of the Cir- 
cuit Court of common pleas, being Chief Justice during the last 
two years. He was representative to the General Court from 
Bridgewater seven years, and representative in Congress from 
the Plymouth district for two years (1803-05); Senator from 
Plymouth county two years, 18 13-18 14 ; Member of the Goven- 
or's Council from 1814-20 inclusive; Treasurer of the Com- 
monwealth five years (1822-27); Representative from Boston 
to the General Court in 1839 ^^^ 1840. He was for some years 
librarian and treasurer of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 
and for several years President of the Plymouth County Bible 
Society. 

That one so modest in self estimation and so quiet in habit, 
should have been called to so many public offices, illustrates 
the spirit of the times in which he lived. Then, in the "Old 
Colony," public service was regarded, not merely as a "public 
trust" but as a public benefaction and the persons fitted for it 
were sought for. They were not "office seekers." 

Judge Mitchell lived to the age of eighty-four years, retaining 
to the last a high degree of mental and physical vigor. On the 
last day of his life, the first of August 1853, he went to Plym- 
outh to attend, by invitation, a celebration of the two hundredth 
anniversary of the Embarkation of the Pilgrims. While walk- 
ing from the depot in Plymouth to the house of his grandson, 



INTRODUCTORY NOTE. V 

Mr. William Davis, he was stricken with paralysis, and died 
almost immediately. 

At the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the incorporation of 
Bridgewater, which occurred three years after his death, the 
Hon. Aaron Hobart of East Bridgewater, delivered an address 
in his memory, the concluding words of which are as follows : 
"It has been said to be as difficult to compare great men as 
great rivers. Some we admire for one thing and some for 
another and we cannot bring them together to measure their 
difference. But, taking into account, as well as we may, all the 
various talents and acquirements that combine to make up the 
whole man, I think it may justly be said, without being invidious, 
that the old town of Bridgewater, though numbering among her 
sons many eminent men has never produced his superior. He 
has now passed away, full of years and full of honors ; but his 
genial face, his tall, erect, dignified person and elastic step will 
not soon fade from the memory of those who knew him. Nor 
will the remembrance of his life be limited to the days of his 
contemporaries. Another generation will keep his memory 
green."' 

The engraving which faces the title page of this volume was 
made from a portrait by Bass Otis, of Boston, a native of East 
Bridgewater. It well represents his appearance as remembered 
by the writer, who was twenty-four years of age at the time of 
his death. The plate, which was engraved by F. T. Stuart, 
formerly of East Bridgewater, has been in possession of the 
family about forty years, and has been furnished to Mr. Alden 
for this re-print. 

A few years since there was found, among the papers of 
Judge Mitchell, the original deed of Massasoit (or Ousamequin 
as he then signed himself) by which he conveyed the territory 
of the town of Bridgewater to Miles Standish, Samuel Nash 
and Constant Southworth, the committee appointed by the orig- 
inal purchasers. A photographic fac-simile of this valuable 
document is in possession of Hon. Benjamin W. Harris, who 
has now deposited the original in the archives of the "Old 
Bridgewater Historical Society." A view of Sachem's Rock, 
where this deed was signed and delivered will be found on 
page 12 of this volume. 



VI INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 

The public generally, and especially those related to the old 
town of Bridgewater are under real obligations to Mr. Edward 
Alden for having taken the pains and assumed the risk of pub- 
lishing this re-print, as well as for the insertion of the illustra- 
tions above referred to. There can be no doubt that his 
thoughtful endeavor thus to meet the wishes of his former 
townsmen and to extend the usefulness of the book will be 
gratefully appreciated. 

It has been customary in this country to depreciate pride of 
ancestry. Our fathers have rightly taught us to estimate a man 
by what he is and not by what his grandfather was, but, after all 
there are lessons to be learned, from the lives of men who have 
preceeded us, which convey wisdom as well as inspiration. It 
would be difficult to find, among the pedigrees of European no- 
bility and royalty, a line reaching through seven or eight gener- 
ations, so unsullied in its record of moral purity and manly in- 
tegrity, — the only true patents of nobility — as is that which con- 
nects us with our Pilgrim Ancestors. Let us cherish their 
memory and emulate their virtues. 

EDWARD GUSHING MITGHELL, 

Leland University, New Orleans, Oct. 6th, 1897. 




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HISTORY 

OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT 

OF 

BRIDGEWATER. 

IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 

MASSACHUSETTS, 

I^CLUDLNG AN EXTENSIVE 

FAMILY REGISTER. 



By NAHUM MITCHELL. 



BOSTON: 
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, 

BY KIDDER & WRIGHT, 32 CONGRESS STREET. 

1840. 

REPRINTED BY 

HENRY T. PRATT, 

BRIDGEWATER, MASS. 

1897. 



Entered according" to Act of Congress, in the year 1S40. 

Bv N'AHUM Mitchell. 

In the Clerks O.fice of the District Court of Massachusetts. 



PREFACE 



More than twenty years ago I wrote a short account of the 
origin and first settlement of Bridgewater, which was pubhshed 
in the 7th vol. 2d series of the Collections of the Massachusetts 
Historical Society. In course of the requisite enquiries and 
researches it came in my way to acquire some distinct knowledge 
of the names and families of the f)riginal proprietors and early 
residents. 'I'o the stock of information thus obtained I subse- 
quently, from time to time, as opportunity presented, made con- 
siderable accessions till my manuscripts became numerous and 
somewhat particular. This becoming generally known to my 
friends in the town and vicinity, applications were frequently 
made to me for information as to the genealogy of particular 
families; nnd at length desires were strongly expressed that 
what 1 had collected in this way should be published. These 
solicitations have been repeated and multiplied for several years 
past, and have sometimes been met on my part with partial 
promises of compliance. Many causes have concurred to delay 
a final determination, and it is not without much hesitation, and 
some reluctance, that I have come at last to the conclusion to 
publish. 

While many seem to care but little, and think less, about their 
own descent, or from whom they are sprung : there is, neverthe- 
less, in most of us a strong desire to know something of those 
who have preceded us on the same stage, and of the manner in 
which they have performed their respective parts. There is also 
an increasing attention to the biography of our fathers and the 
first planters of New England. Each one finds a pleasure in 
knowing something of his own particular ancestor, who first left 



4 PREFACE. 

the old world and set his foot on the new ; and in being able to 
trace accurately his own descent from him. But the elements 
of such knowledge are fast fading away, and the difficulties of 
acquiring it, already great, are constantly increasing. 

The principal purpose of the present publication is to afford 
the inhabitants of Bridgewater, and those who were born or 
early resided there, wherever they may now live, some knowledge 
of those from whom they are descended, and if possible to 
enable them to see every link of the chain connecting them with 
their first American ancestor. There are but few instances 
where it has been practicable to go beyond our own shores in 
search of European ancestry; and in many cases it has been 
difficult, and often impossible, to ascertain the first ancestor 
even in our own country. This has been the case especially 
where new families in later times came into the town from other 
distant places. And where any individual, with or without his 
family, has removed from the town, it has not gener.illy been 
attempted to trace the descent any further. It would be not 
only difficult, but liable to much error. It must be observed, 
also, that as most of tiiis work was prepared many years ago, the 
descent is not ger^eially brought down much within the present 
century, and that therefore the younger families born since, and 
most of the numerous families, who have come into town within 
the last twenty or thirty years, will appear at all in the account 
here presented. It would have swelled the book, already large, 
to an unwieldy size. Having brought it down within the knowl- 
edge and memories of the present generation, they can continue 
it, each one for himself, if disposed. In giving dates, months 
and days are generally omitted, but can be supplied when neces- 
sary by a recurrence to the records. The insertion of them would 
have occupied much room without any adequate advantage. 

Great as has been the labor of research and the care in com- 
piling this publication, there will still appear in it great deficien- 
cies. No notice will be found of many individual members, and 
even whole branches of many of the families. Some parents 
neglected altogether to have their children recorded. Others 
had it done partially, their younger children not being found on 
the record. These defects were to be supplied only, if at all, 
by resorting to other sources, many of which were not always to 
be relied on, and family traditions and recollections least of any. 



PREFACE. 5 

All, who have been most conversant with investigations of this 
kind, have had frequent opportunity to test the truth of this last 
remark. These defects are much to be regretted, as they often 
occasion an apparent breach in the line of descent. 

The first part of this work contains a short history of the 
original purchases, locations, and early settlement of the town, 
embracing much of the former account, with such additions as 
were thought to be generally interesting. There is great simi- 
larity in the general history and internal management of public 
affairs, in all our New England towns, the recital of which 
therefore, to most readers, would be but dull repetitions, and 
uninteresting details. Very little of this nature is here inserted ; 
and individual biography also, always a delicate subject, and 
often leading to invidious distinctions, has been for the most 
part avoided. Facts have been principally regarded, and the 
most seduously sought, both in the historical and genealogical 
department of the work. 

The plan here adopted in presenting the genealogy of families 
may be objectionable ; but after a full examination of all the 
methods which have fallen under my notice, and after much 
consideration of the subject, this appeared the most simple and 
easy of comprehension. Every head of a family is numbered, 
the common ancestor being numbered one, expressed or under- 
stood, and after disposing of the daughters by showing who they 
married or otherwise, and such of the sons as had no families, 
or removed froin town, then the first son who had a family is 
taken and numbered two, and then the next son, numbered 
three, and so on, proceeding with the family of each, as with 
that of the father; and this course is pursued through each 
generation. It will not therefore be expected always to find the 
son next in place immediately after the father, but he must be 
looked for often several numbers further on, and sometimes at 
a considerable distance. So in tracing back a descent the inner 
numbers within the parenthesis will direct where the father may 
be found, and being found the parenthesis there will direct 
where the grandfather will be found, and so on quite back to 
the common ancestor. A little use will render it familiar, and 
it is believed to be the simplest method, on the whole, which 
could have been adopted, especially in such numerous and ex- 
tended families as sometimes occur. It will often be found that 



O PREFACE. 

some of the children named are not afterwirds noticed, which 
happens in cases only where no knowledge of them could be 
obtained. Female ancestors, if inhabitants of the town, will be 
ascertained generally by a recurrence to the respective families 
to which they belong. 

Much labor and care have been bestowed tn render tlie work 
correct, but after all it cannot be but ni;iny mistakes have been 
made. The genealogy in particular is peculiarly liable to them. 
In Inrge families there are often the same christian names to 
be found in the different branches, and one mav be often mis- 
taken for another, and in this way, among others, no doubt 
much confusion may Iiave happened. Probable as it is, how- 
ever, that many errors will be detected, it is still hoped those 
partial friends who have been most solicitous for its publica- 
tion, and who anticipate both pleasure and profit from its peru- 
sal, may not be wholly disappointed. Having labored for their 
gratification, it will be gratifying in turn to find the labor has 
not been in vain. 

In preparing the w-rk the records of the town of Bridgewater. 
and of its several parishes and churches, have been the first and 
principal sources, whence the materials have been derived. 
The Old Colony and Plymouth county records have furnished 
also valuable information. Judge Davis' improved edition of 
Morton's New England Memorial, Farmer's Register, the Col- 
lections of the Mass. Hist. Society, and various local histories 
have also been advantageously consulted. But so many and so 
various have been the sources, both public and private, from 
which information and facts have been obtained, that it would 
be ditricult, if recollected, to enumerate them. The loss of all 
the early records of Duxbury previous to 1654, which are said 
to have been burnt, is greatly to be regretted, as it was the 
parent town of Bridgewater, the first home and residence in this 
county of most of our fathers and original settlers in this then 
Plantation. It may well be supposed those records would have 
furnished us with much valuable information. The Colony 
records of births and deaths previous to 1647 ^^^ ^^^o lost, some 
of the first leaves by time or accident having been destroyed, 
which to the antiquarian is a deprivation much to be deplored. 

Some remarks on the old and new style with regard to time 
are here subjoined as not perhaps inappropriate. 



PKEI'ACE. 7 

There was formerly among all nations, as well christian as 
pagan, a great diversity not only with regard to the commence- 
ment of the year, some adopting the autumnal and some the 
vernal equinox, some the winter and some the summer solstice, 
and others other periods of the year; but also as to the epochs 
of the different eras, as the creation of the world, the deluge, 
the call of Abraham, and the departure of the Israelites out of 
Egypt, in sacred chronology, and the destruction of Troy, the 
building of Rome and other events, adopted among the ancient 
and eastern nations. There seemed to be no specific common 
standard. 

When the computation of time by the Christian era com- 
menced, which was about the year 527, the year was made to 
commence on the 25th of March, supposed to be the day of the 
Annunciation of the Incarnation of Christ. This, known now 
by the name of the Old Style, continued in England and 
throughout all her dominions till 1752, when by an Act of Par- 
liament eleven days were stricken from the month of Septem- 
ber, calling the 3d the 14th, and one day added to February 
every 4th year, herein conforming to other nations, several of 
whom on the continent had, about 1582, adopted this computa- 
tion, for the purpose of correcting the error occasioned by the 
precession of the equinoxes; and by the same act the ist day 
of January instead of the 25th of March was also established as 
the commencement of the year. In the interim, between the 
time of its adoption by other nations and 1752, when England 
adopted it, double dating from January ist to March 25th was 
frequently practised in England and her Colonies in order to 
correspond with the computation on the continent. Thus, for 
instance, February 8th, 1720-21, or 1 720-1 was substituted 
for simply February 8, 1721, the last number being the true 
date, and if omitted might occasion an error of a year. This 
has been called the Gregorian year (Pope Gregory 13th having 
established it in 1582), or New Style, and is very necessary to 
be known and observed by all when consulting ancient dates 
and records. In this work ancient dates are generally made to 
conform to the New Style, double dating being rejected. 

NAHUM MITCHELL. 

Boston, May 7TH, 1840. 



CORRECTIONS. 

Page 37. To the Senators there mentioned may be added the 
names of Hon. William Baylies, Aaron Hobart, Abel 
Kingman, and John A. Shaw. 

Pvge 73. 1702, last line but one, for Ensign Mitchell's, read 
Ensign Mitchell's land. 

Page ()2>- James Alger (s. of Thomas 12.) m. Olive, D. of 
Joseph Snell, 1781, and not Mehitabel Briggs of Nor- 
ton : this last was copied by mistake from Thomas 12, 
page 92. 

Page 114. Joseph Beal 1752, finally removed to Plainfield, where 
he was Deacon, and the subject of the " Mountain 
Miller " ; and Azariah was son of Jonathan 5, and not 
(of Samuel i.). 

Page 152. 8. Benjamin m. 1715, not 1755. 

Page 157. Erskin, 2d line, Gain, not Gains. 

Page 161. No. 12. The title of Judge prefixed to Abner Fobes 
should be General in both instances ; and Edward of 
Buckland had William, Sarah, and Abner who gra. 
Williams College 1820, and is preceptor of the Smith 
School in Boston, and writes his name Forbes. Also 
under No. 19, for Phrez read Perez. 

Page 162. Susanna, D. of Eliab Fobes, m. a King, partner of 
Thomas Fobes in Boston, and afterwards a Lamphear, 
who afterwards m Lucinda, D. of David Ames of 
Springfield; and Hannah m a Tucker. Susanna 
who m. a Hooper, and Hannah who m. a Macomber, 
belonged to some other family probably. 

Page 163. No. 2. Polly Ford m. Abner Fobes, son of Benjamin, 
and not Judge (or General) Abner. 

7\Tge 16"] . 10. Simeon of — the ^y should be within the paren- 
thesis (s. of &c. 

Page 169. James H. Gurney m. Delpha Stetson 18 13, not Debo- 
rah Reed 1816. 

J'age 228. 7. Line 9, for New Bedford read Newport. 

The reader is informed that besides the abbreviations noticed 
at the head of the Register, the initials only of the neighboring 
and adjoining towns are often used ; as A. for Abington, C. for 
Canton, E. for Easton, H. for Halifax, M. for Middleborough, 
P. for Pembroke, R. for Raynham, S. or St. for Stoughton, T. 
for Taunton, &c. 



HISTORY 



OF THE 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 



ORIGINAL GRANTS, ADDITIONS, AND BOUNDARIES. 

Bridgewater was originally a plantation granted to Duxbury. 
When the township of Marshfield became a separate and dis- 
tinct corporation, Duxbury, from which Marshfield had been 
principally taken, applied to the Old Colony court, at Plymouth, 
for a grant of common land, or, as they expressed it, "an exten- 
sion to the westward," as a compensation for the great loss of 
territory they had thus sustained. We find in the records the 
following order of court relating to it : — 

" March, 1642. It is concluded upon by the court, that the 
northerly bounds of Marshfield shall be, from the rock that is 
fiat on the top, to the North River, by a north-west line from 
Green's Harbor Fresh, to the tree called Poole's and to take in 
Edward Bonpass' land ; provided that Duxbury have enlarge- 
ment beyond Massachusetts' path, when they have viewed it." 

Two years afterwards the court passed the following more 
explicit and definite order : — 

"August, 1644. Upon the petition of Duxbury men it is 



lO HISTORY OF THE 

thought good by the court, that there be a view taken of the 
lands described by them, namely, twelve miles up into the 
woods from Plymouth bounds at Jones' River ; and if it prove 
not prejudicial to the plantation to be erected at Teightaquid, 
(Titicut), nor to the meadows of Plymouth at Winnytuckquett, 
(Winnetuxet), it may be confirmed unto them ; provided, also, 
the herring or alewife river at Namassachusett shall be equally 
between the two towns of Duxbury and Marshfield." 

The next year the grant was made and confirmed to them as 
follows : — 

" 1645. ^^^ inhabitants of the town of Duxbury are granted 
a competent proportion of lands about Saughtuchquett (Sa- 
tucket), towards the west, for a plantation for them, and to have 
it four miles every way from the plice where they shall set up 
their centre ; provided it intrench not upon Winnytuckquett, 
formerly granted to Plymouth. And we have nominated Capt, 
Miles Standish, Mr. John Alden, George Soule, Constant South- 
worth, John Rogers, and William Brett, to be feofees in trust 
for the equal dividing and laying forth the said lands to the 
inhabitants." 

How the town proceeded in dividing these lands among the 
inhabitants, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what 
residence or other circumstance should entitle any one to a 
share, no record informs us ; we are only told in subsequent 
writings, and particularly in Gov. Hinckley's confirmation, that 
the inhabitants settled this matter " by an agreement among 
themselves." They were at first but fifty-four, each of whom 
had one share, and were denominated original proprietors. 
Their names are thus given on the town records : — 
William Bradford, Edward Hall, 

William Merrick, :^icholas Robbins, 

John Bradford, Thomas Hayward, 

Abraham Pierce, Mr, Ralph Partridge, 

John Rogers, Nathaniel Willis, 

George Partridge, John Willis, 

John Starr, Thomas Bonney, 

Mr. William Collier, Mr. Miles Standish, 

Christopher Wadsworth. Love Brewster, 
John Paybody, John Irish, 



early settlement of bridgewater. i i 

William Pavbody, Philip Delano, 

Francis Sprague, Arthur Harris, 

William Bassett, Mr. John Alden, 

John Washburn, John Fobes, 

John Washburn, Jr., Samuel Nash, 

John Ames, Abraham Sampson, 

Thomas Gannett, George Soule, 

William Brett, Experience Mitchell, 

Edmunlj Hunt, Henry Howland, 

William Clarke, Henry Sampson, 

William Ford, John Brown, 

Mr. Constant Southworth, John Haward, 

John Cary, Francis West, 

Edmund Wesi'On, William Tubes, 

Samuel Tompkins, James Lendall, 

Edmund Chandler, Samuel Eaton, 

Moses Simmons, Solomon Leonard. 

To these fifty-four shares the proprietors afterwards added 
two more, and granted one to the Rev. James Keith, of Scotland, 
their first minister, and the other to Deacon Samuel Edson, of 
Salem, who erected the first mill in the town, making in all fifty- 
six shares. 

The grant of this plantation was considered by the court as 
preemptiYe merely, and as little more than an authority or right 
to purchase it of the natives : and accordingly Capt. Miles 
Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth, were ap- 
pointed to make the purchase, which service they performed as 
will appear by the following deed. 

" Witness these presents, that I Ousamequin, Sachem of the 
county of Poconocket, have given, granted, enfeofed, and sold 
unto Miles Standish of Duxbury, Samuel Nash and Constant 
Southworth of Duxbury, aforesaid, in behalf of all the towns- 
men of Duxbury, aforesaid, a tract of land usually called 
Satucket, extending in the length and breadth thereof as fol- 
loweth, that is to say, from the wear at Satucket, seven miles due 
east, and from the said wear seven miles due west, and from the 
said wear seven miles due north, and from the said wear seven 
miles due south ; the which tract the said Ousamequin hath 
given, granted, enfeofed, and sold unto the said Miles Standish, 



12 HISTORY OF THE 

Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth in the behalf of all the 
townsmen of Duxbury as aforesaid, with all the immunities, 
privileges, and profits whatsoever belonging to the said tract of 
land, with all and singular all woods, underwoods, lands, mea- 
dows, rivers, brooks, rivulets, &c., to have and to hold to the 
said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth in 
behalf of all the townsmen of the town of Duxbury, to them 
and their heirs forever. In witness whereof I, the said Ousa- 
mequin, have hereunto set my hand this 23d of March, 1649. 
John Bradford ] Witness the ^ 

Wm. Otway (alias) Parker. | mark of "^ll OUSAMEQUIN. 



In consideration of the aforesaid bargain and sale, we, the 
said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth 
do bind ourselves to pay unto the said Ousamequin for and in 
consideration of the said tract of land, as followeth : — 

7 Coats, a yard and a half ] 

in a coat, 

Q Hatchets, ,, „ 

Q tj I Miles Standish, 

o Hoes, 

20 Knives, 

4 Moose Skins, 

10 Yards and a half of Cot 

ton. 

It appears the worthy old Sachem, when called on to execnte 
his deed, endeavored to verify the testification he had offered, 
by afiixing his mark or signature to the instrument as near as he 
could in the rude form and shape of his hand. The grantor, 
Ousamequin, or Ossamequin, sometimes also written Woose- 
mequin, was the good old Massasoit himself, who in the latter 
part of his life had adopted that name. It was no uncommon 
occurrence for these Chiefs or Sachems to assume new names, 
which were probably appropriate and expressive of the principal 
exploits or events, which had occasioned the change. 

This purchase and contract were said to have been made and 
executed on a small rocky hill, anciently called Sachem's Rock, 
a little south of Whitman's Mills, where the East Bridgewater 
manufacturing establishment now is, and near the house where 
Seth Latham formerly lived, now owned and occupied by David 



Samuel Nash, 
Constant Southworth. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. I 3 

Kingman. The Indian name of the place was Wonnocooto. 
The wear, which was made the central point of the purchase, 
was some distance above the present mills, directly back of the 
late Deacon William Harris' house on the south side, and of 
the late Deacon Barzillai Allen's house, on the north side of the 
river, near the ancient fording place and where the first mill on 
the river was erected. Traces of the old road are still visible 
on both sides of the river, and particularly on the south side. 
The mill was subsequentl}^ taken down, and a new one erected 
further down stream, near where the works now stand. The 
old wear was entirely overflowed by the new mill pond, and of 
course discontinued as a fishing place. 

This river, and the pond from which it proceeds, now called 
Robins' Pond, as well as the whole neighborhood in which they 
aie situated, still retain the name of Satucket, a contraction of 
Saughtuckquett, Saughquatuckquett, or Massaquatuckquett, as 
it was sometimes written. While the grant from the court was 
only four miles every way from the wear, equal to eight miles 
square, this purchase from the Indians was seven miles every 
way, equal to fourteen miles square. The reason of this differ- 
ence is not very obvious, but probably the purchase was made 
thus extensive, with a view to additional contemplated grants, 
or perhaps to give themselves room to locate their four miles 
every way more advantageously, as they had the express privilege 
of setting up their centre, wherever they should deem it most 
conducive to their interest. For some reasons, however, now 
inexplicable, they neglected to fix and establish their centre, 
notwithstanding the frequent and pressing admonitions of the 
court. In 1656, eleven years after the grant of the plantation, 
and the same year in which Bridgewater was incorporated into 
a distinct township, a grant of three hundred acres had been 
made to Capt. Miles Standish, " with a competency of meadow 
to such a proportion of upland, lying and being at Satucket 
Pond ; provided it came not within the court's grant of Bridge- 
water." Hence it became necessary that the centre of Bridge- 
water should be fixed, in order to ascertain its limits and extent. 
It was with this view, and for the purpose of running out and 
locating Capt. Standish's grant, that the court had so urgently 
called on Bridgewater to fix and " set up " their centre. In the 



14 HISTORY OF THE 

spring of 1658 the court ordered, "that the centre of the town 
of Bridgewater should be set sometime this summer before 
October court," Still it was not done. Again in 1660, Mr. 
(William) Bradford, Constant Southworth and William Paybody 
were " requested and appointed by court to lay out the land 
granted to Capt. Standish, at Satucket Pond ; " and at the same 
time " Mr. Josiah Standish was appointed by the court to join 
with any two, whom the town of Bridgewater should appoint, 
to set out the bounds of their town, betwixt that time and the 
last of July then next on the penalty of fifty shillings, which, if 
forfeited, should be paid to those appointed to lay out Capt. 
Standish's land, who were ordered to lay out their line." It 
seems, however, the town still neglected it, as we find no record 
of any committee appointed for the purpose, nor any other 
movement or agency of the town concerning it. The only 
record relating to the subject appears altogether historical, 
without date, and quite out of place in the book where it is 
inserted. It is as follows : — 

"The town, receiving an order from the court at New Ply- 
mouth to fix and set up the centre of their town in order to the 
laying out of Mr. Alexander Standish's land, joining to the 
outside of said Bridgewater four mile line from the said centre ; 
which being, according to said order, done about the year 1659 ; 
the centre being a small white oak tree of low stature about a 
foot over, standing on high ground, on the westerly side of a 
stony swamp and brook, about ten rods to the westerly side of 
said brook on the southerly side of the highway; the said tree 
being marked on the easterly side with an S, and on the westerly 
side with a C, it being a mile and a quarter to the eastward of 
said Bridgewater meeting house." This entry, without date, by 
the place it occupies in the records, and the dates of entries 
immediately before and after it, appears not to have been made 
before 1695, thirty years or more after the work was perfonned; 
and it is moreover incorrect as to the year in which it was done, 
as the court's committee was not appointed till 1660, and Stand- 
ish's land was not laid out till 1663. It is very evident also that 
the court's committee at last, and not the town, fixed the centre, 
as the monumental tree bore the initials of Constant Southworth, 
(C. S.), who no doubt was the efficient member of the court's 



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committee in performing the work. Capt. Miles Standish had 
in the mean time deceased, and the land was laid out to his son 
Alexander. It cannot be doubted that Bridgewater was essent- 
ing to, if not aiding in this result, as there is neither record or 
tradition that any dissatisfaction was ever manifested by them. 
This centre is about a mile and a half west of the old wear at 
Satucket. and the place has ever since been called the Cenij-e, 
and is near the house of Thomas Hayward, now aged eighty- 
six, whose father Thomas^ and grandfather TJiomas lived on the 
same spot, which will probably also descend to his son Thomas 
now living with him. They have successively owned and occu- 
pied it from its first settlement; about 140 years. 

In 1658 the town petitioned the court for a grant of a large 
and valuable tract of swamp and meadow lands, called by the 
Indians Hockomock, lying on the west side of the town towards 
I'aunton, (now Easton and Raynham), as appears, as well as the 
reasons assigned for it, in the following order of court : — 

" It is agreed by the court that there shall be chosen such as 
the town of Bridgewater shall think meet, that are noways 
engaged in the new plantation of Duxbury, to view out the land 
and meadow desired by Bridgewater, and to consider of the 
reasonableness of their desire, in reference to the accomodating 
of some useful men in church and commonwealth, and make 
true report of the same to the court."' — The same was after- 
wards granted, and confirmed to them as follows : — 

" 1662. In answer to a petition preferred to the court by 
Bridgewater it is agreed, that the meadow land lying northward 
and westward from the Centre within the seven miles is granted 
them." 

The centre here, as well as the seven miles, refers no doubt 
to the original purchase of the Indians, the new centre tree not 
having been then fixed and established. This will appear from 
the deposition of Constant Southworth and Samuel Nash, two of 
the purchasers, which had been taken about this time in conse- 
quence of some doubts entertained by the court probably, 
whether the purchase would include the lands prayed for by the 
town. It is here subjoined : — 

"The town (Duxbury) appointed me w'ith others to purchase 
of Ossamequin a tract of land about a place known to our town 



1 6 HISTORY OF THE 

by the name of Satucket, which we did from the centre six 
miles, which centre is the wear in the river above expressed, and 
we paid him for it; the writing or deed expressed, under 
Ossamequin's own hand, was seven miles.— The oath of Con- 
stant Southworth, Lieut. Nash being also deposing to the same ; 
in court held at Plymouth, June loth, 1662." 

A few years afterwards, July 5, 1667, the town made applica- 
tion to the court for a more general and extensive grant, 
whereupon " Capt. Bradford, (William) and the Treasurer, 
(Constant Southworth) were appointed to view the land desired 
by Bridgewater in reference to their enlargement according to 
their petition." The following grant was accordingly made : — 

"An additional grant made by the court of New Plymouth to 
the town of Bridgewater, AD., 1688. In reference to a former 
grant upon a petition presented to the court by Bridgewater, 
desiring their enlargement may extend to where the six miles 
extends that they purchased of the Indians by order from the 
court ; the court having granted unto the township of Bridge- 
water that they shall have six miles from the centre on the north 
side, if the line of the Colony hindereth not, and on the west 
side up to Taunton bounds, (now Raynham and Easton,) and 
on the south and south-easterly sides unto Titicut River, as far 
as the six miles extends; and so likewise on the east side; that 
is to say, the whole six miles from the centre east, west, north, 
and south ; always provided that grants of lands formerly made 
by the court be not molested. It is also ordered, that as to 
those lands that are between Bridgewater and Namasket, (Mid- 
dleborough,) already granted, it shall be determined by the 
court unto what town they shall belong; and that the Indians 
be not molested, notwithstanding this enlargement ; and that all 
these grants that are within the six miles shall belong to the 
township of Bridgewater; and that the said town of Bridge- 
water be careful to accommodate Mr. Keith, (their minister,) 
with a competency of land within the said grant of six miles," 

This has been commonly called the " two miles additional 
grant," and the first one, the "old four mile grant." It would 
seem by this grant, as well as by Constant Southworth's deposi- 
tion, as if it were understood by the court, that the original 
purchase of the Indians had been only six miles each way, and 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. IJ 

not sez'efi as the fact was. This, however, was so expressed in 
conformity with the new centre, which had been established a 
mile or more farther west, leaving them not more than six miles 
on the west side, and on the east six miles would extend to, and 
even beyond the Major's purchase, so called, of which the great 
cedar swamp in Hanson constitutes a principal part, and which, 
being an earlier grant, was the utmost limit of their purchase 
on that side of the town. By this additional grant, therefore, 
they obtained their two miles on the north towards the Massa- 
chusetts Colony line, and a part on the south, but little, if any, 
on the east and west. On the south, the six miles would extend 
into the Indian settlement at Titicut, which the court reserved 
in all their subsequent adjacent grants. This reserve had been 
early made to the Titicut Indians, extending three miles on 
each side of the river. In the former account of Bridgewater, 
it is stated that the Indian plantation of Titicut was granted by 
Chickatabut, a Sachem of Massachusetts living at Neponsit. 
This is probably incorrect, as he died in 1633, of the smallpox; 
and Titicut, as we have already seen, was not established till 
after 1644, when it was spoken of as "being about to be 
erected." If granted at all, therefore, it must have been done 
by his son Josias Chickatabut or Wampatuck, who lived at 
Mattakeset, or Pembroke, and who went to the Mohawk country 
after 1666, and there died, and whose son Josiah gave a deed 
of confirmation of the Titicut purchase to Bridgewater in 16S6, 
who had a son Jeremy, whose son, Charles Josiah, was the last 
of the race. If it was ever granted, or was anything more than 
a reserve, the limits were probably not very accurately defined ; 
as the court in their grants round about it required the grantees 
not to encroach or locate their lands "too near to' Titicut," or 
to "molest the Indians." There seems to have been some un- 
certainty as to the precise limits of the respective jurisdictions 
of Massasoit and Chickatabut. We find on record the deposi- 
tion of five Indians taken before Increase Nowell, John Eliot, 
and John Hoare in 1650, as follows: — "We do all aflirm, that 
Chickatabut's bounds did extend from Nishamagoguanett, near 
Duxbury mill, to Titicut, near Taunton, and to Nunckatateset, 
(a pond in Bridgewater,) and from thence in a straight line to 
VVanamampuke, (Whiting's Pond in Wrentham,) which is the 
head of Charles River, this they do all solemnly afiirm," Not- 



I 8 HISTORY OF THE 

withstanding this, Massasoit as we have seen, sold and con- 
veyed the whole of the eight mile square, containing the princi- 
pal part of Bridgewater, and a part of Abington and Pembroke, 
all within the above limits, to Duxbury ; which corroborates a 
remark of Prince in his chronology, that "these Massachusetts 
Sachems were not completely independent, but acknowledged a 
degree of subjection to Massasoit." This Indian testimony 
favors the plea of Massachusetts, in the case pending between 
us and Rhode Island with regard to the line of jurisdiction, in 
which the great Wrentham Pond is claimed to be the southern- 
most part of Charles River, which claim is contested by Rhode 
Island. All the land on the north side of Titicut River was 
within the six miles, and Bridgewater were allowed afterwards 
to purchase it, and Nicholas Byram, Samuel Edson, and William 
Brett were appointed by the court tor that purpose ; and the 
deed they procured is as follows : — 

"This deed, made November 20th, AD. 1672, witnesseth, that 
I, Pomponoho, alias Peter, an Indian, living at Titicut, in the 
colony of New Plymouth, in New England, have sold for the 
full sum of sixteen pounds, viz., six pounds of current money 
of New England, and ten pounds in good merchantable corn, 
as by bill appeareth, all the lands lying on the north side of 
Titicut River within the bounds of Bridgewater, what lands 
were mine, or were either my father's or grandfather's, or any 
otherwise conferred on me, excepting those lands expressed as 
follows, viz : — one' hundred acres of land lying up the river to 
the eastward of small brook, given to an Indian called Charles, 
my brother-in-law, and a certain parcel of land lying against 
the wear, and bounded by the landing place, running to the 
head of my field, containing about ten acres at the utmost, I 
say, I, the abovesaid Pomponoho, alias Peter, have bargained, 
sold, and by these presents do bargain, and sell for myself, my 
heirs and assigns forever, unto Nicholas Byram, sen., Samuel 
Edson, sen., and William Brett, sen., in and for the use of the 
townsmen of Bridgewater, joint purchasers with them, which 
persons abovementioned were ordered by the court to make 
purchase of those lands, as by court record appears, I say I 
have sold all these lands, with every part thereof, and all the 
immunities and privileges belonging thereunto to them, their 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 1 9 

heirs and assigns forever, the same quietly and peaceably to 
possess, without the lawful let, interruption, or molestation of 
me, the abovesaid Pomponoho, alias Peter, or other persons 
whatsoever lawfully claiming by, from, or under me, them, or 
any of them. In witness whereof I have here set to my hand 
and seal. his 

Read, sealed, and delivered POMPONOHO, (P.) •• 

in presence of us, mark. 

Joseph Hayward, 
John Gary, Sen."' 

Acknowledged before Jostah Winslow, Gov., Feb. 20, 1676. 

Recorded by Nathaniel Clark, Secretary, March, 1685. 

The two reserved lots, in the above grant, were afterwards 
purchased by individuals in the town. Thus all the lands within 
the most extensive limits of the town appear to have been justly 
and fairly purchased of the Indians; and we have the above 
named Governor Winslow's attestation on record, that this was 
the case in all the towns in the Old Colony of Plymouth. 

In the year 1685, the court of assistants were empowered to 
examine, allow, and confirm from time to time all claims and 
titles to land formerly granted either to towns or individuals by 
the general court, and, when allowed, they were to "pass the 
seal of the Government for confirmation." In pursuance of this 
order, all the grants made to Bridgewater as above stated and 
described, were confirmed by the following deed under the hand 
of Governor Hinckley, and the seal of the Government. 

" At his Majesty's Court of Assistants, held at Plymouth, the 
6th of March, AD. 1685-6. 

To all to whom these presents shall come, Thomas Hinckley, 
Esq., Governor of his Majesty's Colony of New Plymouth, in 
New England, sendeth greeting. — Whereas, at his Majesty's 
general court held at Plymouth the 4th of June 1685, it was 
ordered and enacted, that the court of assistants be from time 
to time a committee empowered to examine, allow, and confirm 
all such claims and titles to lands, which were formerly granted 
or allowed by the general court, either to townships or particular 
persons ; which being allowed by the said committee, shall pass 
the seal of the Government for further confirmation thereof; 



20 HISTORY OF THE 

and forasmuch as it hath been made to appear to the said court 
of assistants now sitting at Plymouth, the first Tuesday in 
Marcli, 1685-6, that a certain tract of land was granted by 
William Bradford, Esq., and his associates assembled in court 
in the year of our Lord 1645, unto the inhabitants of the town 
of Duxbury, (a competent proportion of lands,) about a place 
called by the Indians Massaquatucket, for a plantation for them 
the inhabitants of Duxbury, and that they shall have it four 
miles every way from the centre ; the inhabitants of Duxbury 
being fifty-six in number, by agreement among themselves, 
every one were to have equal shares, who, b}' the approbation 
and appointment of his Majesty's honored court in New Ply- 
mouth 1645. did employ Mr. Constant Southworth, with some 
others, to purchase the above mentioned tract of land of Ossa- 
mequin, chief Sachem of the Poconocket country, which being 
done, and now inhabited by many of the proprietors, is now 
called Bridgewater, and all such privileges allowed to them as 
the court allows or grants to other townships ; and having set 
up their centre, his Majesty's court held at Plymouth 16 58, did 
grant to Bridgewater six miles from the centre on all four sides, 
where former grants made by the court hindereth not, as appears 
in court records, and is bounded out by the agents of each 
respective town adjoining, as appears by their hands to their 
agreement, and assented to and acknowledged before the 
Governor and his associates, sitting in his Majesty's court held 
at Plymouth, the 2d of March 1685-6, the bounds of the whole 
township being settled between them and other towns adjoin- 
ing, are as followeth : — The bounds betwixt Bridgewater and 
Taunton being a heap of stones lying four miles west from the 
centre, and running north from station to station, till it meet 
with the line of the colonies ; and from said heap of stones 
south, to a heap of stones lying to the west of Unketest Pond, 
and from thence south-east unto a great white oak being marked 
with a T for Taunton, and on the north side with a B for 
Bridgewater : and so from station to station till it come to the 
great river on the westward side of a spot of meadow, accord- 
ing to the agreement of the agents of both towns. And the 
bounds between Middleborough and Bridgewater is the great 
river, until it come to the north side of Mr. Standish's land, 
Iving on the mouth of W'innetuxit river, and so from the north 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 21 

side of said Standish's land until it meet with the eastermost 
line of Bridgewater, being a heap of stones four miles from the 
centre, which is the bounds between them and the Major's 
purchase, running from said heap of stones south and by west 
half a point westerly, until it meet with said Standish's land, 
&c., and from the aforesaid heap of stones running north north- 
east from station to station to four white oaks, the easternmost 
marked on all four sides, and so from station to station until it 
meet with the north line. The north bounds being six miles 
from the centre, to a company of small trees marked, being to 
the northward of a great rock, and from the aforesaid marked 
trees running east until it meet with the abovesaid northeast 
line, and from the aforementioned marked trees running west 
till it meet with the line of the colonies, and with the line of the 
colonies till it meet with the westerly line and Taunton (now 
Easton) bounds. All which lands both upland and meadow, 
swamps, cedar swamps, ponds, rivers, brooks, springs, wood, 
underwood, and all herbage, feedings, minerals, with all rights, 
liberties, privileges, and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto 
the appropriated inhabitants and other proprietors, though not 
inhabitants of the said town of Bridgewater, according to each 
person's several and respective title or interest therein, except- 
ing two-fifth parts of the royal mine, one fifth part to his royal 
-Majesty, and the other fifth part to the President and Council. 
To have and to hold unto the said town and proprietors respect- 
ively, to their and every of their heirs and assigns forever, 
according to the tenor of our charter or letters patent granted 
by the honorable council at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, 
for the planting, ordering, and governing of New England, 
derivatory from his Majesty King James the first of happy 
memory; and in testimony hereof, doth allow the public seal of 
the Government to be affixed thereunto for the further confirm- 
ation thereof. THOMAS HINCKLEY, Governor. •• 

Attest Nathaniel Clark, Secretary. 

A confirmation of the original purchase made of Ossamequin 
was also obtained about the same time, as follows : — 

" To all christian people to whom these presents shall come, 
Josiah Wampatuck sendeth, greeting. — Know ye, that I Josiah 
aforesaid, for and in consideration of ten pounds in money to 



22 HISTORY OF THE 

me in hand paid, and one hundred acres of land lying on the 
upper end of Poor Meadow, on the lower side of a foot path 
that goeth to Scituate, lying on both sides of the river, doth 
confirm, establish, and ratify unto Samuel Edson, sen.. Ensign 
John Haward, and John Willis, sen., in behalf of the purchasers 
and town of Bridgewater in New Plymouth Colony in New 
England, and to their heirs, executors, administrators, and 
assigns forever, all that whole tract of land lying northward of 
the south four mile line of Bridgewater, which Ossamequin, 
Sachem of the Poconocket country, by the consent and appro- 
bation of his Majesty's general court held at Plymouth, in New 
England, in the year 1545, ^^^^^ '^^ ^^''^ inhabitants of Duxbury, 
as appears by deed under Ossamequin's hand to Capt. Miles 
Standish, Mr. Constant Southworth, and Samuel Nash, as agents 
for the town of Duxbury. I, the abovesaid Josiah do ratify and 
confirm the above said sale of Ossamequin's, and bargain of 
lands belonging to Bridgewater, as uplands, swamps, meadows, 
brooks, rivers, ponds, timber, underwood, herbage, mines, with 
all commodities, benefits, privileges, immunities and appurte- 
nances whatever therein contained. I the abovesaid Josiah also 
do ratify, establish, and confirm, and forever make over all my 
right, title, and interest in the above mentioned land from me, 
my heirs, executors and assigns, unto the abovesaid Samuel 
Edson, John Haward, and John Willis, agents for the town of 
Bridgewater, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns 
forever; to have and to hold, occupy and enjoy, as their proper 
right, forever, without any claim, title, interest, or molestation to 
be made by me, my heirs, executors, or assigns, or any other 
person or persons to any part or parcel thereof, in, by, or under 
me any way appertaining, and do by these presents bind myself, 
and heirs, and executors, and assigns, to maintain and defend 
the above mentioned sale of lands against any other Indian or 
Indians, that shall make any claim or title to any part or parcel 
thereof. In witness whereof, I have set to my hand and seal 
this twenty-third day of December, and in the second 3'ear of 
the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James II, AD. one thou- 
sand six hundred and eighty-six. 

The mark of JOSIAH WAMPATL^CK. A JJ 



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Signed, sealed, and delivered 

in presence of us : Acknowledged before 

John Soule, William Bradford, 

Joseph Barstow, Deputy Governor. 

Samuel Tinslev. December 23d, 16S6. 

Recorded p. 425, Great Book of Records. 

Pr. Samuel Sprague, Recorder. 

The one hundred acres mentioned in the above confirmation 
were afterwards re-purchased by individuals in the town. From 
this deed it appears the greatest part of the town was twice 
purchased of the Indians, once of Massasoit, and again of 
Wampatuck, and a valuable consideration paid each time. 

By the boundaries of the town, as described in Governor 
Hinckley's deed of confirmation, it is evident a gore of land 
was still left on the north between P)ridgewater and the line of 
the colonies, commencing at the point where the six mile line 
met the colony line towards the north-west corner of the town, 
and thence extending easterly to the north-east corner of the 
town, where the distance to the colony line is considerable. 
The westerly and narrow end of this gore, having been pur- 
chased of the Government after the union of the colonies, by 
Daniel Howard and Robert Howard, was on the petition of the 
selectmen of the town, annexed to Bridgewater October 15th, 

1730- 

These several grants and additions constituted all the territory 
ever belonging to Bridgewater in its greatest extent. The 
greatest part of Abington, and what is now Hanson, at that 
period belonged to Bridgewater, which must then have con- 
tained about ninety-six square miles. In this situation, and 
with these extensive territorial dimensions the town remained, 
without change or diminution, till June 10, 1712, when Abing- 
ton was incorporated. 

When the Abington petitioners first applied for an act of 
incorporation, July 4, 1706, they denominated themselves "cer- 
tain inhabitants of the east part of the town of Bridgewater, 
and proprietors of a certain tract of land between the towns of 
Weymouth, Hingham, Scituate, and Bridgewater ; " and when 
the act was finally passed in 17 12, the boundaries were thus 
described. " On the north with the line of the colonies of the 



24 111^T0RV OF THE 

Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth, — on the east upon the town 
of Scituate, — on the south with the line that is the southerly 
bounds of land of John Gushing, Esq.. and of John Gushing, 
Jr., Esq., — thence on the south westerly side by certain bounds, 
which the town of Bridgewater have set and prefixed, to Beaver 
Hrook. — and on the west with the said brook, until it comes to 
the extent of Bridgewater northward : together with a small 
gore of land lying between the said town of Bridgewater and 
the said line of the colonies ; the town of Bridgewater having 
signified their consent thereto." By the plain and express 
language of the statute, the whole gore is included in Abington ; 
but for some reasons now unknown, the *' Howard Farms " 
seem, as the selectmen of l^ridgewater in their petition stated, 
to have been considered as "belonging to no town," till they 
were annexed to Bridgewater in 1730. 

Another considerable tract on the east part of the town was 
annexed to Pembroke June 7, 1754, and now constitutes the 
greater part of Hanson. The old Bridgewater line was as far 
east as the west line of the farm formerly owned and occupied 
by the late Rev. Dr. Hitchcock. These two are the only in- 
stances in which any considerable portions of the town have 
been annexed to other corporations. Questions and disputes as 
to boundaries were formerly frequently arising between this and 
neighboring towns. The latest occurred with Middleborough. 
which was finally settled by court June 8, 1716, when the great 
river was constituted the boundary between them. This seems 
to have been done in pursuance of the express power which the 
court had reserved to itself in the "two mile additional grant." 

The boundaries of the town as tinallv settled, may be thus 
described : — On the east it is bounded by Halifax and Hanson ; 
on the north by Abington, Randolph, and Stoughton ; on the 
west by Easton and Raynham ; and on the south by Middle- 
borough, Titicut river there constituting the boundary. It is 
the north-west town in the county of Plymouth, adjoining the 
county of Norfolk, or Old Golony line on the north, and the 
county of Bristol on the west. Its dimensions may be estimated 
at about twelve miles by six. and as containing at least seventy 
square miles. The centre of the town is about twenty-six miles 
from Boston, twentv from Plvmouth. and ten from Taunton. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 2$ 



SETTLEMENT, DIVISIONS, AND PROPRIETORS. 

Bridgewater was the first interior settlement in the Old 
Colony. The grant of the plantation, as we have seen, was 
made in 1645. t"Jt the actual settlement was not commenced till 
after 1650. Each settler had at first a grant of a house lot of 
six acres on the town river, then called Nuckatest or Nuncke- 
tetest, an Indian name in close affinity with that of the pond 
from which it flows, now called Nippenicket, formerly written 
Neapnucket or Neapnuncket. The first lots were taken up in 
West Bridgewater, and the first houses built, and first improve- 
ments made there ; and the settlement was called after the name 
of the river, Nuncketest, or Nunckety, sometimes Unkety. 
These Indian names were variously written in the early records 
and documents. We have seen that in Governor Hinckley's 
deed of confirmation, the pond itself called Unketest. The 
plantation bore the more general appellation of Satucket. These 
house lots were contiguous, and the settlement compact, with a 
view to mutual aid when common protection and defence against 
the Indians should be required, and extended on each side of 
the river, from where Seth Lothrop lately lived, down to John- 
son's four corners, a little easterly of where Capt. Rider now 
lives. The proprietors or original purchasers, whose names 
have already been given were fifty-four in number, and were 
all inhabitants of Duxbury, excepting William Bradford, about 
whom there are some doubts. He is supposed to have been the 
son of the Governor and afterwards Deputy Governor. He 
lived in Kingston, near the line of Duxbury, and owned land in 
Duxbury, and, as it is said, attended meeting there. He was 
about twenty years old when the grant was made, but before the 
actual settlement of it, he was over twenty-six, and when the 
town was incorporated was over thirty. These were probably 
house holders, or heads of families; many of them were so cer- 
tainly, and probably all. Deacon Samuel Edson, from Salem, 
was an early settler in the new plantation, and built the first mill 
in the place ; and the Rev. James Keith, from Scotland, was their 
first minister ; and the proprietors gave to each of them one 



26 HISTORY OF THE 

share, making the whole number of shares fifty-six, as has been 
before stated. Of these proprietors, not more than one third 
actually removed and became inhabitants of the new plantation. 
The rest from time to time conveyed their shares to their sons, 
or sold them to others, who became residents there. The fol- 
lowing original purchasers became permanent settlers, viz : — 
Thomas Hayward, John Carey, 

Nathaniel Willis, Samuel Tompkins, 

John Wllis, Arthur Harris, 

William Bassett, John Fobes, 

John Washburn, Experience Mitchell, 

John Washburn, Jr. John Haward, 

John Ames, Solomon Leonard, 

Thomas Gannett, Mr. James Keith, 

William Brett, Dea. Samuel Edson. 

None of these, except Bassett and Mitchell, were among the 
Plymouth " Old Comers " or Forefathers, who arrived in the 
three first ships, viz: — the May Flower, the Fortune, and the 
Ann ; nor is it ascertained at what time they came over ; but it 
is certain they were here very early. The names of most of 
them appear on the colony records soon after 1630. In 1629 
thirty-five of the Leyden people, with their families, arrived at 
Plymouth : and in 1630, sixty more came. Many of the Bridge- 
water proprietors were doubtless among these. 

The plantation was incorporated into a separate and distinct 
town in June 1656, by the following concise and laconic order 
of court, agreeably to the usage of those early times : — 

" Ordered, that henceforth Duxbury New Plantation be al- 
lowed to be a township of itself, distinct from Duxbury, and to 
be called by the name of Bridgewater ; provided that all public 
rates be borne by them in equal proportions: — "and the same 
year this proportion was settled by the court, by the following 
order: — The court have agreed that for the present year the 
town of Bridgewater is to bear one part of three with Duxbury, 
of their proportion of the country rates for the officers' wages 
and other public charges." And by a tax assessed about that 
time, it appears that Duxbury accordingly paid £6, o, 9, and 
Bridgewater £2, o, 3. The plantation in some early records 
had been called Bridgewater before its incorporation. The 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 2/ 

name was probably adopted from fancy, as many of the names 
of towns in the vicinity were, none of the settlers here, as we 
can ascertain, having come from Bridgewater, in England. 
From this period the town took its place with others in the 
public records, while its own have also been generally well pre- 
served, which will render its subsequent history more authentic. 
John Cary was chosen Constable 1656, the first ofificer ever 
chosen in town, and the only one in that year, as it was not 
incorporated in season for the spring elections. In May, 1657, 
the town officers were John Willis, Deputy; Lawrence ^^"illis, 
Grand Juror: Samuel Tompkins, Constable; Arthur Harris 
and John Haward, Surveyors of highways. The first freemen 
were 

William Brett, Ens. Josiah Standish, 

William Bassett, John Carey, 

Thomas Havward, Lawrence Willis, 

John Willis. Thomas Hayward, Jr. 

Samuel Tompkins, Arthur Harris. 

These had taken the Freeman's oath probably before the incor- 
poration of the plantation. In 1657 we find among the freemen 
of Bridgewater, these additional names, viz : — 

Samuel Edson, Mark Lathrop. 

Francis Godfrey, \A'illiam Snow, 

John Ames, John Haward. 

GuiDO Bayley, 
These names assist us in ascertaining who were the first settlers 
in the place. Some of them, as Standish, Lawrence Willis, 
Godfrey, Bayley, Lathrop, and Snow, were not original propri- 
etors, but most of them came from Duxbury, and had after- 
wards probably became purchasers. Josiah Standish was the 
second son of Capt. Miles Standish, and had his father's share 
perhaps; he married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Allen, of Brain- 
tree, and settled here, but after a few years returned again to 
Duxbury. Besides these and a few others from Duxbury, as 
Mitchell, Alden, and Leonard; there soon came in several 
families from the adjoining towns in Massachusetts, as Packard, 
Byram, Allen, Whitman, Shaw, Bacon, Kingman, Conant, 
Hooper, Hudson, Lazell, Dunbar, Hill, Perkins, Johnson. 
Leach, and others, as also Field from Providence, Alger from 



28 HISTORY OF THE 

Taunton, Snell from England, Latham from Marshfield, and 
others from different parts of the country. We have been told 
that, before the two colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts 
were united into one Province in 169 1, and long after, a dis- 
tinction was kept up in the town between the old Duxbury 
settlers and the Massachusetts settlers, each viewing the other, 
in some measure, as a separate race or clan. We never learnt, 
however, that it produced any unkindness or even unsocial 
habits, feelings of friendship and mutual courtesy having been 
generally observed and cherished among them. 

From the west the settlements extended first into the south 
part of the town, towards the great pond on the road to Taun- 
ton, with which place they held their principal intercourse, 
where was the nearest corn mill, and whither also they were 
accustomed to go frequently on foot, with their grists on their 
backs. 

Their proprietary concerns were managed in town meetings in 
the same way their other town affairs were conducted, and all 
the records and votes respecting their lands were entered by the 
town clerk in the town books. This was owing no doubt to the 
fact, that every inhabitant was at first a purchaser or proprietor. 
The first separate or distinct meeting held by the proprietors, 
of which we find any account, was July 9, 1672, at which they 
chose a large committee " to consider the manner to be adopted 
in future for laying out lands, and to report in October next; " 
and the same year application was made to court, stating that 
"some of the committee formerly appointed for laying out their 
lands, were dead, and others taken off by other occasions, and 
praying that they might depute some among themselves for that 
purpose," and the court "declared their willingness that they 
might do so, and in case the proprietors shall agree upon any 
thing respecting their lands, that the clerk of the town shall 
commit such their gonclusions to the records of the town ; " and 
consequently the clerk of the town was also generally clerk of 
the proprietors. The town also in 1674 "ordered that a new 
book for recording of lands should be procured, and a committee 
appointed to see that the records were made and transcribed 
correctly, and on good evidence." Again in June 14, 1695. 
They " agreed that the town clerk should record all, that was 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 29 

of general concern to the purchasers, in their new book, namely, 
the preface, table, list of their names, court grants, several di- 
visions of lands granted to be laid out by them, their general 
deeds of the Indians, and confirmations from the court, and 
lists of the names of the proprietors of all their land within their 
township, and to page said book. Chose also Lieut. Hayward 
and John Field to have some oversight of the recording of lands 
for the purchasers and proprietors." Hence it is that the same 
records sometimes appear on different books, having been trans- 
cribed agreeably to the aforesaid orders. 

The outermost mile of the " old original four mile grant," that 
is, one mile in width all round on the outside of the purchase, 
was laid out in 1683 i'^to ^o"'' great divisions, one on each side of 
the town, and the shares in each were drawn by lot, by the 
original fifty-six proprietors, namely seventeen on the north, fif- 
teen on the east, fourteen on the west, and ten on the south ; 
and the proprietors in each division were authorised to lay out 
their lands among themselves in such manner as they saw fit. 
The following extract with regard to this proceeding are taken 
from the town records : — 

"The purchasers being generally met together upon this 24th 
of December, 16S3, it was then proposed to them the laying out 
of great divisions of land to every purchaser round the outside 
of the town in the four miles, or fourth mile from the centre ; 
and it was to be done by casting of lots for them. After some 
agitation about it silence was desired, and this proposition was 
publicly and openly there propounded twice, and after proposal 
they were desired to declare their assent to it by their usual way 
of holding up their hands, which was done, and the major part 
by many, did declare their assent to it. The order of this 
division of land is, that it should be laid out a mile inward in 
breadth from the four miles square from the centre, and what- 
soever purchaser in Bridgewater having any former lots of land 
laid out within this fourth mile should not be molested by this 
great division. Further, the order of this great division is, that 
there should be ten on the south side of the town, and fourteen 
on the west, and seventeen on the north, and fifteen on the east 
side ; and every purchaser was to have his division of land as it 



30 HISTORY OF THE 

fell to him by lot, the lots being drawn. Their names and lots 
are in order as foUoweth. 

Those, whose lots fell out on the north, were to begin at the 
west at the line betwixt Taunton (now Easton) and Bridgewater, 
and to run seven miles east in length, and one mile in breadth 
from the north line southward. 

J\'i7mc-s of the Men of the Xorth. 



Robert Latham, 
Nicholas Bvram. \ , ^ 

^ 2 lots. 

Nicholas Bvram, > 
Joseph .Alden, 
William Bassett, 
John Gary, 
Joseph Havward. 
Widow (of Sam'l.) Wads- 
worth, 
John Willis, Jr., 



Mr. Naihaxiel Willis, 
Samuel Pachard, 
Mark Lathrop, 
GinDO Bavley, 
Samuel Edsox. Jr.. 
Giles Leach, 
Joseph Wadsworth, 
Widow (of John") Robbins, 
— 1 7 lots. " 



" And from the e.xtent of this seven miles of those on the 
north, those on the east are to begin on the north line, and to 
run a line due south till it meets with Mr. .lle-xander Standish's 
land, or Middleborough (now Halifa.x) bounds. All the lands 
lying easterly betwixt the above said line so run, and the line 
that was run by the agents of Bridgewater and Middleborough, 
(now Halifax), and the Major's purchase, (now Hanson), be- 
longeth to these fifteen men whose names and lots as they fell 
out are in order as followeth : — 



The names of the Men on the East. 
Nicholas Bvram, Jr., John Ames, 



JoHX Havward, 
Ens. (John) H award, 
George Turner, 
Mr. (James) Keith, 
Samuel Packard, 
Benjamix Willis, 
Josiah Edson, 
Edward Fobes, 



Nathaniel Hayward, 

John Washburn, (^ ^ j^^^^ 

John Washburn, S 

Widow (Samuel), Wads- 
worth, 

Nathaniel Packard. 
— 15 lots. "" 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 3 I 

" And those fourteen on the west are to begin at the end of 
the mile in breadth at the north end, and run along in the line 
betwixt Taunton, Tnow Easton and Raynham), and Bridgewater, 
till it meet with a cove in the pond that cuts the line betwixt 
Taunton, fnow Raynham), and Bridgewater ; and are to have a 
mile in breadth inward from the west line, as those have upon 
the north line, except it be against the great meadow. 

Their Lots and Names are as folloiuet/i ; — 

Th(j.mas Whitman, iJea. John Willis, 

Samuel Allen, John Washburn. 

William Brett, Joseph Wadsworth, 

Jonathan Hill, Widow Faxon, (formerly 

Thomas Snell, w. of Thomas Gannett), 

William Snow. Elisha Havward, 

WiLr.iAM Orcutt. Dea. Samuel Edson." 
Joseph Bassett. 

" And the ten on the south are to begin at Taunton, (now 
Raynham), line, and to run east till it meet with the great river 
for lengili, and is to be a mile in breadth inward, as it is on the 
north. 

Their Names and Lots, as they ivere drajon forth, are as 

followeth : — 

Isaac Harris, John Washburn, 

John Whitman, Joseph Edson, 

Lt. (Thomas) Hayward, James Gary, 

Samuel Tompkin.s, John Field. 

Samuel Leonard, — ten in all. " 

Lawrence Willis, 

Of these persons, whose names are contained in these four 
divisions, it appears, that John Washburn at this time owned 
four lots, and of course, four proprietary shares, Nicholas By- 
ram two, Joseph \\'adsvvorth two, U'idow Wadsworth two, and 
Samuel Packard two ; and all the rest one share each. They 
were all inhabitants of the town except the Wadsworths, who 
retained their shares much longer than any of the non-residents, 
and were the last of the Duxbury proprietors to relinquish them. 
At this period forty-nine persons owned the entire original grant. 



32 



HISTORY OF THE 



The inner three miles were never allotted, but still remained 
in common, as the whole had done before, to be occasionally 
laid out as their interest or necessities might require. When 
any of the common lands were appropriated and allowed to be 
taken up by individuals, it was done by what they called a 
division or grant. These grants were from time to time made 
of a certain number of acres to a share, which each proprietor 
was entitled to pitch and to have laid out to him by the locating 
committee; which, being done and recorded on the proprietors' 
books, created a perfect title in such proprietor. Any person, 
not a proprietor, finding common land, might purchase a right 
of any proprietor, who had not taken up his full quantity upon 
any of the existing grants, and procure to himself a title to it in 
the same way. Instances of common land having been found 
and thus taken up, have occurred even down to the present time. 
The following is a table of these grants in the order of time in 
which they were made, next after the house lots of six acres 
already mentioned : — 





1651- 


-20 acres. 


1693- 


-10 acres. 






1654- 


-20 " 

, I St div. of I 
^ meadow, ^ 


Februa- . 
ry 19th, ^ 95 
March , 


— 10 " 






1657- 


-50 acres. 


27th ^^99- 


-10 " 








2d div. of I 


1700- 


-the share 


land 






meadow. \ 


1712- 


-10 " 






1665- 


-3d division of > 
meadow. \ 


1717- 


-10 " 








1724- 


-20 " 






1665- 
1666- 


-10 acres. 
-20 " 


Februa- , 

^, 1726- 
ry 7th, ^ 


-20 " 






1672- 


-50 " 


May3i, 1731- 


-10 " 






1683- 


-10 " 


Mar. 14,1739- 


-10 " 






1683- 


-cedar swamp. 


Jan. 28, 1745- 


-10 " 






1686- 


-10, swamp or \ 
meadow land ) 


May 12, 1746- 


-TO " 








Apl. II, 1748- 


-10 " 






1686- 


-40 wood land. 


Apl. 17, 1749- 


-TO " 




March 






Februa- 






23d. 


1687- 


-50 


ry nth, ^751 


-10 " 




Februa- 
ry nth. 


1690- 


-10 


Apl. 14, 1755- 


-10 " 





All the lands obtained by the additional two mile grant, or 
six miles from the centre every way, including the lands at 
Titicut, contained in the deed from Pomponoho, were divided 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 33 

into lots and drawn by the proprietors in 1783. They were 
subdivided in the first place into four parcels or tracts, three on 
the north and one on the south. That on the south was called 
"the Titicut purchase." Those on the north were variously 
designated : the three miles at the west end were called the 
" West Shares; " the next, or middle division, was called the 
" easterly three miles ; " and the most easterly one was called the 
"young men's shares." These divisions all appear on the pro- 
prietors' records, with the names of those to whom the lots 
respectively fell. The Titicut purchase was shared and divided 
agreeably to the following vote 1675. "All the householders 
and male children twenty years old and upwards, now found to 
be sixty-four in number, shall be proprietors and full purchasers 
in the lands at Titicut, which had been bought of the Indians;" 
but the division was not actually made, and the lots drawn, till 
some years afterwards, viz: 1685, and consisted of two divisions 
of lots called the great lots and the little lots. Those who had 
the young men's shares above mentioned, were such as were 
twenty-one years of age and upward, and had no interest in any 
other lands, who were Samuel Lathrop, Mark Lathrop, Jr., 
Edward Lathrop, James Haward, Jonathan Haward, Nathaniel 
Brett, Jonathan Gary, Isaac Alden, John Whitman, John Al- 
dridge, Jonathan Hill, Samuel Shiverick, William Snow, Jr., 
Benjamin Willis, Richard Holt, Solomon Leonard, James La- 
tham, Samuel Leach, Joseph Snow, Samuel Allen, Jr. — The 
following is an early list of the proprietors, with the number of 
shares each owned, viz : — 

No. of No. of 

Shares. She 

Nicholas Byram, 5 Mark Lathrop, 

.John Washburn, 4 Peter Thatcher, 

Samuel Edson, 3 George Partridge, 

Samuel Packard, 2 Nathaniel Willis, 

Thomas Hayward, 2 Mr. James Keith, 

Thomas Whitman, 2 George Turner, 

Samuel Wadsworth, 2 John Field, 

Joseph Wadsworth, 2 Michael Bacon, 

John Gary, i Matthew Gannett, 

John Haward, 1 Samuel Tompkins, 



34 



HISTORY OF THE 



John Hayward, 
William Brett, 
John Willis, 
Nathaniel Hayward, 
La\vrence Willis, | 
John V^TLLIS, Jr., \ 
Giles Leach, 
John Ames. 
John Gary, Jr., 
Edward Fobes, 
William Snow, 
GuiDo Bailey, 
xAll these, except the Wa 



:ld 



Thomas Hayward, Jr., 
William Bassett, 
Joseph Bassett, 
Solomon Leonard, 
John Robbins, 
Joseph Alden, 
Thomas Snell, 
Samuel Allen, 
Robert Latham, 
William Orcutt, 
Benjamin Willis, 

Total, 56 shares, 
dsworths, Thatcher, Gannett, a 
Partridge, were residents in the town at this period, which was 
as early at least as 1680. But shares were frequently bought 
and sold, and the proprietors of course often changing. 
The Town Clerks have been 

John Gary from 
Thomas Hayward, Esq., appears 

to have made the entries in 
Samuel Allen was Glerk from 
Nathaniel Brett " " 
Nathaniel Brett, Jr. " " 
Gol. Josiah Edson was Glerk a 

few years previous to 
Gapt. Eliakim Howard " " 

was divided. 
The first military ofiicers were Josiah Standish, Lieutenant, 
1660, who soon after returned to Duxbury, and Thomas Hay- 
ward, Jr., Lieutenant; and John Haward, Ensign, appointed 
1664. And in i68g they were promoted, and Samuel Packard 
appointed Ensign. — Deacon John Willis was appointed to ad- 
minister oaths, &c., in 1660, but Gapt. Thomas Hayward, Jr., 
was the first Magistrate in town, and one of the Governor's 
Gouncil or Assistants 1690, and also a Judge of the courts : he 
was killed by a fall from his horse, August 15, 1698, while on a 
journey to Marshfield on business. — Elihu Brett was the next 
Magistrate, and he was also appointed a Judge of the courts 
1700; he died suddenly in his chair January 12th, 1712. 



1656 to 1681. 

1682 & 16S3. 
16S3 to 1702. 
1702 to 1 736. 
1736 to 1779, excepting that 

1745- 

1779 to 1822, when the town 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 



35 



The first House of Representatives or Deputies in the Old 
Plymouth Colony convened in 1639. From June 3, 1656, the 
date of the incorporation of the town, to the year 1691 inclusive 
when the two colonies were united into one province, the Rep- 
resentatives from Bridgewater to the general court at Plymouth, 
appear in the following order : — 

1684 Thomas Hayward, 
1687 None. Andros' Ad- 
& 1688 ministration. 

1689 Thomas Hayward & 



1657 John Willis, 
to 1 66 1 William Brett, 
to 1666 John Willis, 
to 1676 John Willis and 
Samuel Edson, 
1677 John Willis, 
to 1 68 1 Thomas Hayward, 
to 1683 Thomas Hayward & 
John H award, 



William Brett, 2d. 

1690 W^illiam Brett, 

1 69 1 Josiah Edson. 



From 1 69 1 the Representatives to 
Massachusetts, are as follows : — 

1692 Josiah Edson and to 1721 
David Perkins, 

1693 Samuel Allen, 1722 

1694 David Perkins, 1723 

1695 Elihu Brett, 1724 

1696 David Perkins, 1725 

1697 Samuel Edson, 1726 

1698 Josiah Edson, 1727 
to 1700 Elihu Brett, 101729 

1701 None. — 

1702 Edward Fobes, '73° 
to 1704 David Perkins, 

to 1707 William Brett, 1731 

1708 Edward Fobes, to 1734 

toi7io Joseph Hayward, 1735 

171 1 Edward Fobes, 101737 

toi7i3 Samuel Edson, 173S 

17 1 4 Josiah Edson, '739 

1715 Edward Fobes, toi74i 

1 7 16 John Field, 1742 
to 1 7 19 Richard Davenport, 17 43 



the General Court of 

Richard Davenport 
& Benjamin Snow, 
Edward Fobes, 
Ephraim H award, 
Richard Davenport, 
Thomas Ames, 
Joseph Keith, 
Isaac Johnson, 
Isaac Johnson and 
John Alden, 
Isaac Johnson and 
Nehem'h Washburn, 
Isaac Johnson, 
John Holman, 
Josiah Edson, 2d., 
John Holman, 
Ebenezer Byram, 
Josiah Edson, 
Ebenezer Byram, 
Nehemiah Washburn, 
Josiah Edson, 



36 



HISTORY OF THE 



1744 John Holman, 

1745 Josiah Edson, 

1746 Josiah Edson, 3d, 
101748 Daniel Howard, 
101750 Josiah Edson, 
101755 Daniel Howard, 
lo 1766 Josiah Edson, 

to 1769 Edward Mitchell, 
to 1 77 1 Josiah Edson, 

1772 Daniel Howard, 

1773 Josiah Edson, 



1786 Daniel Howard, 2d, 

1787 Elisha Mitchell, 
to 1790 James Thomas, 

1 79 1 Simeon Dunbar, 

1792 Beza Hay ward, 

1793 Daniel Snow, 
101795 Beza Hayward, 

1796 Daniel Snow, 
101798 Nahum Mitchell, 
to 1803 Daniel Snow, 
lo 1806 Daniel Mitchell, 



1774 ) Edward Mitchell and to 1808 William Baylies, 

1775 ) Richard Perkins were 



delegates to the Provincial 
Congress at Salem, Con- 
cord, and Cambridge. 

1776 Edward Mitchell, 
Hugh Orr, 
Eliphalel Cary, 
Nath'l Reynolds, 
Oakes Angier and 
Thomas Hooper, 

1777 Edward Mitchell & 
Nath'l Reynolds, 

1778 Nathan Mitchell & 
Oakes Angier, 

1779 Oakes Angier & 
Josiah Hayden, 

1780 Nathan Mitchell & 
David Kingman, 

178 1 Nathan Mitchell, 

1782 Hugh Orr, 

1783 Nathan Mitchell, 
to 1785 Nathan Mitchell & 

Elisha xMitchell, 



1809 Nahum Mitchell, 

18 10 Daniel Mitchell, 
to 1812 Nahum Mitchell, 

William Baylies, 
Ezra Kingman, 
Gideon Howard, 
Daniel Crane, 
Caleb Cary, 

1 8 13 Daniel Howard, 
Gideon Howard, 
Daniel Crane, 
Nathan Mitchell, 2d, 
Abiezer Alger, 

1814 Daniel Howard, 
to 18 16 Daniel Howard, 

Bartholomew Brown, 
Ezra Kingman, 
Abiezer Alger, 
Noah Fearing, 
Caleb Howard, 
18 1 7 Daniel Howard, 
to 1820 William Baylies, 



182 1 Hector Orr. 
Benjamin Willis and Nathan Mitchell were delegates to the 
convention at Cambridge for forming the Constitution of this 

Note — When 2d or 3d is affixed above to any name it means only that it 
is the 2d or 3d person of that name who has represented the town. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 37 

Commonwealth, in September, 1779. — Daniel Howard, Elisha 
Mitchell, Hezekiah Hooper and Daniel Howard 2d, were the 
delegates to the convention of this State, at Boston, for adopt- 
ing the constitution of the United States in 1788. 

The counties in the Old Colony of Plymouth were formed 
and established in 1685. The Senators for the county of Ply- 
mouth, elected from Bridgewater, were for 1785 and 1786, Hugh 
Orr; for 1787, Nathan Mitchell; from 1788 to 1794, inclusive, 
Daniel Howard; from 1796 to 1805, Beza Hayward ; for 1813 
and 18 1 4, Nahum Mitchell. 

The members of Congress from Bridgewater have been the 
Rev. Dr. John Reed, Nahum Mitchell, William Baylies, and 
Aaron Hobart. 



PHILIP S WAR. 

Many of the early settlers of Bridgewater were young men, 
born in this country, well acquainted with the Indian character, 
and therefore well calculated to encounter the troubles and 
dangers of the savage warfare they were soon to experience. 
In Philip's war, so called, which commenced early in 167:;, they 
displayed great courage and intrepidity. Being wholly an inte- 
rior settlement, remote from their friends on the sea-board, 
"they were strongly urged to desert their dwellings, and repair 
to the towns by the seaside." They however resolutely kept 
their ground, and defended their settlement, and encouraged 
and assisted other towns to do the same. They erected a 
stockade or garrison on the south side of the river, and also 
fortified many of their dwelling houses. At the commencement 
of hostilities, June 21, 1675, seventeen of their number, "well 
armed and furnished with horses, the first that were on the 
march in all the country," went to Metapoiset, a small settle- 
ment about twelve miles from Swansey, "to strengthen the gar- 
rison at that place." They were met by people from Swansey, 
driven from their habitations and filled with terror, who advised 
them to return ; but they fearlessly pursued their course and 
accomplished their object. They were in many perils while 
there, but returned safe after the greatest part of the garrison, 



3b HISTORY OF THE 

consisting of seventy persons, most of whom were women and 
children, were safely conducted on to Rhode Island. Six per- 
sons of that vicinity, who were killed at that time, while they 
were with their teams conveying their corn into the garrison, 
were the first that fell in that war. 

April 9. 1676. the enemy burnt a house and barn in the east 
part of the town. The following extract from a letter of the 
Rev. Mr. Keith to Thomas Hinckley thus alludes to it: — 

''April 17. 1676. God hath now begun to pour out upon us 
the cup of trembling; yet the Lord doth remember us still with 
mercy, yea very great mercy. The 9th of this instant, being 
the Lord's Day. as we were assembling in the forenoon, we were 
alarmed by the shooting of some guns from some of our garri- 
sons upon discovery of a house being on fire, which was Robert 
Latham's ; his dwelling house and barn are wholly consumed. 
The house was deserted but a few days before. He had con- 
siderable loss in lumber. The corn and chief of his goods were 
saved. There were divers other out-houses rided at the same 
time, but no mora burnt. There was a horse or two. killed : 
three or four carried away i and some few swine killed. We 
sent out a party of men on the Lord's Day night upon discover}-. 
Avho found their trackings. Our men judged their might be 
about ten of them. They followed them by their tracks several 
miles, but having no provision, they were forced to leave the 
pursuit. We are in expectation every day of an assault here. 
The Lord prepare us for our trial." 

May 8th, about three hundred Indians with Tispaquin for 
their leader, made another assault on the east end of the village 
on the south side of the river, and set fire to many of the 
houses : but the inhabitants issuing from their garrison houses, 
fell upon them so resolutely, that the enemy were soon repelled : 
and a heavy shower of rain falling at the same time, the fires 
were soon extinguished. The attack was then renewed on the 
north side of the river, but it was soon defeated, and the next 
morning the enemy entirely disappeared, after having burnt two 
houses and one barn. On these several occasions thirteen 
houses and four barns only were burnt, and but five of these 
were in the village ; the rest were on the borders of the settle- 
ment and deserted at the time. Excepting the garrison houses, 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 39 

it is said, every house but one in town was burnt. Tliese were 
probably the out dwellings only on the skirts, and not in the 
village, where the houses were all in some measure fortified. 
The house excepted is said to have been Nicholas Byram's, 
which was in the east, where Capt. Isaac Whitman lately lived, 
and quite remote from the principal settlement. 

The following is an extract from an ancient manuscript, of 
which Comfort Willis, who then held the office of " Town 
Trooper," is supposed to have been the author : — 

"On Saturday, Capt. (Thomas) Hayward, Sergeant (Samuel 
Jr.) Packard, John Willis, and Isaac Harris, went out to see if 
the Indians were coming down upon them, and they saw an 
Indian, which made them think the enemy was at hand; and 
they immediately pressed Comfort Willis and Joseph Edson to 
go post to the Governor the same day at night to tell him of it. 
And he went to Plymouth with them the next day, to send Capt. 
Church with his company. And Capt. Church came with them 
to Monponset on the Sabbath, and came no further that day ; 
and he told them he would meet them the next day. And Com- 
fort Willis and Joseph Edson came home at night and told their 
friends of it, and Ensign (John) Haward, Samuel Edson, Josiah 
Edson, Joseph Edson, /John Washburn, Samuel Washburn, 

-Thomas Washburn, John Field, Nicholas Byram, Samuel Allen, 
Samuel Allen, Jr., John Gordon, John Hayward, John Packard, 

-••John Ames, Comfort Willis, Guido Bailey, Nathaniel Hayward,* 
John Whitman, John Packard and Samuel Leach went out on 
Monday, supposing to meet with Captain Church ; but they 
came upon the enemy, and fought with them, and took seven- 
teen of them alive and also much plunder. And they all re- 
turned, and not one of them fell by the enemy, and received no 
help from Church." 

The following extract of a letter from Gov. Josiah Winslow 
to Thomas Hinckley was written about the same time: — 

"May 23, 1676. Last Saturday, 4 o'clock P. M., a second 
post came from Bridgewater, and informed they had discovered 
about one hundred of the enemy at Titicut, very busy killing 
cattle and horses, as if they intended some stay there ; and 
Taunton and Bridgewater had agreed in the night to advance 
towards them in the morning; and requested a few men from us 



40 HISTORY OF THE 

if possible. The warning was very short, yet we obtained from 
Plymouth, Duxbury, and Marshfield about forty smart lads and 
sent to Bridgewater that night, but have not as )'et heard of, or 
from them. They knew of your intended march, and if they 
miss of those Indians they may very probably meet with yours 
to range toward Seconet. Mr. Church will inform you what I 
have written to Rhode Island." There was also a skirmish 
with the enemy near the great river in the south part of the 
town. July 31, 1676, when some of Philip's "special friends" 
were killed, and among others his uncle, who fell by his side. 
Had the soldier known "which had been the right bird," as 
Hubbard says in his narrative, Philip himself might have .fallen, 
and the war thus have been brought to a more speedy and less 
disastrous result; but "the cunning fox escaped them for that 
time." John Ames and Nicholas Byram are said to have dis- 
tinguished themselves on that occasion. 

Capt. Church joined them the ne.xt day and pursued the 
enemy till the 3d of August, when, " having no provision but 
what they took from the enemy, they hastened to Bridgewater^ 
sending an express before to provide for them, their company 
being now very numerous, having killed and taken one hundred 
and seventy-three. The gentlemen of Bridgewater met Capt. 
Church with great expressions of honor and thanks, and received 
him and his army with all due respect and kind treatment." 
The prisoners were conveyed into the town pound at night, and 
an Indian guard set over them. " They were well treated with 
victuals and drink, and had a merry night; and the prisoners 
laughed as loud as the soldiers, not having been so well treated 
before for a long time." The next day Capt. Church arrived 
safe at Plymouth with all his prisoners. 

.Amidst danger, and often actually assaulted in their dwellings, 
it is remarkable that during the whole of that war, in which 
from time to time great numbers were engaged, not one of the 
inhabitants of Bridgewater were killed. All the narratives of 
that conflict speak of the town as fortunate and highly favored 
in this respect, while they unite in ascribing to the inhabitants 
high praise for their courage and activity in the service. John 
Snell, who was killed at the Isle aux Noix on Lake Champlain 
in the French war in 1760, was the first inhabitant of the town 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 41 

that ever fell in battle ; and Capt. Jacob Allen and Abner Rob- 
inson, who were killed at Saratoga at the capture of Burgoyne 
during the war of the American Revolution, in 1777, were the 
next. Gideon Washburn was killed at sea about the same time. 

Hubbard inform us that "in June, 1676, (it was 1675) ^ "^^^ 
and woman were slain by the Indians at Dartmouth : and that 
another woman was taken ; but, because she had kept an Indian 
child before, so much kindness was shewn her as that she was 
sent back, after they had dressed her wounds ; and the Indians 
guarded her till she came within sight of the English." The 
man and woman alluded to were probably Jacob Mitchell and 
his wife ; and Dorothy Hay ward, who afterwards gave the fol- 
lowing deposition, was probably the woman who was made a 
prisoner, and treated with such exemplary humanity; — 

" Dorothy Hayward, aged 30 years or thereabouts, being 
engaged upon oath testifieth, that she being taken by the Indians 
in June, in the year 1675, '" Dartmouth, in Plymouth Colony 
saith, William Palmer was slain by the Indians, and Jacob 
Mitchell and his wife, and John Pope. This deponent saw these 
Indians, Ponoho, Watanoin, John Bryant, Nenpos, Potak, Tosa- 
nem. These be the names of them that we know to be in being. 
No further this deponent saith. — Taken before me upon oath, 

JOSEPH CLARK, Assistant. 

Newport, R. I., June 25, 1677." 

During the American Revolution, Bridgewater was firm and 
patriotic, entering heartily into the struggle, and bearing her 
full proportion of its burdens. Those who fell in battle were 
not numerous, and some of the principal names have been 
already given. 



ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 

The first settlements having been in the west parish, the first 
church was of course formed there, and although social worship 
on the Sabbath had not probably been omitted or at all neg- 
lected, yet having been few in number and feeble in substance, 
they were at first unable to maintain a minister, and, by thus 



42 HISTORY OF THE 

forming themselves into a regular church, enjoy the full benefit 
of the christian institutions. In this situation they remained 
from 1 65 1 to 1664, a period of a little more than twelve years. 
They had in the mean time employed a Mr. Bunker, to preach 
as a candidate, and made him an offer of settlement, which 
however for some reason not appearing on the records did not 
take place. They also as early as 1661, agreed and voted to 
build a house for a minister, who should be called to settle among 
them, and to give him also an entire purchase right in the town- 
ship. 

Feb. 18, 1664, the settlement of the Rev. James Keith, their 
first ordained minister, is recorded, and the terms of it particu- 
larly expressed. He is there called "a student in divinity, 
having some competent time improved his gifts amongst them 
in the work of the ministry, and having also due approbation by 
the testimony of the Rev. Elders of other churches of Christ, 
to whom he was known." He was a Scotchman, educated at 
Aberdeen, and probably came to Boston about the year 1662, 
and was introduced to the church at Bridgewater, by Dr. Increase 
Mather, whom he always esteemed as his patron and best friend. 
In the second preface to the " Bridgewater's Monitor," the first 
having been written by Increase and Cotton Mather, it is said 
Bridgewater had not an ordained minister till 1663. This had 
reference to the old style, probably, when the year commenced 
on the 25th of March. The terms of his settlement were 
liberal ; a double house lot of twelve acres with a house built 
thereon, and a purchase right, so called, being a fifty-sixth part 
of the original grant ; ^40 annual salary, ;^2o to be paid at 
Boston in money, and the other half at home. In 1667 they 
gave him an additional grant of thirty cords of wood annually, 
" the cutters of the wood to have five groats, and the drawers 
seven groats a cord." In 1681 they raised it from ^40 to ^50, 
^20 to be paid at Boston in money, and ^30 at home in corn 
and provisions. In 1689 they agreed to allow him ;^io in corn 
in lieu of his thirty cords of wood. He died July 23, 17 19, as. 
76, of course was about 21 when he was ordained. 

Mather, in the Magnalia, places him in the third class, " who 
were all such ministers as came over after the re-establishment 
of the Episcopal church government in England, and the conse- 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 43 

quent persecution of the non-conformists." Tliis must have 
been a mistake, as Mr. Keith was from Scotland, and besides 
could not have been a minister before he came over, being very 
young and but a student when he arrived. The text he selected 
for his first sermon was from Jeremiah i. 6, "Behold I cannot 
speak ; for I am a child." The Lord however indeed encour- 
aged him, '' and put his words into his mouth," and he proved 
a worthy man and a faithful shepherd over his infant and feeble 
flock. His advice and influence with the civil authorities of the 
colony were also considerable. In the case of the capture of 
Philip's wife and son, when the question as to what should be 
done with the son was in agitation, and the opinion of grave 
divines desired, Mr. Keith's opinion, stated in a letter to the 
Rev. Mr. Cotton, in favor of mercy, and difiiering from most 
others, had great weight, if indeed it was not decisive on the 
occasion. The boy's life was spared, and with his mother he 
was sent out of the country, and probably to the Bermudas. 
The letter follows, and is well worthy of a place here. 

"October 30, 1676. I long to hear what becomes of Philip's 
wife and his son. I know there is some difficulty in that Psalm 
137, 8, 9, though I think it may be considered, whether there 
be not some speciality and somewhat extraordinary in it. That 
law, Deut. 24. 16. compared with the commended example of 
Amazias, 2d Chron., 25. 4, doth sway much with me in the case 
under consideration. I hope God will direct those whom it doth 
concern to a good issue. Let us join our prayers at the throne 
of grace with all our might, that the Lord would so dispose of 
all public motions and affairs, that his Jerusalem in this wilder- 
ness may be the habitation of justice, and the mountain of holi- 
ness, that so it may be also a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that 
shall not be taken down." He preached the sermon at the 
dedication of the new meeting house in South Bridgewater in 
17 17, two years only before his death, which was printed in the 
" Bridgewater's Monitor," and which contains some pertinent 
and impressive remarks on the subject of intemperance even at 
that early period. " Besides other evils," said he, " which might 
be mentioned, I would refer particularly to that of intemperance, 
the excessive and prodigious expense upon strong drink, above 
all, that of rum ; I say, the scandalous and horrible abuse of 



44 HISTORY OF THE 

rum, which threatens ruin unto this land and to this place ; a 
ruin to all our dearest interests, both civil and religious. If 
there be any such houses among you, as I fear there are, that 
vend that strong drink contrary to the law of God and the 
wholesome law of this province, let such of you as are vested 
with civil power and stand obliged unto the oath of God, see 
that such grievous profanation be suppressed, lest that iniquity, 
the abuse of rum, be our ruin." 

His posterity have been, and still are, very numerous. The 
names of two hundred of them in Bridgewater, alone appear on 
a late census ; and there are a great many also in Middleborough, 
Easton, Mendon, Maine, and other parts of the United States. 
Israel Keith, formerly Adjutant General of the Commonwealth 
was one of his descendants. 

William Brett, among the first planters of the town, was a 
ruling elder in the church, ordained soon after Mr. Keith, and 
probably aided and assisted them in their public worship from 
the commencement of their settlement, and even after the ordi- 
nation of Mr. Keith. He was a well educated and intelligent 
man as is manifest from his letters to Gov. Winslow, still extant, 
and was much esteemed by his brethren, and often employed 
in their secular affairs. — The following extract, bearing testi- 
mony to the worth and good character of the church and its 
officers, is taken from the early church records of Plymouth. 
"The worthy church of Christ at Bridgewater have for their 
pastor Mr. James Keith, who came by the wise disposing hand 
of Providence out of Scotland. William Brett, a grave and 
godly man, is their ruling elder ; and John Willis, their deacon, 
a good man and one that hath proved himself faithful. They 
carry on in a way of peace, holiness, and good gospel order." 

The Rev. Daniel Perkins, successor of Mr. Keith, was or- 
dained October 4, 1721. He was a native of Topsfield, in the 
county of Essex, and graduated at Harvard University 1717. 
He died September 29, 1782, x. 86th, and in the 62d year of his 
ministry, which was not long only, but peaceful and efficacious. 

The Rev. John Reed, S. T. D., successor of Mr. Perkins, was 
ordained as his colleague June 7, 1780. He graduated at Yale 
College, 1772, and was son of the Rev. Solomon Reed, of Titi- 



EARLV SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 45 

cut, who was a native of Abington. — Dr. Reed died Feb. 17, 
183 1, as. 79. He was an able and sound divine, and much em- 
ployed on ecclesiastical councils ; and although deprived of his 
sight for many years previous to his death, he continued to 
preach till the last, and with his psalm book open in his hand 
would recite the psalm at length. — Many of his occasional ser- 
mons are in print, and also a work of his on infant baptism. 

South Parish. 

A second precinct was incorporated June i, 17 16. This did 
not take place without some opposition. The original applica- 
tion was made in 17 15, the petitioners calling themselves inhabi- 
tants of the easterly part of the town of Bridgewater. A 
viewing committee was appointed consisting of John Gushing 
and Edmund Quincy of the council, and George Leonard, 
Henry Hodges and Jacob Thomson of the House. They made 
a favorable report April 18. 17 16, which was accepted, and an 
act of incorporation passed with this condition, "that the whole 
town stand obliged to an honorable maintenance of the Rev. 
Mr. Keith, their present aged minister, if he should outlive his 
powers and capacities of discharging the office and duty of their 
minister." The dividing line began "at the brook, called the 
mile brook, where the road from Boston to Taunton crosseth 
the said brook, and from thence by a line running west and by 
south to the uttermost extent of the said township, and from the 
station first mentioned by a line running easterly in the midway 
between the dwelling house of VVm. Hudson, and the dwelling 
house of David Perkins, Jr., and from thence the said line to be 
continued in the midst between the dwelling house of Edward 
Mitchell and the dwelling house of Nathaniel Hayward, and 
from thence the said line to be continued easterly in the midst 
betwixt the dwelling house of James Latham, and the dwelling 
house of Joseph Washburn, Jr., and from thence by a line due 
east to the extent of the said township." The new parish was 
called the south, and the old one the north precinct. Much the 
largest part of the town remained with the north, as it was sug- 
gested, " that there might soon be need of a third meeting- 
house." They recommended that the new meeting-house be 
erected "on the high or rising ground on the southerly side of 



46 HISTORY OF THE 

the highway, going by John Washburn's house, being the easterly 
part of his field," and "that the old house remain where it was, 
for five years, and then be removed down to Isaac Johnson's 
field, where divers roads meet convenient for that purpose." 
The new meeting-house was dedicated June 14, 17 17, and Mr. 
Keith delivered the sermon as has been already stated. Before 
the time arrived for removing the old house in the north, (now 
west), the east began to think of being incorporated into a 
parish, and therefore they assisted in repairing the old house 
where it stood, and were to have the money refunded to them 
when they came to buid their own, and so the house was never 
moved. 

The Rev. Benjamin Allen, their first pastor, was a native of 
Tisbury, of Martha's Vineyard, graduated at Yale 1708, and 
ordained July 9, 17 18. He continued with them about thirteen 
years, but being an unsucessful manager of his private secular 
concerns, he fell into debt, and his parish after often relieving 
him, became at last weary of it, and he was dismissed by an 
ecclesiastical council. He preached his first sermon in the 
meeting-house August 18, 1717, and his last October 11, 1730. 
He was soon afterwards installed at Cape Elizabeth, and was 
the first minister of that place, where he died May 6, 1764, ae. 
65. A grand-daughter of his by the name of Jourdan, married 
the Rev. Enos Hitchcock, D. D., of Providence. 

The Rev. John Shaw, his successor, was a native of the east 
parish of Bridgewater, and son of Joseph Shaw ; graduated at 
Harvard University 1729, and ordained November 17, 1731. He 
died April 29, 1791, ae. 82, and in the 60th year of his ministry, 
much beloved and respected by his people. He delivered the 
sermon at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Taft, of Randolph, 
which is in print. 

His successor, the Rev. Zedekiah Sanger, S. T. D., was born 
at Sherburne, and graduated at Harvard University 1771 : was 
first settled at Duxbury, and afterwards installed as colleague 
with the Rev. Mr. Shaw, December 17, 1788. He died Novem- 
ber 17, 1820, X. 73, after a life of usefulness and great activity. 
He was a scholar and a learned divine. His house was a semi- 
nary, in which he prepared yonng men for college, and instructed 
young students in divinity. Amidst his ministerial and pastoral 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 47 

labors, he was also for several years preceptor of the academy in 
his neighborhood. He enjoyed in a high degree the affections 
and respect of his people. — His successor was Richard M. 
Hodges, from Salem ; graduated at Harvard University 1815, 
who after performing his pastoral duties there for many years, 
was peaceably dismissed at his own desire ; and the present 
Rev. Theophilus P. Doggett, who graduated at Brown's Univer- 
sity 18 19, was settled as his successor. 

There is a small ministerial fund in this parish, the trustees of 
which were incorporated Feb. 7, 1803. It was then nearly one 
thousand dollars, and has been augmented since. 

The south was settled very soon after the west parish. Among 
those who came in from other towns and resided there before 
and soon after 1700, were Samuel Kinsley, Thomas Mitchell, 
U'illiam Orcutt, William Hudson, Daniel Hudson, John Wash- 
burn, John Washburn, Jr., Richard Jennings, David Perkins, 
John Aldrich, Eleazar Carver, Nathaniel Conant, Richard 
Davenport and Joseph Pratt. 

East Parish. 

December 14. 1723, the east end of the north parish, then so 
called, ever since called the west parish, together with nine 
persons of the south parish, namely, Barnabas Seabury, Thomas 
Latham, Charles Latham, Nicholas Wade, Nathaniel Harden, 
Thomas Hooper, William Conant, Isaac Lazell, and Joseph 
Washburn, with their families and estates, were constituted a 
precinct, called the east parish. This was done also in pursu- 
ance of a viewing committee of court, consisting of Isaac \\'ins- 
low, Samuel Thaxter, Josiah Cotton, Isaac Little and John 
Quincy. The boundaries were on the west, a due north line 
from the south parish, through the centre tree ; and on the 
south-easterly side of the Old Plymouth Road to Halifax. The 
first meeting house was raised March 14, 1720. 

The Rev. John Angler, graduated at Harvard University 1720, 
was their first Minister, Ordained October 28, 1724. He was 
son of the Rev. Samuel Angler, of Rehoboth, and afterwards of 
Watertown. He died April 14, 1787, as. 86th, and in the 63d 
of his ministry. 



48 HISTORY OF THE 

His son, the Rev. Samuel Angier, graduated at Harvard Uni- 
versity 1763, was ordained colleague with him December 23, 
1767, and died January 18, 1805, s. 62d, and in the 38th of his 
ministry. The father, the Rev. John Angier, preached the 
ordination sermon, which appears bound with the last edition 
of the " Bridgewater's Monitor." 

The successor of the Rev. Samuel Angier was the Rev. James 
Flint, D. D., a native of Reading, Mass., and graduated at 
Harvard University 1802, and ordained October 29, 1806; and 
after officiating among them in his pastoral office for twelve or 
fifteen years, he was dismissed at his own desire, and afterwards 
installed at Salem. The Rev. Benjamin Fessenden, from Sand- 
wich, who graduated at Harvard University 18 17, was then 
settled as his successor; who was dismissed November 7, 1825, 
at his own request, and removed to Rhode Island, and has re- 
tired from the ministry ; and the Rev. John Adams Williams, of 
Roxbury, who graduated at Harvard University 1820, was set 
tied as his successor, October i8th, 1826; who remained in his 
office but a short time, having been dismissed at his own solici- 
tation, August 4, 1828 ; and was succeeded by the Rev. Eliphalet 
P. Crafts, who graduated at Brown University 182 1, and or- 
dained November 19, 1828, and who after a few years asked a 
dismission, which was granted him, March 28, 1836, and he is 
now installed at Sandwich. — And the parish is now vacant. 

The first settlers in the east parish before 1700, who came in 
from abroad, were Robert Latham, Nicholas Byram, Jonathan 
Hill, Edward Mitchell, Thomas Whitman, Samuel Allen, and 
Joseph Shaw. Some of these were there about 1666. — Some 
of the sons of the first settlers in West Bridgewater were also 
among the early settlers in the East, as John Howard, Jr., 
William Brett, Jr., Elisha Hayward, Nathaniel Hayward, Jr., 
Isaac Alden, Francis Gary, Jonathan Gary, James Gary, Joseph 
Edson, Isaac Harris, and Samuel Harris. 

North Parish. 

January 3, 1738, the north part of the west parish and a small 
part of the north-west corner of the east parish were incorpo- 
rated into a precinct, and called the north parish. It was 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 49 

bounded by a due east line from Easton, half a mile north of 
" the white oak tree at Jonathan Packard's corner " to the east 
parish line : and thence north-easterly to Beaver Brook, together 
with three families and their estates, on the east side of the river. 
Their first pastor was the Rev. John Porter, a native of 
Abington, graduated at Harvard University 1736; ordained 
October 15, 1740; died March 12, 1802, ae. 87th, and in the 62d 
of his ministry. 

His successor, the Rev. Asa Meach, was ordained October 
15, 1800, and dismissed by a mutual council 181 1, and after- 
wards installed at Canterbury, Connecticut. He was a native 
of that state. 

His successor, the Rev. Daniel Huntington, a native of Nor- 
wich, Connecticut, graduated at Yale College 18 16, was ordained 
October 28, 1812. He was brother of the late Rev. Mr. 
Huntington, of Boston, and son of General Jedediah Hunting- 
ton, of New London. His salary was $700, the highest then of 
any in the town. — He remained with his parish many years, but 
by his own solicitation was at length dismissed, and returned to 
Connecticut. The Rev. Mr. Thompson was his successor, who 
continued but a short time, and the Rev. Paul Couch is now 
their pastor. 

The north was the last settled part of the town. There were 
no settlements north of the old powder house in West Bridge- 
water, till after 1700. Among the first settlers were Daniel and 
Robert Howard, David, Solomon, John, James, Zaccheus and 
Abiel Packard, Henry Kingman, and Timothy Keith : all of 
whom came from West Bridgewater. 

Tiiicut Parish. 

February 4, 1743, the south-west part of the south parish, 
with a part of Middleborough, was incorporated into a precinct, 
called Titicut Parish. It lies south of the old four mile line, so 
called. The Rev. Solomon Reed before mentioned, a native of 
Abington, graduated at Harvard University 1739, was their first 
minister. The Rev. David Gurney, son of Perkins Gurney, of 
East Bridgewater, graduated at Harvard University 1785, was 
his successor. Their third minister is the present Rev. Philip 



50 HISTORY OF THE 

Colby. The meeting-house is in Midclleborough. and all their 
ministers have resided there, the largest part of the parish be- 
longing to that town. 

Besides these territorial precincts there is an Episcopal church 
in the south parish, incorporated June 14, 1S15, by the name of 
Trinity Church. It is of much longer standing, having origi- 
nated in a grant of about fourteen acres of land, made January 
23, 1747, by Samuel Edson, of Bridgewater, to the society in 
England for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, on 
condition that the income be applied to the support of public 
worship according to the usage of the Church of England. 
Their house was erected in 164S by individual subscription. In 
April, 18 1 2, they conveyed the glebe to the trustees of donations 
at Boston, and it is leased for nine hundred and ninety-nine 
years to John Edson, one of the members, for twenty-one dollars 
a year. June 12, 1816, having repaired their house and laid an 
assessment for the support of public worship, it was solemnly 
consecrated by Bishop Griswold, and the Rev. Messrs. Blake 
and Crocker. The Rev. Henry Blackaller is now their pastor. 

There is also a Baptist meeting-house in the west part of the 
west parish. The society consists of members partly from 
Easton and partly from Bridgewater. It was formed about the 
time Dr. Reed was ordained, but not incorporated till March 9, 
1804. — Their ministers have been Mr. Robertson. Mr. Rathburn, 
Mr. Smith, Mr. Shurtliff, and the Rev. Bartlett Pease is now 
their pastor. 

There is also a Congregational society in South Bridgewater, 
over which the Rev. Ebenezer Ga}-. who graduated at Harvard 
University 18 14, is now settled, and. another, over which the 
Rev. Mr. Raymond is pastor ; and a Universalist society, in 
which the Rev. Lewis G. Brown sometimes officiates ; and a New 
Jerusalem church, over which the Rev. Samuel Worcester is 
pastor. 

There is also in North Bridgewater another Congregational 
society, over which the Rev. John Goldsbury, who graduated at 
Brown University, 1820, was the pastor, but is now vacant; and 
there is another, of which the Rev. John D wight was pastor, 
but in which the Rev. Mr. Huntington above named is now 
preaching ; and a New Jerusalem church, over which the Rev. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 5 I 

Warren Goddard is settled ; and a Methodist society, ot which 
the Rev. Charles Hayward is pastor. 

There is also a 2d Congregational society in East Bridge- 
water, over which the Rev. Baalis Sanford, who graduated at 
Brown University 1823, is pastor. — There are also some of the 
New Jerusalem church there, and also some Universalists, who 
have regular meetings but no settled ministers. 

The general longevity of the early ministers of Bridgewater 
is worthy of notice. Four of them, namely, Mr. Perkins, Mr. 
J. Angier, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Porter, who were cotemporaries, 
and pastors of the four principal parishes, lived to the great 
ages respectively of 86, 86, 83, and 87, and died in the 62d, 63d, 
60th, and 62d year of their ministry, and all officiated occasion- 
ally, and some of them regularly, till their deaths. — Dr. Reed 
died also in his Soth year, and Dr. Sanger in his 74th These 
with Mr. Keith, who was 76, and Mr. Samuel Angier, who was 
62, are the only ministers who ever died in the town. 



SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION. 

The town has been remarkable for its attention to education, 
both public and private. Mr. Keith and Elder Brett, in the very 
infancy of the settlement, procured a subscription of about ;/ri2 
to be paid in Indian corn, for the use of the college at Cam- 
bridge. Assessments were also formerly made very liberally, 
both in the town and the parishes, for the maintenance of com- 
mon schools. The interest of learning has always been 
cherished here, and its importance duly appreciated. 

There is in the south parish an academy, established, and the 
trusteesof it incorporated, February 28, 1799. The half town- 
ship of land granted by the general court as an endowment, 
was sold for $5,000. The building was erected by individuals 
who subscribed $3,000 for that purpose. It has always had the 
reputation of a good seminary of instruction, and is still well 
patronized and in a flourishing condition. The Hon. John A. 
Shaw is the present preceptor. 

The following are the names of those who have had colle- 
giate education, arranged under the parishes to which they 



52 



HISTORY OF THE 



respectively belonged, with the years and colleges annexed, in 
which they received their degrees : — 



Abiel Howard, 
Ephraim Keith, 
Joseph Snell, 
Nathaniel Snell, 
Richard Perkins, 
Elijah Packard^ 
Simeon Howard, S.T.D. 
Daniel Johnson, 
Asa Dunbar, 
Silvanus Ames, 
Simeon Dunbar, 
Bezaliel Howard,S. T.D. 
Jonathan Burr, 
lonas Harhuell, 



Josiah Edson, 
Benjamin Willis, 
Silvanus Coiiant, 
Oakes Shaw, 
Bezaliel Shaw, 
William Sha7C', S. T.D., 
Timothy Alden, 
Perez Fobes, L. L. D., 
John Sha7u, 
Beza Hayward, 
Jonas Whitman, 
Martin Kinsley, 
Zephaniah Willis, 
Thomas Perkins, 
James Allen, 
Seth Pratt, 
Nathan Hayward, 
Kilborn Whitman, 



West 


Parish. 




1729 


Bezer Snell, 


1789 


1729 


Charles Angler, 


1793 


1735 


Francis Howard, 


•797 B 


1740 


George \\'. Perkins, 


1801 B 


1748 


John Reed, 


1803 B 


1750 


Daniel Johnson, 


1806 B 


.1758 


Barzillai Hayward, 


1807 B 


1767 


John Willis, 


1807 B 


1767 


John E. Howard, 


1815 B 


1767 


George Copeland, 


1815 B 


1772 


Caleb Reed, 


1817 


1781 


Sampson Reed, 


1818 


1784 


Ellis Ames, 


1830 B 


1787 D 




South 


Parish. 




1730 


Jonathan Leonard, 


1786 


1740 


Benjamin Whitman, 


1788 B 


1740 


Hezekiah Hooper, 


1789 


1758 


David Leonard, 


1792 B 


1762 


Zenas L. Leonard, 


1794 B 


1762 


Richard Sanger, 


1800 


1762 


Gains Conant, 


1800 B 


1762 


Nathan Fobes, 


1803 B 


1772 


Seth Fobes, 


1804 B 


1772 


Noah Whitman, 


1806 B 


1772 Y 


Cyrus Alden, 


1807 B 


1778 


Zedekiah Sanger, 


1807 


1778 


Ralph Sanger, 


1808 


1779 


John A. Shaw, 


1811 


1785 


Seth Alden, 


1814 B 


1785 


Le7'i W. Leonard, 


181S 


1785 


Zebulon Z. Sha^c, 


1S15 


1785 


Llieodore Edson, 


1822 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 



53 



Zephaniah A. Bates, 


1824 


Lorenzo 0. Lovell, 


1833 B 


Benjamin Willis, 


1825 


B David Perkins, 


1834 B 


Horatio Alger, 


1825 


Giles Leach, 


B 


Daniel Leach, 


1830 


B Ephraim Fobes, 


B 


Neheniiah G. Lovell, 


1833 


B 






East Parish. 




John Shatu, 


1729 


Ezekiel Whitman, 


1795 B 


Eliab Byratn, 


1740 


Asa Mitchell, 


1802 


Safiiuel Angier, 


1763 


Jacob Hill, 


1807 B 


Thomas Gannett, 


1763 


Eliab WHiitman, 


1807 B 


Caleb Gannett, 


1763 


Nathaniel Whitman, 


1809 


Oakes Angier, 


1764 


Daniel Whitman, 


1809 B 


WilliLvn Conant, 


1770 


Y Willard Phillips, 


1810 


James Thomas, 


1778 


W'elcome Young, 


1814 B 


Levi Whitman, 


1779 


Silvanus L. Mitchell, 


1817 


Ebenezer Dawes, 


1785 


Lucius Alden, 


1821 B 


Barzillai Gannett, 


1785 


Bernard Whitman, 


1823* 


Allen Pratt, 


1785 


Jason Whitmati, 


1825 


David Gurney, 


1785 


Joseph W. Cross, 


1827 


Ebenezer Lazell, 


1788 


B Williams Latham, 


1828 B 


Nahum Mitchell, 


1789 


William Allen, 


1837 


Hector Orr, 


1792 


Edmund B. Whitman, 


1838 




North Parish. 




James Thompson, 


1761 


N Naphtali Shaw, 


1790 D 


John Porter, 


1770 


Y Daniel Howard, 


1797 


LLiintington Porter, 


'777 


Issachar Snell, 


1797 


Jonathan Porter, 


1777 


Lucius Gary, 


1798 B 


Eliphalet Porter, S.T.D. 


1777 


Daniel Noyes, 


1813 Y 


Thomas Crafts, 


1783 


Jonas Perkins, 


1813 B 


Asa Packard, 


•783 


Jonathan P. Crafts, 


1817 B 


Zechariah LLoward, 


1784 


Austin Packard, 


1821 B 


Hezckiah Packard, S. 7 




Levi Packard, 


1821 


D. 


1787 


Lucius Kingman, 


1830 B 


Joshua Cnshma?i, 


1787 







* He with many others in 
in college, failed to take his 



the class of this year, owing to a disturbance 
degree. 



54 HISTORY OF THE 

Titicut. 



Ephraim Keith, 


1762 Oliver Hayward, 


1804 


Adam Edson. 


1775 \ Jonathan Keith, 


1805 B 


Jael Edson, 


1784 Y Calvin Pratt 


B 


Daniel Crane, 


1796 B 





D affixed to the year, stands for Dartmouth College — B for 
Brown University — Y for Yale College — N for Nassau or New 
Jersey College. \^'here no letter is affixed, Cambridge or Har- 
vard University is to be understood. Those in italics are 
clergymen. 

By comparing this list with the catalogue of Harvard, it ap- 
pears that one-quarter of the graduates in the class of 17S5, 
were from Bridgewater. 



PONDS AND KIVERS. 

There are but two ponds of any considerable dimensions in 
the town. The largest lies on the south-west part of the town, 
adjoining Raynham, and was anciently called by the Indians 
Nuncketest or Neapnuncket, and afterwards and now called 
Nippenicket. The other lies in the easterly part of the town, 
adjoining Halifax, and was anciently called by the Indians 
Satucket ; but afterwards and now called Robins' Pond, after 
an Indian family of that name, who came from Mattakeeset, 
now Pembroke, and lived on the margin of it. Several families 
of Indians formerly settled and owned land on the shores of 
this pond ; but are now nearly extinct. There is a river issuing 
from the pond first abovementioned, which anciently bore the 
same name, Nuncketest ; but after the erection of the first mill, 
was called Mill River, and for a long time, and perhaps ever 
since the incorporation of the town, has been called Town 
River. It first runs in a north-easterly course through the 
middle of the west parish, and then by a more south-easterly 
direction passes through the south parish. On this stream is 
the principal mill seat in the west, and two of the principal 
water privileges in the south parish. There are several tributary 
streams which augment this river in its course, as Cowesit and 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 55 

West Meadow Brook in the west, and South Brook in the south 
parish, and other smaller streams. 

There is another river, which rises in Stoughton, south of the 
Blue Hills, and passes through the north parish, and is there 
called Salisbury River, from the circumstance of its running on 
the easterly side of Salisbury Plain, so called, and thence con 
tinues its course into the east parish, where it unites with Beaver 
Brook, and is then called Matfield River, from an Indian of that 
name, who is said to have lived on the banks of it, and lower 
down it unites with Byram's Brook, anciently called Spring 
Brook, now called Forge Brook, and is then called John's River, 
from jfohn Howard, an early settler near it, where Dea. Samuel 
Keen now lives. It soon unites with the Poor Meadow river, 
and thence passes into the south parish and there unites with 
the Town River. There are, in the north parish, five or six 
mill seats on this river and Beaver Brook, and seven in the 
east, including those on Beaver and Byram's Brook. This 
river passes the whole length of the town, and may well be 
called Middle River, as it is the middle one of the three princi- 
pal streams composing the Great River. 

Poor Meadow River, above mentioned, passes through Abing- 
ton and the north-west corner of Hanson, entering the east 
parish on the easterly side ; and, uniting with the river coming 
from Halifax, through Monponset Pond and Robin's Pond, is 
then called Satucket River, and after receiving a small increase 
from Black Brook unites with John's River, as before stated. 
Hobart's works in Abington, and Cushing's in Hanson, formerly 
called Moor's Forge, stand on the Poor Meadow stream ; and 
the extensive works at Halifax are on the other branch of the 
Satucket River. Whitman's Mills in the east, now called the 
East Bridgewater Manufacturing Establishment, are on this 
river; and just below the confluence of these three rivers, in the 
south parish, stand the new mills, so called, and the paper mill, 
owned by Hooker and Warren. The Great River, after receiv- 
ing the waters of the Winnetuxet from Plympton, and of the 
Namasket from Middleborough, is commonly called Titicut 
River, but from Titicut to the sea is called Taunton Great River. 
There are several other small mill seats in various parts of the 
town, on the minor brooks and rivulets, which afford sufficient 



56 HISTORY OF THE 

water for them in many instances during the winter and spring 
seasons. 

Taunton River is called great only in comparison with its 
branches and tributaries, but is nevertheless large enough, even 
so high up as the south parish of Bridgewater, as to admit of 
ship building. Vessels of near one hundred and fifty tons were 
formerly built there, and carried down in time of freshets. 



SOIL, AGRICULTURE, AND MANUFACTURES. 

Bridgewater is a very level township, having few or no 
great hills. The only one, which may be properly so called, is 
Sprague's Hill, anciently called the Great Hill, situated between 
the east and south parishes, and this is but small. The westerly 
part of the north parish, commonly called the " West Shares," 
is perhaps the highest land in the town. 

The soil, as might well be supposed in so large an extent of 
territory, is various. In some parts, and particularly in those 
adjoining the rivers and brooks, it is a good quality and very 
productive. In other parts, as on the plains, it is suitable for 
tillage, being of a light mould, and produces good crops of grain 
with a moderate quantity of manure and little labor. Owing to 
the numerous water courses and large tracts of swampy grounds, 
the town, and particularly West Bridgewater, abounds with low 
meadow lands, producing a great supply of coarse hay, which 
formerly was held in great estimation, but since the great im- 
provements in agriculture, and increased attention to the culti- 
vation of English and other approved foreign grasses, it is 
considered of less value. These extensive meadows are still, 
however, of vast importance, and constitute one of its peculiar 
privileges as an agricultural town. 

It has always had the reputation of a good farming town, and 
might therefore he supposed to be almost wholly engaged in 
husbandry, yet it abounds in mechanics and manufacturers. 
Iron manufactures of almost every description have always been 
largely carried on here. The making of small arms in New 
England, if not in the United States, commenced here. Many 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 57 

Stand of arms were made here before the Revolution. Cannon 
were here cast solid and bored, at the commencement of that 
war, the first, perhaps, that were manufactured in this manner 
in the country. There were more edged tools and wrought nails 
formerly made here than in any other town in the State. Bar 
iron, anchors, cotton gins, sugar mills, shovels, edged tools, 
hoops, nails, tacks, and castings of every description are still 
made here, and some of these branches are carried on very ex- 
tensively. There are here also a paper mill, cotton mills, and 
other manufacturing and mechanic establishments of various 
kinds. Chaise making has for many years been a considerable 
branch of business : but at present the shoe business exceeds 
all others : two thousand dollars a week being paid at one estab- 
lishment alone to the laborers for the making only of shoes. 

The Hon. Hugh Orr, himself a Scotchman, who manufactured 
the small arms and cannon as above stated, invited Robert Barr 
and Alexander Barr, brothers, from Scotland, to construct 
carding, spinning, and roping machines at his works in East 
Bridgewater. And the General Court on the i6th of November, 
1786, Mr. Orr himself then being one of the Senate, by a resolve 
of that date allowed them two hundred pounds for their ingenu- 
ity, and afterwards granted them a further compensation of six 
tickets in the land lottery of that period. These machines 
remained in the possession of Mr. Orr for the inspection of all 
disposed to see them, and he was requested by the General 
Court to exhibit the same and give all explanation and informa- 
tion in his power respecting them. These were the first machines 
of the kind ever made in the country. Mr. Slater, with the late 
Mr. Moses Brown, of Providence, came to examine them on Mr. 
Slater's first arrival in the country, and before he had com- 
menced any establishment of the kind. The circumstances of 
this visit were communicated to the writer by Mr. Brown himself, 
who at the same time added, that these were the first machines 
of the kind ever made in the United States. Thomas Somers, 
another Scotchman, under the direction of Mr. Orr, constructed 
other machines for carding, roping, and spinning cotton, and on 
the 8th of March, 1787, the General Court placed in Mr. Orr's 
hands twenty pounds to encourage the artist. Mr. Orr also 
about the same time employed another foreigner by the name of 



58 HISTORY OF THE 

McClure, to weave jeans and corduroys by hand with a fly shut- 
tle, much in the same manner as it is now done by water power. 
It may therefore with truth be said, perhaps, that the first small 
arms, the first solid cannon cast and bored, the first cotton 
thread ever spun by modern machinery, in America, were made 
in Bridgewater. The first nails manufactured by machinery in 
the United States were made here ; probably the first nail com- 
pletely cut and headed by machinery at one operation in the 
world, was made in East Bridgewater, by the late Mr. Samuel 
Rogers. In laying the shingles on the present meeting-house 
in East Bridgewater, which was erected in 1794, nails made by 
hand in a small machine invented by him, were principally used. 
The writer well recollects the circumstance, and often saw the 
machine in operation. It had been invented and constructed 
long before, and was supposed to be the first method ever dis- 
covered of making a perfect nail at one operation. 

Some of the present manufactures carried on here, such as 
cotton gins and others, are probably the first ever made in New 
England. — Few places therefore have done more towards the 
introduction and promotion of the manufacturing and mechanic 
arts, than this ancient town of Bridgewater. 









CENSUS. 














South ON 


\ 












West. 


Titiciit. 


East. 


North. 


Total. 


1764, 




880 


1,318 




959 


833 


3,990 


1790, 














4,975 


1800, 















5,200 


I8I0, 




1,065 


^552 




1,195 


1,354 


5,166 


1820, 




1-055 


1,692 




1,435 


1,480 


5,662 


1830, 




1,042 


1,855 




1,653 


1,953 


6,503 


1837, 




1,145 


2,092 




1,927 


2.701 


7,865 


Families in | 
















1764, i 




121 


221 




157 


131 


630 


Dwelling-houses 


[ 














in 1764, 


106 


203 




142 


120 


571 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 59 

Families in 1790. 830 

Houses in 1800, ------ y^o 

Families in Titicut 1764 were 48 ] All included 

Houses " " " " 41 '^^ above with 

Inhabitants " " 1764 " 262 f the South. 

1810 " 318 J 

The last United States land tax was in the West, $505,47 ; 
South, $552,99: East, $579,82; North. $598,52; Titicut, 
?i5o.54- Total, $2,387,34. 

Emigration from the town was formerly ver}- great, and of 
course the increase of population in it was small. They first 
went to the western part of the State, and into New Hampshire 
and ^'ermont. Afterwards principally into Maine. Emigration 
of late has been less frequently, and of course population has 
increased. 

Bridgewater with Abington constitutes the 3d Regiment in 
the first Brigade, and 5th Division of the Massachusetts militia. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS FROM EARLY RECORDS IN A 
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 

1656. June. — The town was incorporated. 

" November 3. — It is agreed upon by the town that all who 
neglect to attend a town meeting after lawful warning 
shall pay is. 6d. ; and for tardiness, and not answering 
when their names are called, gd. — and the same for 
going away before the meeting is closed. 

" Nathaniel Willis and Lawrence Willis bind themselves 
to free the town from any charge in keeping their 
brother Jonathan Willis. 

" About the holsters bought of Goodman Hill. Goodman 
Hayward, Sen., and Goodman Harris, having engaged 
for the payment of them, being 12s., the town is wil- 
ling to pay it them again in their rate in the best of 
their pay, which they shall be amerced to pay out of 
their rates. 

" It is agreed that there shall be five wolf-traps made. 



60 HISTORY OF THE 

1660. — It is ordered and agreed upon freely and willingly to 
give to Mr. Bunker, if he shall come hither to supply 
the place of a minister, the sum of ^30, or ^20 and 
his diet. 

1661. — It is agreed upon to build a house for a minister who 
shall be called to settle with them, and give him a 
purchase right. 

" It is agreed upon that those things that are agitated by 
the town for the good of the whole, shall be carried on 
by a major vote, and the vote be called for by the town 
clerk. 

1663. — Constant Southworth and VVilliam Paybody laid out to 
Miles Standish three hundred acres at Satucket Pond, 
on the north side of Winnetuxet River, and butting 
upon Satucket River, one hundred and sixty rods in 
length from Satucket River. 

1664. — The town make their agreement with Mr. Keith, student 
in divinity, for settling him in the ministry, and give 
him a purchase right and other lands, with a house 
built thereon, on condition that he continues with 
them. 

1665. — Land granted to John Ames on both sides of a brook, 
called Hullet's Brook, down at the end of Hullet's 
Plain. 

1666. — Samuel Edson, Nicholas Byram, and John Willis, ap- 
pointed by the court Counsellors of War with the 
military officers of the town. 

1667. — A jury was named by the court to be empannelled to lay 
out all ways requisite in the town of Bridgewater, viz. : 
— Nicholas Byram, Samuel Edson, Thomas Hayward, 
Samuel Packard, Nathaniel Willis, Lieutenant Thomas 
Hayward, Jr., Arthur Harris, John Cary, Ensign John 
Haward, Mark Lathrop, Robert Latham, Joseph Alden, 
and if by Providence any of these be hindered, that 
then Samuel Allen and John Ames do supply. 

1669. — Arthur Harris and John Ames chosen troopers this year. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 6 1 

167 1. — Comfort Willis chosen trooper for five years, to find 
horse and furniture, only the town to find a pair of 
pistols and holsters, and if they were out of kelter at 
any time, he to repair them; and if he went to Yar- 
mouth, he was to have 20s.; if to Plymouth, 155.; and 
if to Taunton, ids.; and Israel Packard to be trooper 
also on the same terms. 

" John Hayward of the plain, and Nathaniel Willis to 
enquire who drink strong liquors in ordinaries. 

" Voted to build a new meeting-house, and granted four 
score pounds and no more for falling, squaring, fram- 
ing, enclosing, covering, flooring, glazing, and seating, 
and whatsoever belongs to the finishing of the same, 
excepting the galleries and ceiling: the dimension to 
be forty by twenty-six feet, and fourteen feet studs. 

1672. — At meeting of the purchasers or proprietors, a commit- 
tee was appointed " to consider the manner to be 
adopted in future for laying out their lands. This was 
the first meeting held separately by the proprietors. 

" The town being met the 17th of June, and Mr. Constant 
Southworth, assistant, coming through the town, and 
having been appointed by court to choose and give 
oath to a jury for laying out highways convenient in 
the town, did accordingly perform the service, and 
appointed Samuel Edson, (foreman). Lieutenant Hay- 
ward, Ensign H award, Mark Lathrop, Joseph Bassett, 
Samuel Tompkins, John Ames, Thomas Snell, John 
Washburn, John Hayward, John Willis, Jr., and John 
Cary. 

1673. — It was voted that Mr. Keith, having been some compe- 
tent time with them, should have the house and lands 
where he lived, twelve acres, and a whole purchase 
right. 

1674. — The town ordered that a new book for the recording of 
lands should be procured, and a committee was chosen 
to see that the records were made and transcribed cor- 
rectly, and on good evidence. 



62 HISTORY OF THE 

1674. — The young men were allowed to build galleries to the 
meeting-house, and to have the front seats to them- 
selves. 

1675. — The meeting-house and minister's house ordered to be 
fortified, powder and ball to be procured, and pay for 
soldiers provided. 
" It was agreed there should be two wears to catch fish ; 
and the parties for Satucket should be from the elder's, 
(William Brett's), and so all the families along to Sa- 
tucket, with John Washburn, Guido Bailey, John 
Leonard, Samuel Leonard, and Nathaniel Hayward : 
and all the rest of the town for Mill River. 
" All the householders and male children twenty years old 
and upwards, now found to be sixty-four in number, 
shall be proprietors in the lands at Titicut, just bought 
of the Indians. 

1675. — "I'h^ fortification about the meeting-house to be made 
with half trees seven feet high above the ground, six 
rods long and four rods wide, besides the flankers ; 
and every quarter or squadron to do, each of them, a 
side or an end ; and they that do the ends must make 
each of them a door, and each of them a flanker ; to 
be done by the 6th of November. 
" Provision made for soldiers that should be pressed into 
the service, and such necessaries procured and money 
raised as they might need. 

1676. — A vote was called to see what should be done with the 
money that was made of the Indians, that were sold 
last, and it was voted, that the soldiers that took them 
should have it. 
" Elder Brett, Deacon Willis, and Mr. Samuel Edson were 
appointed to distribute the contributions made by 
divers christians in Ireland for the distresses of the 
Indian wars. 
" Deacon Willis and John Gary were chosen to take in 
the charges of the late war since June last, and the 
expenses of the scouts that were sent out before and 
since June. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 63 

1678. — Mr. Keith being sick, Elder Brett was chosen to assist 
him in carrying on the work of the ministry between 
this and May next. 

1683. — The purchasers agreed that the old field to the north- 
ward of the highway, by Goodman Bailey's, be reserved 
for a training-field. 

1685. — The Selectmen to take bond of Joseph Washburn for 
the maintenance of his uncle, Philip Washburn. 

1686. — It was agreed by the town and purchasers that the four 
rods to lay out lands by, should be thirteen inches over 
by the box rule. 

" It was agreed that the layers out of lands, when they 
leave lands for highways, shall leave four rods, or one 
line, in breadth for allowance for highways ; and the 
highways through such lands where allowance is so 
made, shall not be less than forty feet. 

1 686. — Ten acres of wood land to be laid out to each purchaser 
nearest to their habitations, as tlie land will afford it 
to be laid out, viz : — 

Lots on the south side of Toum Ri7'er, beloiv Goodman 
Alden's, namely, to William Snow, Samuel Edson, 
Edward Fobes. John Ames, Elihu Brett, Samuel Ed- 
son, Jr., Josiah Edson, Matthew Gannett, (of Scituate.) 
Solomon Leonard, Giles Leach, Benjamin Willis. 

North side of the Totun Rivei-^ viz : — John Willis, 
Nathaniel Hayward, John Willis, Jr., Captain Wads- 
worth, (Samuel, of Duxbury,) Lieutenant (Tliomas) 
Hayward, • Joseph Bassett, ^^'illiam Bassett, Joseph 
Alden, John Robbins, Goodman, (William) Orcutt, 
Joseph Wadsworth, (of Duxbury,) Thomas Washburn. 

On the west end of the totvn, toioards West Meadow 
Brook, viz : — Goodman, (Guido) Bayle\-, Goodman. 
(Mark) Lathrop. Ensign (John) Haward, Goodman, 
(Samuel) Packard, Elkanah Willis, Mr. Keith. Good- 
man, (George) Turner, John Field, John Hayward of 
the plain, Thomas Snell, Arthur Harris. 



64 HISTORY OF THE 

South side of South Brook, viz : — Goodman (John) 
Washburn, Goodman, (Thomas) Washburn, Goodman, 
(Samuel) Washburn, John Porter, Captain Wadsworth. 

John Kingman, at the end of his land where his 
house is. 

jfoseph Cary, in the swamp below John Kingman's 
and John Hayward's. 

Masterly side of Stony Brook at the Centre Tree, viz : 
Elisha Hayward, John Cary, Jonathan Hill, William 
Brett, Joseph Edson. 

Easterly side of Satucket River, near jfonathati' s 
plain, and down the river, viz : — Goodman (Robert) 
Latham, Samuel Allen, Thomas Whitman. 

At the head of Spring Brook, viz : — Nicholas Byram, 
Nicholas Byram, Jr., John Whitman, Thomas Whitman. 

Note — (Gannett and the Wadsworths were not inhabitants of 
the town, — all the rest were, and these locations will give some 
idea of the places of their residence. 

1687. — John Usher's warrant sent to the constable of Bridge- 
water for choosing commissioners for taking a list of 
males from sixteen years old and upward, and valuing 
estates, was received by me, Joseph Edson, constable, 
August 22. Samuel Allen chosen commissioner. 

1 688. — Division of highways third Monday of May, for repairs, 
viz : — 

For jfohn'' s Bridge. Goodman Bayley, Guido Bay- 
ley, Jr., Goodman Orcutt, William Orcutt, Jr., Richard 
Jennings ; John Packard, to make a horse bridge there. 

Note — This was formerly called Jennings' Bridge, then Pack- 
ard's Bridge, and now Pope's Bridge. It was first called John's 
Bridge, after John Packard, who lived there, but was not long 
known by that name. Joppa Bridge was more usually called 
John's Bridge, after John Haward, who lived near it. 

For the bridge at Satucket Fiver, at Isaac Harris' 
house, Joseph Washburn, James Latham, Joseph 
Latham, Thomas Whitman. 

For the highway at Goodman Alden's swamp. Thomas 
Washburn, Goodman (Joseph) Alden, Comfort Willis. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 6$ 

For the ^cays over at Joseph Hay7i.<arir s. Elihu 
Brett, Nathaniel Brett, John Bolton, Zaccheus Packard, 
John Kingman. 

For South Brook to Comfort WiUis\ Samuel Wash- 
burn, John Washburn, Goodman (Nathaniel) Conant, 
John Leonard, Benjamin Washburn. 

For the bridge at Fnsign Haivard's. — Samuel Edson, 
Ensign Haward, Edward Fobes, John Ames. 

For Salisbury Plain. — John Hayward on the plain, 
and Thomas Snell. 

For Mile Brook. — John Willis, Benjamin Willis, 
John Aldrich. 

1689. — Lieutenant Hayward and Samuel Allen chosen agents to 
go to Plymouth about settling the Gouruet. 
" John Willis appointed by court to solemnize marriages, 
to summon witnesses before grand jurors, and to ad- 
minister oaths, &c. 
" Josiah Edson, Nicholas Byram, and Edward Mitchell to 
issue the difference between the town and John Soul 
and Joseph Brastraw, (Barstow,) about the four mile 
line. 
" David Perkins, John Ames, and Samuel Washburn to 
get in Mr. Keith's salary by all loving persuasions and 
legal means. 

1690. — It was voted to be at charges for procuring a charter and 
to bear their proportion of the expense in case it may 
be obtained, and but one, Giles Leach, voted against 
it, and two appeared afterwards and spoke by word of 
mouth ; voted also that Mr. Wiswall should be their 
agent to act for them. 

169 1. — It was voted the constables should not pay any more 
money towards the Canada expedition, till their own 
charges on that account be paid, and the rest of the 
towns in the colony had gathered and paid their pro- 
portion, as they themselves had done : and until further 
order of court at New Plymouth. 

1694. — It was granted that Mr. David Perkins should have lib- 
erty to make a dam across the river below his house, 



66 HISTORY OF THE 

•against his own land, provided he damnifies none of 
his neighbors by overflowing their lands. And Thomas 
Washburn, by deed 1697, gave Perkins the right of 
joining the dam to his land. 

1694. — Captain Thomas Hayward, Lieutenant John Haward, 
Deacon Brett, Thomas Snell, and Samuel Allen, to 
order the seats to each person in the meeting-house ; 
and Ensign Packard, Sergeant Josiah Edson, Sergeant 
Samuel Washburn, Sergeant Edward Mitchell, and 
Sergeant Nicholas Byram to seat the above committee. 
" Edward Mitchell and Jonathan Haward to inspect and 
take notice of any disorder among the young persons 
in the galleries on the Lord's day, and declare them 
by name after the exercise is done. 

1694. — Thomas Snell, according to former agreement, bought a 
new book to record the purchasers' lands in, and they 
gave him for it eighteen acres of land. 

1696. — Thomas Randall, William Manley, and their neighbors 
allowed to come here to meeting, and to make a horse 
bridge over Cutting Cove River. 

1697. — The town agreed that for the time to come at every 
town meeting they would choose a moderator for said 
meeting. 

1699. — The town agreed to choose town officers annually on the 
first Monday in March, beginning at 10 o'clock, and 
also to divide the town for constables into two parts. 
All on the south side of the town river, and from 
Lieutenant Haward's on the west side of the highway 
going to Braintree, to one constable. And from Lieu- 
tenant Haward's all on the east side of the highway 
going to Braintree, on the north side of the town river, 
to the other constable. 

1703. — Voted to divide the town into three constablericks, as 
follows, viz : — All on the easterly side of Matfield and 
Satucket rivers to be one constablerick ; and the other 
two to be divided by the town river. 

1708. — The town passed a clear vote to. petetion the General. 
Court for the continuance of the country road where 



EARLV SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 6/ 

it was laid out when removed from the place where 
the great bridge was at Jones' River, (at Kingston.) 

17 1 7. — The town gave Mr. Allen (minister) liberty to make use 
of the pine trees on the stated common on Bayley's 
Plain for drawing of turpentine. 

1737. — The town voted their consent that the north should be- 
come a distinct town, agreeably to their petition ; and 
on November 29, 1738, they also voted their consent 
that the south and east precincts might also each be- 
come distinct towns; but these votes were never at- 
tempted to be carried into effect only as it regarded 
the north, who, although they petitioned originally to 
become a town^ were indulged so far only as to be in- 
corporated into ?i. precinct. 

1757. — Voted to choose five selectmen : hitherto they had chosen 
but three, one from the west, one from the south, and 
one from the east; ever after they chose one from 
each of the five parishes, east, west, north, south, and 
Titicut. 

1767. — Several of the neutral French were supported and pro- 
vided for in this town for several years previous ; and 
this year Joseph Latham was paid 21s. 4d., for carry- 
ing them to Plymouth ; (for transportation probably.) 



EARLY LOCATION OF HIGHWAYS. 

1664. — Pr is ordered by the feofees, and agreed upon by the 
town, that every man shall have a convenient highway 
to his meadow lands. 
" They whom it doth concern may have a way through the 
spruce swamp. 

1667. — There was a highway left by individuals between Na- 
thaniel Hayward's six acre lot, and Thomas Snell's 
ten acre lot, upon the east side of Goodman Bacon's 
on the plain, and a piece of common land between the 
lots in form like a gussett. 



68 HISTORY OF THE 

1668. — A way towards Plymouth, viz: — from the meeting-house 
to Arthur Harris' range, to the common — through the 
swamp to Sandy Hill — up the hill and over to John 
Hayward, Jr.'s range — and across his lot to Daniel 
Bacon's house — and in the old way to widow Bassett's 
lot to the wolf-trap — over the same lot to Thomas 
Hayward, Jr.'s lot, and across to Goodman John 
Tompkin's lot — and so to a piece of land left for a 
road betwixt him and Thomas Snell — over a corner of 
Snell's lot, near the river to the bridge — through 
Nicholas Byram's land to his house — over a little river 
and over the plain to a narrow place in the swamp, 
and so to Arthur Harris' fifty acre lot, and on the hard 
ground to his son Samuel Harris' house — and in a 
straight line to a bridge on Satucket River, as the 
rocks will permit — and straight to the highway near 
Robert Latham's barn — then to the usual road to Ply- 
mouth, as far as the bounds of our town extends — 
only in the way we fetch a little compass to avoid a 
steep hill, a little way from Latham's lot. 

1668. — 2d. — A way towards Boston, viz : — from the meeting- 
house on the same road above mentioned, to John 
Hayward's range — then to the usual road reaching 
into the bay as far as our bounds extend. 

" 3d. — A way to Taunton, viz : — from the meeting-house to 
John Haward's — then over the river and between the 
lots that were Mr. Love Brewster's and John Fobes' — 
and so into the usual way that leads to Taunton. 

" 4th. — A way to the great meadows, viz : — to come from 
out of Taunton way at the head of Edward Fobes' six 
acre lot — so to the head of Samuel Edson's six acre 
lots to William Snow's — then between said Edson's 
and Snow's land to the common — ^then to the river. 

These four were laid out by a jury in 1667 and 1668. 

1673. — Thomas Snell was to make and maintain two horse 
bridges, on at the hither end of Salisbury plain, over 
the brook, and another at the further end over the 
river. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDCiEWATER. 6g 

1677. — A piece of a highway granted to John Willis, through 
his lands, to the river. 

1680. — Ten men were appointed to build and maintain a horse 
bridge over the river, near where the three rivers 
meet in the road way laid out by a jury for the Ply- 
mouth road to Pimpkin bridge. (At Pope's bridge.) 

1684. — Lieutenant Thomas Hayward, Nathaniel Willis, Joseph 
Hayward and Francis Gary to maintain the bridge and 
causey at Lieutenant T. Hay ward's house, fit for cart, 
horse, and foot : and are to be freed from all other 
highway work. And John Field, John Washburn, Jr., 
and Nathaniel Packard are to maintain a like bridge 
and causey towards Thomas Snell's house, at Sandy 
Hill, on the same conditions. 

1685. — Samuel Allen, Samuel Allen, Jr., William Brett, Isaac 
Harris, John H award, Jr., Jonathan Hill, and Thomas 
Whitman, pray for a road and bridge over Matfield 
River, (at Joppa.) 

1690. — A way laid out from John Aldrich's to the corner of 
Goodman Edson's field, where it meets with the way 
that comes from the town : the way is to be where it's 
beaten. 
" A way to Isaac Alden's; beginning at the road leading 
from John Kingman's towards Nicholas Byram's — 
thence by the edge of Huckleberry plain to the old cow 
path and to the river — thence upon the plain com- 
monly called Jonathan Gary's plain — thence by a 
slough and across a swamp to the northward of Jona- 
than Gary's house— thence to Beaver Brook, at the 
cartway between Isaac Alden's and James Gary's — 
thence to Isaac Alden's house — and thence to Snell's 
plain.—" The jury ordered to lay out such highways 
as are needful for the inhabitants to come to meeting 
and to mill, and to their meadows, especially the way 
to Indian Field and the meadows at Goasters" Kitchen." 
" A way to the meadows called Goasters' Kitchen ; from 
the road at the corner of the land that was Mark 
Lathrop's — thence keeping the easterly side of the 
ridge to the meadows. 



70 HISTORY OF THE 

1690. — A road laid out by a jury from Isaac Harris' house to 
Goodman Whitman's liouse on the east side, — thence 
to the river, and over the river and between Edward 
Mitchell's and John Haward's — so across Haward's 
land where the way is above his barn, or between his 
house and barn — so along the way to town. 

" A way from Goodman Bayley's farm and South Brook 
agreed upon, viz : — the way now goes from South 
Brook to Samuel Washburn's, where the way now is 
it runs on the north side of the barn to a tree where 
it meets with a way that comes from South Brook 
below Goodman Ames' meadow, where the way goes 
over the brook to the said tree — and thence to a white 
oak — thence in the way over a small run — thence to 
John Leonard's house — thence with the way to Samuel 
Edson's land, and down on Comfort Willis' land, and 
across Samuel Edson's land to John Willis' land- 
then to a wild cherry tree — then to a rock near the 
outside of John \\'illis' land — then through Samuel 
Edson's land to marked trees — and then to town. 

" A way from the north end of Samuel Lathrop's land in 
town over the Spruce Swamp where the bridge is — 
so straight up through Jonathan Haward's land and 
Elkanah Willis' land to Ensign Packard's land — thence 
to a tree on the east side of the way in Lieutenant 
Hay ward's land — then to the \vay that comes from the 
west meadow, where there is a rock on the easterly 
side — then as the way is to West Meadow, till it comes 
to Samuel Tompkin's land — then between Mr. Keith's 
and Samuel Tompkin's land, till it meets the west 
meadow path. 

" Road from (Sproats) or the meeting-house in Middle- 
borough, over Thompson's bridges, to the road lead- 
ing from Bridgewater to Plymouth, (at Thomas Drews) 
then following Bridgewater road by James Latham's 
to Byram's plain, to the road leading to Weymouth — 
then as the road goes on the westerly side of Andrew 
Ford's house, and so to the patent line. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 7 I 

1697. — A way ordered to be laid out to and over Satucket 
River at the great Gall at Thomas Mitchell's and Na- 
thaniel Allen's, and so to Plymouth road. 

1698. — The town agreed to make a cart bridge over the town 
river at Lieutenant Haward's, and the owners of the 
saw mill, viz. : — Josiah Edson, Edward Fobes, Ephraim 
Haward, Thomas Snell, and Joseph Hayward agreed 
to do their parts to it over and above what the rest of 
the town did, because their mill pond make a necessity 
for the bridge. 

" The selectmen ordered to lay out a highway from John 
Whitman's to the commons. 

1701. — The selectmen authorised to lay out a road from Taun- 
ton road, at the other side of Four Mile Brook to 
John Leach's house, and so to Taunton (now Rayn- 
ham) line. 

1702. — A road laid out from Ensign Mitchell's, along the lane 
where the way is now trodden, and across Nathaniel 
Hayward's land, and crossing Samuel Haward's land, 
and so along the beaten way, and passing on the east- 
erly side of a great rock with a cleft in it, straight 
down to Plymouth road, and along the old way that 
went to John Packard's, till it comes to Ensign Miteh- 
ell's, and keeping the beaten cartway to his farm in 
the neck. 

" A way determined on at the westerly end of Samuel 
Hayward's land, next Israel Alger's to John Bolton's 
lower lot. 

" A way laid out from Taunton road by Samuel Keith's 
house to Edward Fobes' land and Thomas Wade's 
land, and over the brook and south side of Wade's 
house to William Bassett's house, and over Nathan 
Packard's and Samuel Leach's lands, and by Leach's 
barn across the brook to the north side of Ebenezer 
Leach's house, to the corner of the pond at the mouth 
of the brook, across the neck, and over the corner of 
the pond to Taunton (now Raynham) line. 



72 HISTORY OF THE 

1702. — A road laid out from Jonathan Haward's, at the rocky- 
gutter, running out of Cranberry Meadow, directly to 
the bridge over Lathrop's swamp — then turning on the 
westerly side of the swamp, and in the trodden path 
to the next swamp — so onward to the south side of 
Mr. Keith's land — so over the river where the bridge 
is, and across John Turner's land to the line of the 
north purchase, (now Easton). 

1703. — A way laid out from Taunton road between Captain 
Edson's and Edward Fobes" land, to the brow of the 
hill, near Captain Edson's, and turning along the 
beaten way to John Willis' land, and over Joseph 
Leonard's land, and turning between the land of John 
Washburn and said Leonard, and by Leonard's house, 
and so to tlie way formerly laid out. And beginning 
again at Jonathan Washburn's, a way was laid out on 
the w^est side of his house and barn, and by the west 
end of old Goodman Conant's house, and crossing 
South Brook at Captain Edson's meadow, and so to 
Amos Snell's land. 

" A way from the bay road on Little Plain, south of Rich- 
ard Field's house, easterly to Matfield River, and 
crossing the river at the cart wa)', and across Thomas 
Snell's land, and turning up the side of pine swamp, 
and warping about again to the south east corner of 
Samuel Kingman's field. 

" A way beginning a little to the west of Zaccheus Pack- 
ard's land, so as to run square over Daniel Field's land 
to the south-west corner of John Snell's orchard, and 
by his house to the common. 

1706. — A road laid out from the old way between South Brook 
and Ebenezer Whitman's house, and running across 
his land to the river — so over on to Benjamin Hay- 
ward's land — so to the range between said Hayward 
and John Hooper — so near said Hayward's house and 
barn — and over the plain to Plymouth Road. 

17 10. — John Haward and John Field were permitted to stop up 
the old road across their house lots, and turn it down 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 73 

the mill lane, and so before John Field's door, and 
along by the river. 

17 13. — A way from the bridge, over South Brook, at William 
Orcutt's — then up the hill by Orcutt's door — so near 
the corner of a swamp, and into the beaten way — so 
over the causey at bear swamp, and up the hill, and as 
near the ridge as may be, to Josiah Washburn's fence — 
then turning on the northerly side of his house to the 
plain, and down the plain to the south end of it — then 
more westerly across a little swamp, and along the 
beaten foot-path to the burnt swamp, and through it to 
the plain not far from Nathaniel Woodward's field — 
then easterly, by the north side of his house, to Na- 
thaniel Allen's land. 

" A way from Josiah Washburn's to Josiah Leonard's, run- 
ning by Widow Willis' fifty acres, and a little northerly 
from the fence of Josiah Washburn, Jr., and over the 
causey by Noah U'ashburn's — so running before his 
door, and across the swamp, to the south side of 
Josiah Leonard's land. 

1 7 14. — A way new marked and settled, from the north-west 
corner of William Ripley's land, over a little swamp, 
on a corner of Joseph Keith's land, to the range of 
James Haward's land — then turning by the southerly 
side of the swamp to a rock — so straight into the old 
way, to the east end of said Haward's barn — -and then 
again from the rock in the range of said Keith's and 
Haward's land, till it meet the way that was laid out 
to Daniel Packard's. 

17 15. — Allowed thirty hands to build a bridge at William Co- 
nant's, they to be freed from all other highway work 
so long as they should keep said bridge in good repair. 

17 15. — A way from where the road was laid, from James Keith's, 
toward the neck, at Joseph Hayward's — running over 
the bridge to the east end of Hayward's house — turn- 
ing on the east side of a pond to the range between 
Jonathan Haward and Joseph Hayward — turning west- 
erly in the range of said lots, till it passes the second 



74 HISTORY OF THE 

valley, to a corner of Joseph Hayvvard's fifty acres — so 
to the bridge — so over the bridge and Joseph Hay- 
ward's land, to the north purchase line, (now Easton). 

17 16. — A way laid out toward Poor meadow: beginning on the 
east side of the river, and running across the meadow 
and river, and by a bound of John Whitman's meadow 
— and so between John Whitman and John Read's 
lands westerly crossing a poison bottom, by John Whit- 
man's corner bounds and a pond hole — so straight 
into the old beaten path on the north-east side of a 
great rock — and so keeping the beaten way, to the 
swamp at Ebenezer Allen's where the way was for- 
merly laid out. 

" A road from where the old way over Spruce Swamp 
ended, running first northerly and then westerly, and 
so into the old saw mill way, crossing the swamp to 
the north-west, and keeping the old way till it crosses 
James Haward's land, and comes to the land left for a 
way from the old saw mill to West Meadow. 

17 17. — A way laid out, beginning where the three ways part to 
the eastward of Ensign Johnson's, and so along the 
southernmost beaten path by John Willis' house — 
then over a corner of Willis' field, and running down 
by Thomas Washburn's door, and a little beyond his 
barn — then turning eastward across a steep ridge, and 
on the southerly side of a pond hole, and so into the 
old beaten path that goes to Joseph Alden's. 

" A way towards Titicut from Benjamin Washburn's land, 
and so on the south side of the four mile line on Nehi- 
miah Washburn's land to Joseph Hayward's land, and 
across his land to the common land ; and beginning 
again at John Keith's house, and running northward 
to Samuel Edson's land, and so over South Brook, 
and into the way formerly laid out. 

172 1. — A private way from the country road on Byram's plain, 
at the northwest corner of Elisha Allen's land — then 
southerly by his house across the trodden path, to John 
Haward's land, and across his land and over the west- 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 75 

erly side of Elisha Allen's land, to the north-west 
corner of John H award's twenty acre lot, and so on 
said in lot or near the beaten path to the westerly side 
of Josiah Allen's land, and then across the bridge at 
burnt hill gutter over Josiah Allen's land to his north- 
west corner — then over a poison bottom in Ebenezer 
Byram's land, and by his barn, and over black Brook 
as far as John Haward's land — so easterly to the out- 
side of Byram's land. 

1 72 1. — A private way from the road between Joseph Latham's 
and the ridge — so across James Latham's and Whit- 
man's lands, near to the corner of Jonathan Washburn's 
land — then on the westerly side of a swamp over 
Washburn's land, and running above the head of 
Joseph Washburn's home land, and by the head of 
Isaac Lazell's land, and over a corner of it, and along 
over William Conant's land, and by the easterly end 
of his house to the highway. 

" A way from Deacon Alden's to Mr. Perkins', keeping 
the beaten way to John Bolton's lane, and through 
Jonathan Sprague's field, to the range between him 
and John Bolton, Jr., and then to come into and keep 
the beaten way to Mr. David Perkins'. 

" A way from the old road, over Flaggy Meadow Brook, 
to the top of the hill — then turning and going near by 
the house of Israel Alger, Jr., so down over the swamp 
on the side of a pond hole, and into the way to the 
bridge over the cove — so westerly near Joseph Alger's 
house, and by the mile line to Cutting Cove fence. 
And from the bridge a way was laid over the slough 
by the west side of Israel Alger's meadow fence, and 
so by the east side of Thomas Alger's fence to John 
Field's land. 

" A way from West Meadow, at a corner of Joseph Snell's 

fence, near Josiah William's across Snell's land and 

• Benoni Hayward's land, to Seth Brett's land, and so 

by Brett's land to the country road. Hay ward and 

Snell leave to set up gates. 



76 . HISTORY OF THE 

1721. — A waj' from Thomas Wade's to Jonathan Gary's: from 
near Wade's house to where Joseph Bassett, Jr., was 
going to build — so turning into and keeping the cart- 
way to Gary's land — so over the swamp and Gary's 
land, and by his house in a drift way, to the old road 
leading to the great meadow over Bassett's plain. 

1722.- — A way from Edmund Hobart's orchard to Lieutenant 
Davenport's house — then between Davenport's and Jo- 
seph Pratt's land out to the common. And Davenport 
and Thomas Hayward agreed Hayward should have a 
way to pass with horse or cart across said Daventort's 
land, on a stony ridge out into the above way, Hay- 
ward keeping sufficient gates. 
" A way from Plymouth old road towards Weymouth road, 
viz : — from the ridge through and over the swamp, and 
not far from Isaac Harris' fence, and so by his barn 
in the old way to the river where the bridge is, and up 
the hill, and turning more easterly, and coming into 
the way from Josiah Allen's, and keeping said way 
towards Elisha Allen's — then on tiie east side of 
John Haward's and west side of Elisha Allen's land, 
northerly over the plain to the east side of a tree in 
Elisha Allen's other lot, and across the road leading to 
Ebenezer Allen's — so over the corner of Gaptain By- 
ram's lot, and on the west side of Ebeneazer Allen's 
corner, and across the east corner of Samuel Allen's 
land, and by the side of this lot into the road leading 
to Weymouth. 

1724. — A way beginning twenty rods westerly of the house of 
Jonathan Haward, Jr. — then northerly over said Haw- 
ard's land, and on the westerly side of Lathrop's 
swamp, over Joshua Haward's and Thomas Hayward's 
land, to the range between Elihu Brett and John Lath- 
rop's lands — so to the extent of Brett's land, and to 
the top of the hill^-still northerly to Samuel Gary's 
land, and so across Garey's, Brett's, and Joseph Hay 
ward's lands, keeping the beaten way to the saw mill. 

1724. — A way from the head of the lane by Samuel Kingman's, 
northerly by the swamp to John Kingman's house, and 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 7/ 

by John VVormell's house, across Benjamin Edson's 
land, and on the easterly side of a little pond hole, and 
still northerly over John Kingman's land, to a small 
run of water, and across Henry Kingman's land, and 
down to James Packard's land, to the south-eastward 
of a ridge, and so on the ridge by the easterly side of 
James Packard's land to the saw mill. 
1725. — A way from the easterly side of Captain Edson's meadow, 
near South Brook, first southerly, and then easterly to 
land of Ruth and Hannah Field — so near to Benjamin 
Pratt's, and still easterly across Joseph Pratt's land, to 
the way leading by Lieutenant Davenport's. 

" A way from the road on the northerly side of Benjamin 
Willis' land — then easterly to and over Samuel Lath- 
rop's land, to John Benson's house. — Also from the 
road leading by William Orcutt's to the causey, and 
over a brook and so to Amos Snell's land. — 'Also from 
the road north side Benjamin Willis' house, to run 
between his house and barn south to Amos Snell's land. 
1726. — A way from William Orcutt's land easterly towards Amos 
Snell's, and over a corner of his orchard, and by his 
house, and southerly by William Washburn's land to 
the road leading from Josiah Washburn's to William 
Washburn's. 

" A road from the old way, leading by the easterly end of 
Josiah William's house to West Meadow — southerly to 
Joseph Packard's house, and thence to the new saw 
mill on West Meadow Brook. 

" A way from widow Bolton's to Mr. David Perkins', 
between land of John Willis and land he sold Jonathan 
Washburn, to said Perkin's land — so westerly and 
down the hill, and over the bridge above Mr. Perkin's 
mill, and by the coal house till it comes into the road 
near Mr. Perkin's house. 

" The way by Chilton Latham's turned westerly on the 
northerly side of his land to the new saw mill, and 
over the river just above the mill dam — then to extend 
northerly to the way leading to Byram's Plain. 



78 HISTORY OF THE 

1727.^-A way from the old malt house of Ensign Mitchell, de- 
ceased, near his late dwelling-house — then in the old 
range, formerly between him and John Haward, de- 
ceased, to Plymouth road — then westerly to land of 
Francis Gary deceased, to Ebenezer Hill's land, to Na- 
thaniel Hayward's land, to Ebenezer Hill's shop — so 
along the beaten way to the Centre Tree — so along to 
Ensign Johnson's, between his and Solomon Johnson's 
house, and so along the beaten way to the old meeting- 
house. 
" A way from Samuel Edson's, by the house of Joseph 
Snow, and Joseph Snow, Jr., and Henry Kingman's — 
then turning southerly till it comes to Daniel John- 
son's, and so between his house and barn to David 
Johnson's, where the three roads meet. 

1728. — The way at Robinson's turned to go where the bridge 
now is. 

1729. — A private way from the road by Ebenezer Alden's, to 
the country road by Josiah Byram's: beginning at a 
stake between Isaac Alden's and Ebenezer Alden's — 
thence south twenty-three deg., east thirty-si.x rods — 
thence south eleven deg., east forty-seven rods — thence 
south four deg., west fifty-eight rods — thence south 
twenty deg., west seventy-seven rods — thence south ten 
deg., east thirty-six rods to the country road aforesaid. 
" A way from where two roads part, about twenty rods 
east of Black Brook — one leading to Moses Bisbee's, 
and the other to Samuel Pratt's — thence to Samuel 
Pratt's house — so on to Mr. Moore's house — thence to 
the saw mill, and over the bridge below the mill — then 
over rocks and mire, and leaving the old way, about 
two rods to the left hand, and going through the swamp 
to William Gould's land, where his house stauds. 

1730. — The bridge below Moses Bisbee's to be moved further 
down where the old bridge was, if the selectmen find 
it convenient. 
" The way leading from Isaac Harris' to Abington, turned 
to the eastward of widow Allen's land. 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 79 

1730. — A way from the road between John Keith's and Francis 
Wood's easterly to a small brook — then turning up a 
hill — and so northerly to the range between Keith and 
Wood, and easterly to a corner bound of Wood's land. 
" A road from Ephraim Jennings' over Joseph Jennings' 
land, and by his house, and ov^er land of John Brett, 
and over a small brook — so to land formerly William 
Brett's, and by Nathaniel Hayward's house to land of 
Zechariah Standish, and so to Middleborough (now 
Halifax) line. 
" A road over Comfort's Bridge to the house of John 
Willis, Jr., and to the road leading from Thomas 
Washburn's to David Johnson's. 

1 73 1. — A way from Benjamin Ha5'^ward's, over John Hayward's 
land, and the said Benjamin's land to Josiah Hayward's 
land, and between his house and barn, and over Jen- 
ning's bridge, and on John Packard's and Joseph 
Packard's land, and so over Samuel Jennings' and 
Richard Jennings' land, and over a small brook, and 
so between Jennings' house and barn, and up the hill, 
and by Ephraim Jennings' house and barn, and over 
Joseph Jennings' land, up a hill, and so to a small 
slough by Plymouth road. 

" A way from Taunton road to Moses Washburn's land — 
thence a drift way through gates and bars to the island 
in the great meadow, to run between the field of 
Samuel Packard, Jr., and the pond, and on the west 
side of Packard's house, and so to the great meadow. 
1732. — A way from Titicut River, at the road over the brook 
below the saw mill — then over Nehemiah Washburn's 
land, and by Nathaniel Hooper's house and orchard, 
and so by William Hooper's house — then turning 
easterly to the brook, and keeping the beaten way by 
Nehemiah Washburn's house to the road already laid 
out. 

" A way from Taunton road on the hill south of Ebenezer 
^^'illis■ to the southerly side of the plain, and along 
by a rock south-west of Samuel Alden's house, and 



8g history of the 

along to the west side of Joshua Fobes' house, and to 
the arm of the saw-mill pond, and so between the land 
of Captain Edson and Nehemiah Washburn, and so 
east to the great river at Titicut. 

1732. — An open road from Nicholas Wade's to the Plymouth 
road, at Sandy Hill, viz: — from Wade's land at the 
bank of the pond westerly over the mouth of the river, 
and south of David Robin's house, and to a tree within 
the gate, and so along by a pond hole, and so along 
eight rods south of the house of Benjamin Hayward, 
Jr., and along the old road to the top of the hill, and 
along by the corner of Chilton Latham's land to the 
Plymouth road at Sandy Hill. 

1733. — Nathaniel Woodward and Solomon Leonard agree upon 
a road by their houses, and across their lands. 
" A way from John Lathrop's across the swamp to Joseph 
Cary's land, and between Cary's and Lieutenant Haw- 
ard's land, and by Thomas Hayward's bars at West 
Meadow across a swamp and over the brook, and over 
a corner of a swamp in Samuel Packard's land, and 
so to the beaten path leading to West Meadow, and 
so to the road leading to Josiah Williams' and Joseph 
Packard's, on the east side of Williams' house. 

1734. — A way from Captain Edson's house northwesterly to 
Benjamin Snow's' house — then westerly to Samuel Ed- 
son's land, and so to Taunton road. 
" A way from Joseph Washburn's, on the side of the hill 
between his house and causey, as it goes to Thomas 
Conant's — so over the causey and the beaten way from 
said Conant's to Nathaniel Conant's, and into the lane 
by Nathaniel Conant's, and up along to the bounds 
between Nathaniel Ames and Bethiah Ames, and so 
before Lindsay's door and by Richard Davenport's 
land to the bounds between John Washburn and Icha- 
bod Orcutt to said Orcutt's house and the old road. 
" A way laid out anew or turned, at the request and free 
consent of John Johnson, Isaac Lazell, David Conant, 
and John Holman, between Major Holman's and Wil- 



EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER. 8r 

liani Conant's, from the corner of Holman's pasture, 
turning out of the old way, and into the pasture south- 
westerly to a flat rock near Johnson's fence, and so 
over his field, and between his house and shop, straight 
to the east end of Lazell's house, and so by his orchard 
fence to an old coal pit — then turning more easterly 
to David Conant's range, and gradually entering on 
said Conant's land, till it has the whole way on it, 
and so keeping Conant's line ten or twelve rods — then 
across Conant's field to the highway. 

1741. — A way turned on the further end of Byram's plain, out 
of the old road, at the south-west end of Josiah King- 
man's field, straight to the westerly end of Captain 
Byram's barn, and so between the house and barn, and 
thence straight to the north-east corner of the old 
orchard on the plain, that was formerly Jeremiah 
Newland's. 
" A drift way for David Kingman and his near neighbors 
to go to meeting, viz : — from the south-west corner of 
Cornet Beals' ten acre lot, where John Hanmer lives, 
straight to Dr. Byram's house — thence to the north 
end of the forge dam, and so to the Little House, and 
thence by the fence to the waste way that runs before 
the door. 
" A way from Ames' land by Downey's house, and so on 
between Abiel Packard's and Daniel Richard's land to 
the country road. 

1746. — A way from Abington, to the road near Captain Bass' 
house, viz : — from the line between Bridgewater and 
Abington, south of Thomas White's house, in the lane 
between his house and barn — thence to Samuel Por- 
ter's barn, and by his house to land of 'I'homas Whit- 
marsh and James Lovell, and between their lands to 
VVoodbridge Brown's land, and keeping the beaten 
path or near it over the said Brown's land to Snell's 
meadows, and over the meadows where the causey is 
made, and by Eleazar Whitman's house, and so to 
James Latham's field, and by his house, and between 
his house and barn in the beaten way to Lieutenant 



82 HISTORY OF THE 

Beals' land — then turning westerly till it comes even 
with Ensign Kingman's house, and then turning down 
by his house straight to Joseph Byram's barn, and so 
to the bridge across the Forge Pond, and over the 
bridge and by the pond in the trodden way, till it 
comes to the country road a little northward of Capt. 
Bass' house : laid out at the request of the neighbors. 

1746. — A way laid out on William Gould's land from a great 
rock, and running south eleven deg. east twenty rods 
against his house — thence south twenty-three deg. east 
twenty-five rods to Pembroke line. (This road is now 
in Hanson.) 

1756. — The way turned from Ephraim Gary's straight to Edward 
Mitchell's, by his request, and thence straight to Tim- 
othy Hayward's and into the old way. 

1757. — The road turned from a stake standing on the south side 
of the road, by Moses Bisbee's, south nine deg. east 
from the south-west corner of Gharles Bisbee's house, 
and running ninety rods on the same point to Job 
Ghamberlin's land, where it meets the road ; — this was 
done at the request of Moses Bisbee, Nathaniel Gham- 
berlin, Isaac Lazell, Jr., Job Ghamberlin, and Simeon 
Whitman. 



FAMILY REGISTER. 



EXPM.ANATION. 



— a. before a date, stands for about — b. for born — d. for death or died — 
m. for married — s. for son — ss. for sons — w. for wife — gra. for graduate or 
graduated — B. U. for Brown University— D. for daughter — Ds. for Daught- 
ers — H. U. for Harvard University — *added to a name or date of a birth, 
signifies that the person died in youth or without issue — W. B. for West 
Bridgewater — S. P. for South Parish of Bridgewater, now Bridgewater — E. 
B. for East Bridgewater — N. B. for North Bridgewater — Tit. for Titicut. 
Other abbreviations will occur, which being usual and common, deed no 
explanation. 

ALDEN. — Hon. John Alden arrived with the Pilgrims at 
Plymouth in the May Flower, 1620; was about 21 years old, 
and was one of the Cxovernor's Assistants many years, and oth- 
erswise much employed and greatly distinguished in the infant 
colony ; he removed early to Duxbury, and was one of the 
original proprietors of Bridgewater, as we have already seen ; 
he d. at Duxbury Sept. 12, 1687, ae. 88, of course was born 
1599: he m. Priscilla, D. of Wni. Mullens, 1623, and had John, 
Joseph, David, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ruth and Mary. — 
John was a captain, a mariner and master of a vessel, removed to 
Boston, m. Elizabeth, widow of Abiel Ewrill, and D. of Maj. Wm. 
Phillips, 1660, and had John 1663, William 1669, Nathaniel 1670. 
Zechariah 1673, gra. H. U. 1692, Nathan 1677, and Henry, and 
also several Ds.; he d. 1702, she 1719 ; his will dated 1701. He 
was accused of witchcraft. — David and Jonathan remained at 
Duxbury, and had families there. — Elizabeth ni. Wm. Paybody. — 
Sarah m. Alexander Standish. — Ruth m. John Ba.ss, 1657. — 
Mary m. Thomas Delano. 

2. Joseph, (2d son of Hon. John i.) had his father's proprie- 
tary share in Bridgewater, and was an early settler here ; he m. 
Mary, D. of Moses Simmons, sometimes written Synionson ; 
and had Isaac, Joseph, John, and probably Elizabeth, who m. 
Benjamin Snow, 1691, and Mary who m. Samuel Allen, 1700; 
he d. 1697, fe. a. 73. 

3. Isaac, (s. of Joseph 2.) settled in E. B., and m. Mehitabel, 
D. of Samuel Allen, 1685, and had Mehitabel 1687, Sarah 1688, 
Mary 1691, Isaac 1692, Ebenezer 1693, Mercy 1696, Abigail 
1699, Jemima 1702, and John. — Mehitabel m. Ben^jamin Rich- 
ards, 171 1. — Sarah m. Seth Brett, 1712, and afterwards Dea. 
Recompence Cary, 1727. — Mary m. John Webb, of Braintree, 



84 ALDEN. 

1720, and d. 1772, as. 82. — Isaac lived a bachelor, and left a 
large real estate. — Mercy m. Zaccheus Packard, 1725. Jemima 
m. Dea. Thomas Whitman, 1727. 

4. Dea. Joseph, (s. of Joseph 2.) lived in S. B., and m. Han- 
nah, D. of Daniel Dunham, of Plymouth, 1690 ; and had Daniel 
1690, Joseph 1693*, Eleazar, 1694, Hannah 1696, Mary 1699, 
Joseph 1700*, Jonathan 1703*, Samuel 1705, Mehitabel 1707, 
Seth 1710: he and she both d. 1747, he ae. 80, she 78. — Hannah 
m. Mark Lathrop, 1722; Mary m. Timothy Edson, 1719; Me- 
hitabel m. Barnabas Eaton, and d. ae. 30. 

5. John (s. of Joseph 2.) had his father's homestead in W. B., 
and sold it to Isaac Johnson a. 1700, and removed to Titicut in 
Middleborough ; m. Hannah, D. of Captain Ebenezer White, of 
W'eymouth ; she was born 1683; he had David, who m. Judith 
Paddleford, and was father of Solomon ; Priscilla, w. of Abraham 
Borden ; Thankful, w. of Francis Eaton ; Hannah, w. of Thomas 
Wood ; Lydia, w. of Samuel Eddy, and and afterwards of John 
Fuller ; Mary, w. of Noah Thomas ; Abigail, w. of Nathan 
Thomas; Joseph, who m. Hannah Hall; John, who first m. 
Lydia Lazell, and had Capt. John, of Fairhaven, and Nathan, 
and then m. Rebecca Weston, and d. .April, 1821, ae. 102 ; Ebe- 
nezer, who at the age of 20 went to Cuba, and was taken prisoner 
and suffered hardships for 10 years, m. Anna Whitaker, and 
afterwards Rebecca Smith, and settled in Ashfield ; Noah born 
1725, a Baptist minister, settled at Stafford 1755, and afterwards 
installed at Bellingliam 1766, a member of the convention for 
forming the Constitution of Massachusetts in 1780, and slso of 
the convention for adopting the Constitution of the United States 
in 1788, m. Joanna Vaughn and had 3 ss. and several Ds., and 
d. 1797, se. 71. 

6. Capt. Ebenezer (s. of Isaac 3.) lived in E. B., and m. Anna, 
D. of Joseph Keith, 1717, and had Anna, 17 18, Susanna 17 19, 
Abigail 172 1, Nathan 1727, Ezra 1732. — Anna m. Eleazar 
Washburn, Susanna m. Ephraim Cary, Abigail m. Ebenezer 
Byram, Jr., Esq., all three m. together, at the same time, viz. : — 
Nov. 22, 1738. — The mother d. 1775, ^- 79' ^^e father 1776, x. 
83, and was the last surviving member of the first church in 
East Bridgewater, gathered in 1724. 

7. John (s. of Isaac 3.) lived in E. B., and m. Hannah, D. of 
Henry Kingman, 1727, and had John* and James*, twins, 1729 ; 
Isaac 1731, Jonathan 1733, Hannah 1736, Adam 1738*, Abigail 
1742*, Keziah 1743 ; his w. d. 1744, and he m. Rebecca Night- 
ingale 1745, and had Rebecca 1745, John 1747, Esther 1749*, 
James 1751, Adam 1754, Joseph 1755, Benjamin 1757 ; the 
father d. 1762, va. a. 67; Rebecca m. John Sprague 1767, and 
they with the mother and John went to Warwick ; James, Adam, 
Joseph and Benjamin went to Claremont, N. H. 



ALDEN. 85 

8. Daniel, Esq., (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) m. Abigail, D, of Jo- 
seph Shaw 17 17, and had Joseph 1718, Daniel 1720, Abigail 
1722, Zephaniah 1724, Hannah 1726*, Hannah 1727, Mehitabel 
1729*, Barnabas 1732, Ebenezer 1734, Mary 1737; he removed 
to Stafford with his family, where he d. ae. 80. — Joseph m. Su- 
sanna, D. of Solomon Packard, 1742, and had Zenas 1745*, and 
Martha 1747*, and d. at Worcester, re. 50. — Daniel, Esq., m. 
Jane Turner 1747, and d. at Lebanon, near Dartmouth College, 
ae. 70, and was father of the late Dr. Ebenezer Alden, of Ran- 
dolph, born at Stafford 1755. — Abigail m. Dea. Eleazar Whit- 
man, sen., 1742. — Zephaniah m. Hopestill, D. of Thomas Wade, 
1748, and d. at Stafford, ee. 80. — Hannah m. Joshua Blodget, at 
Stafford, and there d., a;. 70. — Barnabas d. at Ashfield, x. 60.— 
Ebenezer d. at Stafford, a:;. 21. — Mary m. Isaac Fuller 1764. 

9. Eleazar (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in S. B., and m. Mar- 
tha, D. of Joseph Shaw, 1720; she d. 1769, x. 69, he 1773, ai. 
79; he had Jonathan 1721, Eleazar 1723, Abraham 1725*, Da- 
vid 1727, Joshua 1729, Caleb 1731*, Ezra 1734, Timothy 1736. — 
Jonathan m. Experience, D. of Nathaniel Hay ward, 1743, and 
went to Greenwich where he d , ai. 80, and she d. there 1809, 
X. 90. — David m. Lucy D. of Noah Thomas, of Mid'o., and 
went to Ashfield, and d. there, x. 80. — Ezra went to Greenwich, 
was a Deacon there, and d. a;. 84. — Rev. Timothy gra. H. U. 
1762, settled at Yarmouth Dec. 13, 1769, and d. 1828, a^. 92 ; 
he m. Sarah, D. of Rev. Habijah Weld, of Attleboro': she d. 
1796, JE. 58 ; he had Timothy, Isaiah, Martin, Oliver, Sarah 
Weld, Martha Shaw. 

10. Samuel, (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in Titicut ; m. Abiah, 
D. of Capt. Josiah Edson, a. 1728, and had Abiah 1729, Mehita- 
ble 1732, Sarah 1734, Samuel 1736, Josiah 1738, Simeon 1740, 
and Silas. — Samuel, the father, m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah Wash- 
burn, 1752, and d. x. 80. — Abiah m. Seth Harris 1751. — Mehita- 
bel m. Joshua Packard, 1755. — Silas d. ce. 21. 

11. Capt. Seth (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) lived in S. B., and m. 
Mehitabel, D. of Eleazar Carver, 1740, and had Oliver 1740, 
Seth 1741, Caleb 1744* and Joseph 1747; she d. 1757, and he 
m. Jael, wid. of Timothy Hayward, 1758, she was wid. Peterson 
when she m. Hayward; he d. 1784, x. 75. 

12. Dea. Nathan (s. of Capt. Ebenezer, 6.) m. Mary, D. of 
Daniel Hudson, 1750, and had Nathan 1751 ; she d. 1755, and 
he m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin Richards, 1757, and had Isaac 
1758*; he d. 1807, ae. 80, she 1823, x. 90. 

13. Ezra (s. of Capt. Ebenezer, 6.) m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah 
Keith, of Easton, 1756, and had a son 1757*, Abby 1759*, Abi- 
gail 1761, Isaac 1763, Susanna 1766 : he d., and his wid. m. John 
Bisbee 177 1, and d. 1777, a^. 41. — Abigail m. George Vining 



86 ALDEN. 

1778, and Susanna m. Jacob Allen 1784, and both went to 
Plainfield. 

14. Isaac (s. of John 7.) m. Martha. D. of Solomon Packard, 

1755, and had Nabby 1757, Isaac 175S ; he d., and the vvid. m. 
Israel Bailey, 1760. — Nabby ni. Joseph Whiting 1778. 

15. Jonathan (s. of John 7.) m. Experience, D. of Cornelius 
Washburn, 1766, and had Mehitabel 1767, Isaac, John, Ezra, 
Daniel : she d. 1775, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Thomas White, 
1777, her maiden name Green, and had Cyrus, Samuel Green, 
Jonathan and Polly; she, the mother, d. 181 1, m. 63: she m. 
White 1772; Jonathan, the father, d. 1825, a^. 93. — Mehitabel 
m. Henry Jackson 17S6, and went to Minot. — Isaac m. Ruth, D. 
of Josiah Byram, 1794, and had Joanna, w. of Wm. Bird, m. 
1818, Nabby and Lewis; he d. 1832, x. 60, and his wid. m. 
Alpheus Fobes. — John ni. Deborah, D. of Benjamin Robinson, 
1798, and had Benjamin, Mary, Alvina, Charles, and went to 
Minot. — Ezra m. Nabby, D. of Wm. Vinton, 1798, and had Ed- 
ward v., who d young at the south, and William V., who lives 
in Boston. — Capt. Cyrus m. Nabby K., daughter of Capt. Daniel 
Kinsley, 1808, and had Mary K. 1809, Hannah G. 181 1, and 
Nabby \'inton 1813, and then went to Minot. — Samuel G. m. 
Rhoda, D. of Benjamin Richards, 1804, and had Benjamin, 
Samuel G., and Bartlett R., and d. 1814, at. 36, was killed by 
the bursting of a cannon at Eastport in the last war.— Daniel 
and Jonathan went to the westward.— Polly m. .Abel Barrell 18 10. 

i6. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar g.) m. Sarah, D. of Nicholas 
Whitman, 1748, and had Martha, 1752, Mary 1754, Abigail 

1756, Sarah 1759, Hannah 1762, Eleazar 1767 ; the father d. 
1803, a,'. 80, the mother 1819, as. 93. — Martha m. Silvanus Blos- 
som 1774, and d. 1802. — Mary d. single. — Abigail m. Wm. Snell 
1774. — Sarah d. 1778. — Hannah m. Levi Latham 1782. — Eleazar 
m. Deborah, sister of Eleazar Churchill 1794, and had Lewis, 
Isaac, and Deborah, she d. 1804, and he m. Abigail Pierce, of 
Mid'o, 1819, and had Maria S. 1822, Hannah a. 1824. Isaac 
m. Minerva Waterman 182 1. 

17. Lt. Joshua (s. of Eleazar 6.) m. Mary, Widow of Seth 
Alden, Jr., and D. of Eleazar Carver 1781 ; had no children; 
d. 1809, a. 80, she 181 1, K. 63 ; he gave legacies to the church, 
parish, and singing choir, in S. B. 

18. Samuel (s. of Samuel 10.) m. a Williams, and lived in a 
corner of Abington included in the north parish of Bridgewater; 
had Daniel, Silas, Joseph, Samuel, Williams, Seth, Hosea, and 
Hannah w. of James Cary, m, 1798; d. 1816, ae. 81. — Daniel 
m. Sarah, D. of Jon'a. Cary, 1786, and had Otis, Daniel, Al- 
pheus, and Sally, who m. Jon'a. Burr, of Worthington. Otis m. 
an Adams, Daniel m. Eunice, D. of Perez Southworth, 1815; 
he and Alpheus went to Randolph. — Silas and Joseph went to 



ALDEN. ^7 

Jay. — Samuel m. Sally, D. of Mark Ford, 1799, and had San- 
ford, Mehitabel, Hannah, and Sally, w. of Sidney Howard, m. 
181 5. — Williams m. a Lynfield, and had Mary, Lavinia, and 
Clarissa. — Dea. Seth m. Harmony, D. of Perez Southworth, 
1802, and removed to Stoughton. — Hosea m. Milly D. of Wm. 
Edson, 1817. — Wid. Sarah Alden m. Lazarus Beal, of Wey- 
mouth, 1809. 

19. Josiah (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Bathsheba Jones, of Rayn- 
ham, 1761, and had Elijah 1763, Hazael, Josiah. — Elijah m. 
Rebecca Fuller, of Kingston, 1783. — Josiah, and Elijah his son, 
went to Brimfield, now Wales. — Hazael m. Bethany VVilbor 1791. 
It appears also on record that Bethany Alden m. Eliphalet 
White, of Raynham, 1791. 

20. Simeon (s. of Samuel 10.) m. Mary, D. of Seth Packard, 
1764, and had Simeon, Alpheus, Silas, Solomon, David, Jona- 
than, Isaac and Lot. 

21. Oliver (s. of Capt. Seth 11.) m. Experience, D. of Capt. 
Solomon Leonard, 1765, and had Caleb 1766, Peddy, (Experi- 
ence,) Oliver 1770*, Cromwell 1773*. He d. x. over 80. — 
Peddy m. Silvanus Pratt 1803. 

22. Seth (s. of Capt. Seth 1 1.) m. Mary, D. of Eleazar Carver, 
1767, and had Seth 1769, Mehitabel 177 1 ; he had three other 
children, who d. 1775. Seth, the father, d. 1775, and his wid. 
m. Lt. Joshua Alden 1781. — Seth m. Sally, D. of Wm. Snell, 
1800, and removed to Maine, and had a s. William S., now liv- 
ing in S. B. 

23. Capt. Joseph (s. of Capt. Seth 11.) m. Bethiah, D. of 
Eleazar Carver, and had Mehitabel 1775, Joseph 1777, Daniel 
1780, Thomas 1782, Cyrus 1785, Eunice 1788, Seth, Bethiah, 
and Betsey; he d. 1803, re. 55. — Mehitable m. Thomas Mitchell 
1797. — Capt. Joseph, Jr., m. Polly, D. of Amos Hayward, 1800. 
— Daniel m. }oanna Tilson 1804, and went to Belchertown. — 
Thomas m. Matilda, D. of Daniel Copeland, 1815. — Cyrus and 
Seth were gra. B. U. ; the former an attorney in Boston, now in 
Bristol CO., the latter a minister at Marlboro'. — Eunice d. single. 
— Bethiah m. Alfred Arnold, of Greenwich, 1813. — Betsey m. 
Joseph Hooper, Jr. 

24. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Dea. Nathan i:;.) m. Sarah, D. of 
William Barrell, 1776, and had Mary 1777, Lydia, 1779, Marcus 
1782, Isaac 1786, Sarah 1792, Lucius 1796. The mother d. 
18 16, re. 61, and he then m. wid. Joanna Soule, of M., 1819. — 
Mary m. Capt. Wm. Vinton 1797, and d. 1799. — Lydia m. Da- 
vid Keith, Jr., 1801. — Marcus m. Salome, D. of Col. Aaron 
Hobart, of A., 1807, and had Aaron Hobart 1809, Susanna Ho- 
bart 18 1 5, and went to N. Y. — Isaac, Esq., m. Clarissa, D. of 
Ephraini Whitman, of A., 181 1, and had Wm. Barrell 1813, and 



88 ALDEN.— ALDRICH or ALDRIDGE. 

Henry 1817. — Sarah m. James P. Tolman, of St., 1818. — Rev. 
Lucius was gra. B. U. 182 i, and is settled in E. Abington. 

25. Isaac (s. of Ezra 13.) m. Mary, I), of Thomas Russell, 
1 78 1, and had Ezra, Thomas Russell, both baptized 1800, 
James Sullivan 1804, one other*, and the mother d. 18 14, a. 47 ; 
he m. Betsy, wid. of Benjamin Palmer, and D. of Daniel Willis, 
1814, and had several children, and d. 1827, a;. 64. — Ezra m 
Susan Dyer 1813, and went to Abington. — 'J'homas R. m. Jane, 
D. of Matthew Allen, 1813, and afterwards Dorothy, D. of Ste- 
phen Hearsey, and d. 1835, '^- 45- — J^"ies S. went to Weymouth. 

26. Solomon (son of David, and grandson of John 5.) m. Sa- 
rah Hall 1755, and had Sarah 1756, Solomon 1757, Noah, Alex- 
ander, Amasa, and three other Ds. — Solomon m. Patty King 
1786, and had two ss., Solomon (a bachelor) and Lewis. — Noah 
m. Elizabeth Miller, of M., 1793, and had 2 ss., Noah and Hiram, 
and went to Illinois. — Alexander m. Lucy Leonard 1792, and 
went to Me. — Amasa m. Sally Hathaway, of M., 1799, and had 
2 Ds. — Of the 4 Ds., one m. Elijah Alden ; one, Sarah, m. Azel 
Shaw; one, Hannah, m. Seth Miller, Esq., 1796; and one m. 
Eliphalet White. — Noah Alden m. Vodicia Hayford 1804. — 
Elizabeth m. Soranus Shaw 18 16. 

27. Caleb (s. of Oliver 21.) m. Sally, D. of Benjamin Hay- 
ward, 1790, and had Oliver, Cromwell, Susan, Sally, Mehitabel, 
and Mary. — Oliver m. Melinda, D. of Edward Mitchell. — 
Cromwell m. Mary, D. Joseph Hall. — Susan m. Samuel Sanger. 
— Sally m. Sidney Howard. — Mehitabel m. in Lancaster where 
she lives. 

Ebenezer Alden of M., m. Ruth Fobes 1763. — Anthony Alden 
joined the church in W. B. 1742. — Ruth m. Daniel Faunce, of 
P., 1777. — Rosanda, of M., m. Joseph Fobes, 2d, 1781. — Silence 
of M., m. Zephaniah Hathaway, of T., 1792. — Andrew, of M., 
m. Silence (or Selina) F'obes 1797. — Caleb, of M., m. Susanna 
Dunbar 1787. — Lucy of M., m. Eleazar Cary 1794. — Daniel m. 
Deborah Fullerton, of A., 1798. — Caleb 2d, m. Polly Alden 
18 14. — Daniel m. Olive Tucker 18 19. — Sally m. Jonathan Burr, 
of Worthington, 1820. 

ALDRIDGE or ALDRICH.— i. George and Catharine Al- 
drich, of Braintree, had John 1644, Sarah 1645, Peter 1648, 
Mercy 1650, Jacob 1652, Mattathias 1656. 

2. Henry and Mary Aldridge, at Dedham. had Mary 1643, 
Samuel 1644. Henry, the father, d. 1645. 

3. Josiah and his wife Mary settled in Bridgewater, and had 
William 1719, Henry 1721, Josiah 1723. 

4. John m. Sarah, I), of Giles Leach, and settled in S. B., 
and had a D. Sarah, who m. Benjamin Hayward a. 1700. 

5. John m. Elizabeth Cooper 1722, and had Timothy 1723. 



ALDRICH OK ALDRIDGE.— ALGER. 89 

6. Joseph, of Braintree, m. Patience Osbourne 1661, and had 
Joseph 1663. — John Aldridge, of Bridgewater, was a soldier at 
Roxbury, and d. there Feb. 1776. — There' were also Nathan and 
Lydia Aldridge, in Bridgewater. — Josiah m. Sarah Baker 1753. — 
Joseph ni. Elizabeth Andros, of '1'., 1754. — Benjamin m. Mary 
Shaw I 72 I. — ^(,'atherine m. Jacob Bump 1716. — Peter Aldridge 
was on the jury 1707. — Mary m. Joseph Newcomb 1768. — Dan- 
iel, of M., m. Keziah Pratt 1797. — Phebe m, David Vaughn, of 
M., 1802. — Polly m. Lot Pratt 1787. — Eaton Aldridge m. Nabby, 
wid. of Otis Holmes, of T., and D. of Ezra Fobes, 1807 ; she 
m. O. Holmes i 796. 

ALGER. — Thomas Alger, from Taunton, (perhaps Easton 
now) settled in VV. B. and m. Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Packard, 
1665, and had Israel and Deliverance, and perhaps other children. 

2. Israel, (s. of Thomas i.) m. Patience, D. of Nathaniel 
Hayward, and had Israel 1689, Joseph 1694, Thomas 1697, Na- 
thaniel 1700, John 1704. — Nathaniel went to Easton, was there 
in 1727 and 1729. — -John d. 1730, and his brother Israel settled 
his estate. 

3. Israel (s. of Israel 2.) m. Alice, D. of Joseph Hayward, 
and had Patience 1713; the mother d. 1716, and Patience was 
then called Alice to bear up her mother's name ; he then m. Su- 
sanna, D. of William Snow, 17 17, and had Israel, Daniel 1727, 
James 1729; the mother d. and he m. Rachel, D. of Thomas 
Wade, 1 73 1, but had no children by her. — Alice, Israel, and 
Daniel were all baptized 1727. — Alice m. Shepard Fiske 1732. 

4. Joseph (s. of Israel .:.) m. Mary, D. of Wm. Ames, 1719, 
and had Mary 1720, Joseph 1723, Patience 1726, Bethiah 1729, 
John 1732, Susanna 1734, Nathan 1737*, Edmund 1739. — Mary 
m. Abner Hayward 1739. — Patience m. Isaac Lathrop 1743. — 
Bethiah m. Isaac Lazell 1748. — Susanna m. Ephraim Burr 1755. 

5. Thomas (s. of Israel 2.) m. Sarah, D. of Peter Dunbar, 
1724, and had a s. Thomas, and perhaps other children. 

6. Israel (s. of Israel 3.) m. Abial, D. of Samuel Lathrop, 
1747, and had Sarah 1754*; he d. 1755, and the wid. m. Jon'a. 
Boz worth, 1756. 

7. James (s. of Israel 3.) m. Martha, D. of Jon'a. Kingman, 
1750, and had Anna 1752, Alice 1755, Abiezer 1757, Martha 
1760, Phebe 1763, James 1765*, and James 1770, and 3 others 
who d. in infancy; he d. 1800, she 1813. — Anna m, Jesse Fuller 
Sturtevant 1771, and Amos Keith 1774. — Alice m. Peter Dun- 
bar 1773. — Martha m. Calvin Keith 1779. — Phebe m. Thaxter 
Dunbar 1779. 

8. Daniel (s. of Israel 3.) m. Susanna, D. of Benjamin Fobes, 
and had Daniel 1751, Susanna 1753, Israel 1755. Kezia 1757, 
Benjamin 1760, Chloe and Silvia 1761, Nathan 1763, Martha 



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1766, David 1768, Abiel 1772.— Susanna m. Mark Packard— 
Kezia m. John Dickerman 1786.— Benjamin m. Hannah, D. of 
Daniel Snow, Esq., 1785, and lived in Easton.— Chloe m. Tis- 
dale Howard 1 791. —Silvia m. Col. Caleb Howard. — Martha m. 
Mark Howard 1788.— David m. Sarah, D. of Jon'a. Lathrop 
1790.— Abiel m. Rhoda Drake 1789, and David and Abiel went 
to Winchendon. 

9. Joseph (s. of Joseph 4.) m. Naomi, D. of Elisha Hayward 
1747, and had Edward 1750*, Bethiah 1752, Mary 1754, Han- 
nah 1757, Silence 1759, Joseph 1762, Susanna 1767, Ebenezer 
1769. — Bethiah m. Joseph Johnson 1771. — Mary m. Nathaniel 
Perkins 1775. — Hannah m. Jacob Hewins 1776. — Silence m. 
Barnabas 13unbar 1780. 

10. John (s. of Joseph 4.) m. Abihail (or Abial,) D. of Maj. 
John Johnson 1754, and had John 1755.— The father d., and 
the wid. and her father Johnson settled the estate 1756. — The 
wid. m. Ebenezer Pratt 1758. 

11. Edmund (s. of Joseph 4.) m. Ruth, D. of Dea. Isaac 
Willis, 1 76 1, and had Edmund 1762, Isaac 1764, Nathan 1768, 
Ruth 1770, Willis 1773.— Edmund m. Huldah, D. of Josiah 
Lathrop, 1786, and had William 1787, and Huldah 1791, and 
went to Canada. — Isaac m. Susanna, I), of Joseph Johnson, 1788 
and went to Attleboro'.— Ruth m. Dea. Nathan Alger 1792. — 
Edmund Alger m. Molly Thompson 1796. 

12. Thomas (s. of Thomas 5.) m. Mehitabel Briggs, of Nor- 
ton, and had James and Daniel both baptised 1766. — Daniel d. 
soon after the revolutionary war. — ^Thomas Alger d. 1793. — 
Wid. Alger d. 1795, a^. 67. 

13. Abiezer, Esq., (s. of James 7) m. Hepsibar, D. of Ebe- 
nezer Keith, 1778, and had Jesse 1781* Cyrus 1782, Olive 1785, 
Abiezer 1788, Hepzibah 1792, Cornelia 1799*. — Cyrus, Esq., m. 
Lucy, D. of Nathan Willis, 1804, and lives in Boston, and has 
Olivia, Francis, Lucy, Mary Ann, Eliza, Martha, Cyrus. — Olive 
m. the Hon. John Reed, of Yarmouth, 1809. — Abiezer m. Anna 
Cushing 18 1 2. 

14. Dea. James, (s. of James 7.) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph 
Bassett, 1791, and had Adin 1791, Nahum 1794, Phebe Cush- 
man 1798, Zenas 1802, Horatio 1806. — Adin m. Clarissa, D. of 
Jason Fobes, 1814. — Phebe C. m. Cyrus Copeland 1816, — Ho- 
ratio gra. H. U. 1825, and settled in the ministry at Chelsea. 

15. Daniel (s. of Daniel 8.) m. Sarah, D. of Theophilus 
Howard 1781, and had Sukey 1782, Parnel 1783, Daniel 1786, 
Sally 1788, Minerva 1790, Howard 1793, Silvia 1796, and Ruth 
1802. — Daniel m. Lydia Wilkes 1807. — Sally m. Martin Dunbar 
1812. — Minerva m. Libeus Packard 18 12. 

16. Israel, Esq., (s, of Daniel 8.) lived within the limits of 



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Easton ; m. Rachel, D. of George Howard, 1785, and had 
George. Israel, Barnard, Roland, Rachel, and several other Ds. 
— George m. Sally Lothrop 1814. — Israel gra. B. U. 181 1, and 
settled in the ministry. — Barnard m. Betsey Lathrop 18 10. 

17. Dea. Nathan ( s. of Daniel 8.) m. Ruth, D. of Edmund 
Alger, 1792, and had Martin 1793, Abigail 1795, Nathan 1798, 
Lyman 1800, Benjamin 1803, Edmund 1806*, Emily 1S09*. — 
The mother d. 1826, a;. 55. — Abigail m. Albe Howard 18 14. 

18. Joseph (s. of Joseph 9.) m. Olive, D. of Joseph Ames, 
1785, and had Tiley 1786, Ansel 1788, Lucinda 1790, Joseph 
1792, Olive 1795, Betsey 1798, Henriette 1801, Mary 1803, 
Caroline 1807, Jane 18 10, Elijah Ames 1813. 

19. Ebenezer 1 s. of Joseph 9.) m. Polly Capen, of Sharon,^' 
1792, and had Otis 1793, Polly 1795, Lucy 1797, Ebenezer ' 
1799, Nancy 1801, Eliza 1803, Sanford 1805, William 1808. — 
Polly m. \Valdo Hayward, Jr., 18 16, and d. 1817. — Otis m. 
Susanna Perkins 1817. — Nancy m. Waldo Hayward, Jr., 1818. 

20. Nathan (s. of Edmund 11.) m. Rachel Smith 1809, and 
had Rhoda 181 1, Edmund 1813, Bathsheba 1815. 

21. Willis (s. of Edmund 1 1.) m. Susanna Capen, of Sharon, 
1795, and had Anna C. 1797, Leonard 1799, Stillman 1801, 
Isaac 1802, Ward 1805, Davis 1807, Susan 1809, Semantha 
1814. — Anna C. m. Nathan Hewins 1818. — Leonard m. Hannah 
R. Lathrop 182 i. 

22. James (s. of Thomas 12.) m. Mehitabel Briggs, of Norton, 
and had Daniel, James, and several Ds., one, Olive, m. Daniel 
Tyler, of Pittsfield, 181 1. — Daniel m. Salome, D. of Joseph 
Keith, 1806, and had Emily Williams 1807, Daniel Francis 
18 10, James Newton 18 12, Joseph Allen 18 15, Eliza Sherman 
18 1 6, Merton, and George. 

The name of Alger has been variously written ; sometimes 
Aulgar, Augur, Augre, Auger, Agur, Ager, Eager, and Agar, 
and were, perhaps, originally the same name. And although 
the family in Bridgewater have generally written it Alger, yet 
it was formerly invariably pronounced Auger. In Willis' His- 
tory of Portland we find the names of Arthur and Andrew Al- 
ger, of Scarborough, in 1650; the latter is found on the court 
records as early as 1640. Both of these were killed in Philip's 
war 1675. It is remarkable that they were written often in the 
same variable manner, Alger and Auger. There was also a 
Sampson Alger, written Augur, in Old York, made freeman at 
Kittery 1652. These three last have been mistaken by Farmer 
in his Register, for Angler, and so was Thomas, ancestor of the 
Bridgewater family, on the Old Colony records as copied by 
Nichols, in consequence of being there written Auger, the // as 
as generally written not being easily distinguishable from an ;/. 



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In Winthrop's Journal, p. 23d, we find "a vessel arrived from 
Bristol in 1631, and among the passengers the name of Aiigre 
appears. We find also the name of a Mr. Augur, at New Ha- 
ven, 1667."' The families of John and Hannah Aulgar, of John 
and Sarah Aulgar, and of Matthew and Martha Aulgar, appear 
from 1652 to 1682, on Boston records; where also it appears 
John Alger m. Sarah Seely 172 1. — Farmer's Register also gives 
the name of Nicholas Auger, a learned physician of New Ha- 
ven, 1638, and his brothers, John and Robert; taken from 
Dodd's East Haven Register. William Auger, or Agar, also 
was admitted freeman in Mass. 1631, and lived in Salem 1637, 
and d. 1654. Jonathan Ager or Auger was also of Salem in 
1665. Jacob Auger was at Braintree 1689. 

ALLEN. — Samuel Allen, of Braintree and his wife Ann, had 
Samuel 1632, Joseph, James, Sarah 1639, Mary and Abigail. 
His w. Ann d. 1641, and he had a 2d w. Margaret: whether 
she was mother of any of the children is not known ; his will 
1669, wherein the children are named in the above order. — 
Sarah m. Lieut. Josiah Standish. — Mary m. Nathaniel Green- 
wood 1655. — Abigail probably m. John Cary 1670. 

1. Samuel Allen, a Deacon, and son of Samuel Allen above 
named, settled in E. B. as early as 1660, and was the second 
town clerk, to whom we are much indebted for the fulness and 
perfection of the records; he m. Sarah, I), of George Partridge 
of Duxbury; she was born 1639; they had Samuel 1660, Essiel 
1663, Mehitabel 1665, Sarah 1667, Bethiah 1669, Nath'l. 1672, 
Ebenezer 1674, Josiah 1677, Elisha 1679, Nehemiah 1681. His 
will 1703 ; he d. 1703, a;. 71. — Mehitabel m. Isaac Alden 1685. 
— Sarah m. Jonathan Cary, who d. about 1695, and she after- 
wards m. Benjamin Snow 1705. — Bethiah m. John Pryor. 

2. Samuel (s. of Samuel 1.) m. Rebeckah, D. of John Gary, 
1685, and had Samuel i686, Ephraim 1689, Timothy 1691, Jo- 
seph 1693*, Mehitabel 1695. The mother d. 1697, and he m. 
Mary (D. perhaps of -Joseph Alden,) 1700, and had Joseph 1701, 
Benjamin 1702, Mary 1704, Rebecca 1706, Matthew "1708, Seth 
1 710, and Abigail. His will 1736. — Timothy, Joseph and Ben- 
jamin perhaps, went to N. J. or elsewhere ; Mehitabel m. a 
Bushnell. — Mary m. Henry Kingman 1726. — Rebeckah m. John 
Kingman. — Abigail m. Shubael Waldo, of Windham, 1730. 
(There was a Samuel Allen who m. Jane Turner, of Weymouth, 
1728, and d. 1750, and called Jr., probably the son ; there is no 
further record of him.) — Ephraim went to Berkley, and was a 
blacksmith. 

3. Nathaniel (s. of Samuel i.) m. Bethiah, D. probably of 
Nathaniel Conant, 1696, and lived at Gonant's Bridge, and af- 
terwards in S. B., and had Andrew 1698, Hannah 1700, James 
1704. The mother d., and he had a 2d wife Abigail, (it is Mary 



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on the town records,) and had Abigail 17 ii, David 17 13. — An- 
drew, Hannah and David, no account of, perhaps they went to 
the Cape. — Abigail m. Nathaniel Carver 1736. — Perhaps there 
was another D. Mercy, who m. Moses Orcutt 1739. 

4. Ebenezer (s. of Samuel i.) m. Rebeckah Scate 1698, and 
had Sarah 1699, Rebeckah 1701, Jacob 1702, Joanna 1704, Abi- 
gail 1706, John 1708, Ebenezer 1709*, Ephraim 171 1, Isaac 
1 7 19, Joshua*, James, Jemima*, Deborah*. — The father d. 
1730. — Sarah m. Jon'a Crooker. — Joanna m. David Pratt 1722. — 
Abigail m. Samuel Smith. — Ephraim d. 1734, and Jacob settled 
his estate. — Rebecca was baptized 1725, and died single. 

5. Josiah (s. of Samuel i.) m. Mary Read 1707, perhaps D. 
of Micah Read; had Micah 1708, Josiah, Mary, Esther, Sarah, 
Nathan 1722, Betty 1724, William 1726. Her will 1751, proved 
1759. — Mary m. Benjamin Vickery 1737. — Esther m. James 
Edson 1749. — Sarah m. Japhet Byram 1742. The father was 
dead in 1736. — Micah, Nathan, and Betty sold to Benjamin 
Whitman 1761. 

6. Elisha (s. of Samuel i.) m. Mehitabel, D. of Nicholas 
Byram 1701, and had Elisha 1704, Japhet 1705, Matthew 1708, 
Samuel 17 10, Mehitabel, Susanna, Mary, Silence. — Mehitabel 
m. Jonathan Alden, of Duxbury, 1731. — Susanna m. John Gary 
1733. — Silence m. Edmund Jackson 1741. — (Quere if it was not 
Elisha's D. Mary that m. Benjamin Vickery 1737, and not Jo- 
siah's above.) — Samuel probably m. Susanna, D. of David Per- 
kins, 1733, and died 1737. 

7. Nehemiah (s. of Samuel i.) m. Sarah Wormel 1707, and 
had Alice 1707, Sarah t7io, Martha 1713, Nehemiah 1715*, 
Bethiah. Lydia. — Alice m. Arthur Latham 1733, and then Jona- 
than Allen, of Braintree, 1739. — Sarah m. Nath'l Pratt, of 
Bridgewater, 1734. — Martha m. Dea. Jacob Hayward 1736. — 
Bethiah m. ]\Lcah Turner of Weymouth. — Lydia m. Richard 
Vining of Weymouth. — Jonathan Allen, of Braintree, m. Mary, 
D. of Capt. Chilton Latham, 1742, and had several Ds. m. here; 
2 m. Ramsdells, and one m. Seth Hobart. 

8. Benjamin (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Mehitabel, D. of Ephraim 
Cary, 1730, and had Benjamin, Ephraim, Hannah, Mehitabel 
1737. — The father died, and his estate was settled among the 
children 1754. — Hannah m. John Edson 1751. — Mehitabel, the 
daughter, m. Benanuel Leach. — Mehitabel Allen, the widow, m. 
Caleb Washburn 1756. — Benjamin went to Kingston and m, a 
Delano, and was a Sergeant with Gen. Winslow, 1755, in seiz- 
ing the neutral French at Nova Scotia, where he died ; he en- 
listed from Plymouth, where he was a tanner. — This family lived 
where Dexter Pratt now lives. 

9. Capt. Matthew (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Sarah, D. of Seth 
Brett, 1735, ^^'^^ had Nehemiah 1736*, Ezra 1739, Nehemiah 



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1741*, Sarah 1747, Mary 1750*, Simeon 1753. — He d. 1787, ae. 
79; she 1794, 3i. 76. — Sarah d. single 1812, x. 65. — Simeon m, 
Huldah, D. of Ephraim Gary, 1785, and had Susanna 1786*, 
Simeon 1788*, and Alpheus 1792, who m. 2 Ds. in succession 
of Maj. Nath'l. Wilder, of Middleborough, and removed to 
Boston, and there d. 1828, without children. — Simeon, the father 
d. 1805, a. 52, and Huldah, the mother, d. 1802, a;. 50. 

10. Dea. Seth (s. of Samuel 2.) m. Rebeckah Rickard, of 
Plympton, 1735, and had Betty 1739, Mary*, and Rebecca*, 
twins, 1743*. He d. and the wid. m. Deacon Thomas Whit- 
man 1767. — Betty m. Nathan Whitman 1761. 

1 1. James (s. of Nathaniel 3.) there is no record, or tradition 
rendering it certain that this man was the son of Nathaniel, but 
the age and birth make it probable, and leave but little doubt 
of it; he m. Mary, D. of Daniel Packard, 1732, and had Nehe- 
miah 1733, James 1735, Ruth 1738, Bethiah 1740*, Susanna 
1742, Jesse, 1744, Bethiah 1749, Caleb 1751, Silas 1754, Han- 
nah 1756. — The father d. 1778, a;. 74. — Nehemiah went to 
Oakham. — Ruth m. Ichabod Packard 1757, and went to Oak- 
ham, — Susanna m. Capt. Jonathan Willis 1764. — Jesse m. Abi- 
gail, D. of Stoughton Willis, 1768, and went Oakham, and had 
James and Chloe. — Bethiah m. George Black — Galeb went to 
Gonway. — Silas went to Heath. — Hannah m. Ebenezer Keith 
1773. — Ghloe Allen of Oakham m. Jonas Leonard 1804, and 
afterwards Gains Gonant. — Salome Allen m. Galvin Waterman 
1793- 

12. Jacob (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Abigail, D. of Henry King- 
man 1730, and had Abigail 1730, Jonathan 1732, Jemima 1735, 
Jacob 1739, Ephraim 1743*, josiah 1746, Ephraim 1747. — The 
father was killed by a cart wheel running over him. — Abigail m. 
Jonathan Randall 1749. — Jemima also m. a Randall. — -Josiah 
and Ephraim left no sons. — The mother d. a widow 1770, x. 
65. — Josiah m. a Nightingale, and had several Ds., and d. 18 16, 
a. 70; his wid. d. 1722, x. 74. 

13. John (s. of. Ebenezer 4.) lived where Isaac Hobart lived, 
m. Lydia Kingman, 1733, and had Lydia, Deborah, John, Be- 
thia*, Joshua*, all baptized in E. B. 1748. — Lydia m. David 
Hatch. — John went to Maine. — Deborah m. John Hatch. — John 
Allen had a wife Alice, of Marshfield. — John Allen m. Sarah 
Campbell 1753. 

14. Isaac (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Joanna, D. of Solomon 
Packard, 1745, and had Phebe 1745, Martha 1748, Isaac 1752, 
Molly 1755, James 1757, Jennet 1759, Huldah 1761, David 
1763, Eunice 1766, Sarah 1769. — The mother d. 1787, x. 62, 
and he then m. wid. Susanna, late wife of William Allen, and 
D. of Joseph Packard, but had no children by her. — ^He d. 1791, 



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ae. 7 I ; she 1818, s. 87. — Phebe m. Wm. Bonney 1766. — Martha 
m. Benaiah Niles 1770. — Isaac m. Silvia, D. of Seth Brett, 1776, 
and afterwards Matilda, D. of Thomas Pratt, 1796, and d. 1822, 
X. 72, leaving one D. Sophronia, an only child, who m. Joseph 
Dunbar 18 12. — Molly m. Capt. Levi \\'ashburn 1774. — Capt. 
James m. Polly, I), of Wm. Whitman, 1778, and went to Maine. 
— Jennet m. C'apt. John Thompson 1778, and went to Maine. — 
Huldah m. Isaac Washburn 1781, who went to Maine. — 
Eunice m. Josiah Johnson 1784. — David m. Rachel D. of Jesse 
Dunbar. 1796, and had several children, viz: Melinda 1796, 
Zebina 1798, Nahum 1800, Galen 1802, Sidney 1806, and Jo- 
anna. — Sarah m. Zenas Whitman 1791, who went to Maine. 

15. James (s. of Ebenezer 4.) m. Bethiah, D. of John King- 
man, 1736, and had Ebenezer 1737, Bethiah. — His wife died, 
and he m. wid. Ann, late wife of Joseph Pryor, 1742, her maiden 
name Moore, and had Hannah 1742*, James 1743*, Thankful 
1746*. — Ebenezer Allen m. Mary Bradley, of Abington, 1757, 
and had James 1760, Mary 1763. The parents both died 1763, 
Bethiah m. Thomas Snell, Jr., 1755, who went to Maine. — Mary 
Allen m. Isaac Mehurin 1781. 

16. Micah (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Hannah, D. of Timothy Ed- 
son 1737, and had Mary 1737, Micah 1740, Joseph 1742, Daniel 
1743. — He d., and the wid. m. Thomas Phillips 1747. — Mary d. 
single 1820, a,'. 82. — Micah and Daniel went to Easton, and 
Daniel afterwards went to Brookfield. 

17. Josiah (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Sarah Orcut 1741, and they 
had only one child, Josiah 1742, who d. 1785, ae. 43, a bachelor. 
The father d. 1745, fe. a. 35. The mother d. 1806, se. 100. 

18. Nathan (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Rebeckah, D. of Stephen 
Read, 1743, and had Abigail 1743, Nathan 1747*, Nathan 1749, 
Rebeckah 175 1, Esther 1753, Philip 1757, Hannah 1760, Phile- 
mon 1762. — Abigail m. James Thompson, of Halifax, 1765. — 
Rebeckah m. Levi Gilbert of Brookfield. whither the family re- 
moved. — Esther m. Amasa Ross of Brookfield. — Hannah m. 
John Bacheldor. — Sally Allen of Brookfield m. Daniel Snow 3d, 
1792. — There was a Mehitabel Allen, who d. 1776, &. 13. 

19. William (s. of Josiah 5.) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Pack- 
ard, 1748, and had Susanna 1750, William 1752, Rhoda 1754, 
Edward 1756, Elijah 1758, Abel 1760, Robert, Betty 1767. — 
He died, and the wid. Susanna m. Isaac Allen, and afterwards 
Dea. Othniel Gilbert, of Brookfield. — This family went to 
Brookfield, and afterwards further westward. 

20. Elisha (s. of Elisha 6.) m. Rebecca, D. of David Pratt, 
1745, and had Mehitabel 1752, Huldah, 1753, David 1755, Abijah 
1758. 

21. Matthew (s. of Elisha 6.) m. Sarah Harden 1734, and had 
Susanna 1735, Samuel 1737, Japhet 1739, Sarah 1743, Mary 



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1745, Matthew 1747*. — The mother d. 1793, £e. 77, — Susanna 
m. Seth Gannett 1754. — Sarah m. Lot Dwellyi763; Mary m. 
John Hobart 1765, father of John Hobart, Esq., of Leicester, 
and afterwards a Bearce. — The father, Matthew, d. 1784, m. 76. 

22. Ephraim (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Betty, D. of Jonathan 
Wood, 1758, and had Seth 1759, Susanna 1761, Hannah 1764, 
Betty 1766, Sarah 1769. — Susanna m. Nathan Edson 1778. 

23. Ezra (s. of Capt. Matthew 9.) m. Phebe, D. of Ephraim 
Gary, 1761, and had Molly 1762, Zenas 1763, Phebe 1765, Ezra 
1767, Asahel 1770, Samuel 1772, Bezaliel 1774, Alice 1776, 
Waldo 1778, Ethan 1780, Ambrose 1784. — The father d. 1795, 
£e. 55. — Molly m. William Brett 1782. — Zenas went to the 
westward. — Phebe d. single 1803. — Ezra went to the westward. — 
Asahel m. Rhoda Tilson 1794, and had several children, viz.: 
Jason 1795*, Ethan 1797, Marven 1798, Alice 1802*, and then 
went to Benson, Vt. His son Ethan, gra. of Middlebury Gol- 
lege, was an Episcopalian Glergyman at the city of Wash- 
ington. — Samuel went westward. — Bezaliel m. Pamela Hall,- of 
Raynham, and had several children, viz.: Harriet*, d. 1807, a:;. 
10 ; Almira*, d. 1829, x. 28 ; Bezaliel Gary, who was a physician, 
and went to the southward; Pamela Hall d. 1834; Henry Glin- 
ton, who was educated at Brunswick, but did not graduate, began 
to preach, and d. 1831, x. 24; Evelina Augusta, m. a. Hall, and 
lives in Boston ; Harriet Amanda, m. a Rainsford, and d. 1837, 
Si. 24. — Alice m. Gapt. Abisha Stetson 1796, and d. 182 i, a. 45. — 
Waldo and Ambrose went to the eastward. — Ethan d. 1802, a^. 
22.— The mother, wife of Bezaliel, d. 1831, x. 62. 

24. Maj. James (s. of James 11.) m. Martha, D. of Dea. Ja- 
cob Hayward, 1761, and had Nehemiah 1763*, Oliver 1765, 
James 1766, Galen 1769, Benjamin 1772. — The father d. of the 
small pox 1789, K. 54. — Oliver m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Whit- 
man, 1790, and had several children, viz.: James Seymour, 
Oliver, and a D. James S., s. of Oliver, m. Mary D. of Nathan 
Mitchell, Esq., 1816, and died young, leaving only one child, a 
D. Mary; Oliver m. Rachael Wood, 1819. — James gra. H. U. 
1785, and died young and unmarried. — Benjamin m. Rebecca 
Glark 1795.- — Galen (named of N. H.) m. Hannah Gopeland 
1797. 

25. Jonathan (s. of Jacob 12.) m. Sarah, D. of Gapt. Jona- 
than Bass, 1755, and had Bathsheba 1759, Barzillai 1769. — The 
father d. 1780, x. 47, the mother 1777, ai. 41. — Bathsheba m. 
Gapt. Isaac Whitman 1785, and d. 1829, x. 70. — Dea. Barzillai 
m. Joanna, D. of William Bonney, 1796, and had a D. Glara 
1797, who m. Freedom Whitman, and lived in Boston, and d. 
young.' — The mother Joanna d. 1799, x. 25, and he m. Lucy D. 
of the Rev. Samuel Baldwin, of Hanover, 1802, and had Sarah 
Bass 1804, Samuel Baldwin 1807, Lucy 1810, Abigail 1812*, 



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William 1815, gra. H. U. 1837. — The father Barzillai d. 1826, x. 
56. — Sarah Bass m. the said Freedom Whitman for his 2d wife, 

26. Capt. Jacob (s. of Jacob 12.) m. Abigail, D. of Israel 
Bailey, 1762, and had Jacob 1763, Timothy 1764, Bailey 1766, 
Betty 1768, Jemima 1770, Jonathan 1773, Ward 1775*. — He 
commanded a company in the revolutionary war, and was killed 
at Saratoga, at the capture of Burgoyne, in 1777, x. 38. — The 
wid. Abigail m. Isaac Lazell. — Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Ezra 
Alden, 1784, and went to Cummington. — Timothy m. Celia, D. 
of Nathan Whitman, 1788, and had twins, who both d. in infancy, 
and the mother d. also 1789, and then he m. wid. Betty, late 
wife of Joseph Keith, and D. of Anthony Sherman, 1791, and 
had several children, viz.: Joseph 1792, Jennett 1794, Bailey 
1796, Orra 1798*, Anthony Sherman 1800, Timothy Wales 
1801, Betsy Rogers 1803, Orra 1804, Dicy Hill 1807. He re- 
moved to Plymouth where his wife d., and he m. a 3d w. and 
d. 1827. — Bailey (s. of Capt. Jacob) removed to the westward. — 
Betty m. Samuel Rogers 1790. — Jemima m. Elisha Bisbee, his 
2d. wife. — Johathan removed from town. 

27. Joseph (s. of Micah 16.) m. Mehitabel, I), of Zebulon 
Carey, 1771, and had Zebulon, Josiah*, Joseph 1785, Daniel, 
Susanna, Mehitabel. — Joseph, the father, d. 1826, x.. 84; the 
mother d. 1799, x. 48. — Zebulon m. Priscilla Atwood 1795, and 
removed to the westward. — Joseph d. 1828, a;. 43. He m. 
Diana, D. of Lot Philips, 18 14, and has left children ; his wid. 
m. Thos. Whitmarsh. — Susanna m. Thomas Snell 1792. — Mehit- 
abel m. Ezra Phillips i8og, and d. young. — Daniel m. Priscilla 
Smith, of Middleborough, 181 5, and d. young. — The whole 
family d. of consumption. 

28. Samuel (s. of Matthew 21.) m. Hannah, D. of Joshua 
Pratt, 1758, and had Matthew 1759, Hannah, 1761, Byram 1763, 
Molly 1765, Huldah 1767, d. 1795, Eunice 1770, Samuel 1772, 
Pratt 1775. — The father d. 1787, a^. 49. — The wid. m. Nehemiah 
Latham 1801. — Matthew m. Jane D. of Lemuel Keen, 1786, 
and had several children, viz.: Mehitabel, Bethiah, Jane, Hul- 
dah, Electa, Eliza, and d. 1803, x. 44. — Hannah m. John Rams- 
dell 1784, father of Martin Ramsdell. — Molly m. Nathaniel 
Damon 1786. — Eunice m. Ezra Whitman 1795. — Samuel went 
to Boston, and afterwards to N. B. — Pratt m. Ann Stockbridge, 
and had several children, viz. : Samuel Barker, Patience Barker, 
Prait 1801, and removed to the Cape. — Byram m. Elizabeth 
Childs 1786, and had Capt. Seth, of Halifax, Byram, Robert, 
Samuel, and both d. 1833, he x. 70, she 69. — Jane m. Thomas 
R. Alden 1813. — Huldah m. Thomas Barrell 1815, — Betsey (or 
Eliza) m. Noah Ramsdell 1818. — Electa m. a Slocum. — Mehit- 
abel Allen m. John Clapp, of Roxbury, 1804. 

29. Japhet (son of Matthew 21.) m. Betty Thomas of Marsh- 



98 ALLEN.— AMES. 



field, 1761, (she was a sister of Nathan Kingman's wife), and 
had Sarah 1765, Laban 1766, Phebe 1768, Japhet 177 1. Betty 
17731 Jenny 1775, Lydia 177S*, and Isaac born at Tamworth, 
N. H., whither the family all removed. 

30. William Allen (or Allan) m. Catharine Demsel 1756; 
their child d. 1757, and the mother d. 1757. — He then m. Han- 
nah Copeland 1758, and had William 1759, Catherine 1760, 
David i765.^He sold his estate to Hugh Orr. Esq., 1760. — 
This family lived in W. B., and had no connection with the Allen 
family in this town. It was probably a Scotch family. 

31. Eleazar Allen, of Rochester, m. Mary, D. of Anthony 
Sherman, and had Elisha, Zephaniah, Betty, and other Ds — 
He d. and the wid. and children came to E. B. — Elisha settled 
in Maine. — Zephaniah never m. Betty m. Nathan Bates, 1789. 

East Bridgewater is principally indebted to the Allen family 
for the burying ground, meeting house lot, and common or 
training-field, which were given by them. 

AMES. — John and William Ames were sons of Richard 
Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England : the former settled 
in W. B., and the latter in Braintree, here in New England, as 
early as 1640. 

1. John Ames above came from Duxbury to this town ; was 
an original proprietor here, and m. Elizabeth Hayward 1645 ^ 
she was probably sister of Thomas Hayward; they had no 
children, but he had a large estate which he gave by deeds in 
1697 to his nephew John, son of his brother William, of Brain- 
tree, and to the sons of his said nephew. He d. a. 169S. — 
(William, of Braintree, d. 1654 ; his wife Hannah; his children, 
according to Boston records, were Hannah 1641, Rebecca 1642,' 
Lydia 1645, John 1647, Sarah 1650, Deliverance 1653, — Hannah 
m. John Hayden 1660, m. by Gov. Endicoti. 

2. John (s. of William, of Braintree, and nephew of John i.) 
m. Sarah, D. of John Willis, and came to W. B. as early as 

J 1672, and probably earlier, and had John 1672, William 1673, 
Nathaniel 1677, Elizabeth 1680, Thomas 1682, Sarah 1685, 
David 1688, and Hannah. — His estate settled a. 1723. — Eliza- 
beth m. Capt. John Field 1697. — Sarah m. Daniel Field 1706. — 
Hannah m. David Packard 1712. 

3. John (s. of John 2.) m. Sarah, D. of John Washburn, 
1697, and had Elizabeth 1697, John 1700, Sarah 1702. Abigail 

>< 1705, Jonathan 1707, Deborah 1710, Daniel 1712, Benjamin 
1715, Joshua 171S*. — His will 1755, p. 1756. — Elizabeth m. 
Joseph Bassett, at Boston, 1^24. — Sarah m. Abiel Packard 
1723. — Abigail m. Thomas Wade this 2d or 3d wife) 1752, and 
d. 1789, a?. 84. — Deborah was never m.: Jonathan was to take 



AMES. 99 

care of her. — John m. Mehitabel, D. of Israel Packard, 1725, 
and had children, but left none ; Mehitabel, the wid., m. Samuel 
West 1727, and was dead 1752. — Benjamin refused executorship, 
and dates his refusal at Scituate. Jonathan executor alone. 

4. William (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of John Hayward, 
1698, and had Mary 1699, William 1701, Martha 1704, Bethiah 
1706, Sarah 1708, Hannah i7io' — He d. a. 1712. — David Pack- 
ard guardian to Bethiah, and Nathaniel Ames to the rest. — Mary 
m. Joseph Alger 1719. — Martha m. Thomas Conant. — Bethiah 
m. Timothy Keith 1737. — Hannah m. Samuel Keith 1734. 

5. Capt. Nathaniel (s. of John 2.) m. Susanna, D. of John 
Howard 1702, and had Nathanie4 1708, Susanna 171 1, Seth 
1713, Sarah 17 16, Ann, Mary*. — Susanna m. a Tripp of Provi- 

. dence. — Sarah m. a Spaulding, of Kiilingsly. — xA.nn m. a Payne, 
an attorney. — Seth d. x. 25, at Guinea, supposed to have been 
poisoned by the negroes. — Seth Ames m. Elizabeth, D. of John 
Prince, of Rochester, 1734. She afterwards m. Joshua Lazell, 
of M., (742. — Nathaniel Ames m. Mary Lindsay 1734. 

6. Thomas, (s. of John 2.) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Hayward, 
1706, and had Thomas 1707, Solomon 1709, Joseph 17 11, Ebe- 
nezer, 1715, Mary 1717, Susanna 1720, Nathan 1722, Sarah 
1724, Betty 1727. — Mary m. Seth Howard 1735. — Susanna m. 
Thomas VVillis 1741. — Sarah m. Capt. Josiah Packard 1747. — 
Betty m. James Ames 1748. — Mary Ames m. John Buck 1739. 
perhaps the mother, then a widow. 

7. David (son of John 2.) m. wid. Mary, late wife of Nathan- 
iel Reynolds, and D. of Thomas Snell, 1722, and had David and 
Mary 1723, James 1725. — He d. 1726, she 1757. — Mary m. 
Zechariah Gurney 1754. — David left no posterity. — Mary, the 
wid's. will, dated 1755, p. 1757, mentions David, James, Mary 
Gurney, and Betty Ames, (perhaps James' wife.) She also 
mentions her sons Nathaniel, and Thomas Reynolds, and grand 
daughter Mary Reynolds. — Nathaniel Reynolds executor. 

8. Jonathan, (s. of John 3.) m. Keziah Tinkham 1757, and 

had Jonathan 1759, Keziah 1761, Susanna 1763, Molly 1765. — ■y^ 
He d. 1775. — Keziah m. Thaddeus Howard 1785. — Susanna m. 
a Tinkham. — Molly m. Capt. David Gurney 1789. — Keziah, the 
mother, m. James Howard 1776. 

9. Daniel (s. of John 3.) m. Hannah, D. of Timothy Keith, 
1742, and had John 1742, Timothy 1744, Noah 1748, Daniel 
1751, Job 1752, Sarah 1754, Hannah 1756, Phebe 1760. — He d. 
of the small pox 1778, re. 60. — John was a physician, m. Martha 
Park 1771, and settled at Rehoboth ; he left no children. — 
Sarah m. Benjamin Fuller 1777. — Hannah m. Israel Burr 
1779. — Phebe d. single. 

10. Benjamin (s. of John 3.) m. Dorcas, D. of Hezekiah 
Thayer, of Braintree, and had Joshua 1760. — Joshua m. Han- 



Ui^Cr. 



lOO AMES. 

nah, D. of Mark Ford, 1786, and had James 1787, David 1788, 
Hannah 1790, Betsy 1796. — Capt. David m. Lucinda D. of 
Jonas Packard, 18 15. — James a bachelor. — Betsy m. Zephaniah 
French 18 16, and went to Albany. — Hannah m. John Talbot 
18 1 4, and went to N. Y. — (Benjamin Ames m. Hannah White 
1793. Boston records). 

11. William (s. of V^^illiam 4.J m. Elizabeth, D. probably of 
Richard Jennings, 1721, and had Mary 1722, William 1723, 
Barnabas, 1725*, Silence 1727, Peace 1729. Anne 1730, Abra- 
ham 1 73 1*, Amos 1732, Charity 1733, Elizabeth 1735, Sarah 
1736. — It is said this family removed to Connecticut. 

12. Dr. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 5.) removed to Dedham, 
and m. two wives in succession by the name of Fisher, viz. : — 
Mary, D. of Joshua Fisher, m. 1735, and Deborah. D. of Jere- 
miah Fisher, m. 1740. — By his first he had a son named Fisher, 
who died in infancy, but not till after his mother, upon which 
the famous law suit took place, in which it was determined, for 
the first time, that the estate ascended to the father, as next of 
kin to his son, by the Province law, contrary to the English 
common law. By the last wife he had several children, viz. : — 
Nathaniel 1741, Seth, Fisher 175S, Deborah and William; the 
two last died young. — William was lost at sea. — Nathaniel gra. 
H. U. 1761, was a physician, lived to old age, but left no chil- 
dren. — Seth gra. H. U. probably 1764, and was a physician, and 
d. 1778. — Fisher was the late Hon. Fisher Ames, of distinguished 
talents, who gra. H. U. 1774, m. Frances D. of Col. John 
Worthington, and had several children, viz. : John Worthington, 
Nathaniel, Hannah, Jeremiah Fisher, William, Seth, and Richard. 

Dr. Eliot, in his biographical dictionary, deduces the late Hon. 
Fisher Ames' descent from the Rev. William Ames, son of the 
famous Dr. William Ames of England, author of " Medulla 
Theologia:'," and this is repeated in the preface to Fisher Ames' 
works ; but the account here given of the family, drawn from 
authentic sources, renders this supposition altogether improba- 
ble. Besides. William Ames of Braintree, the ancestor ot this 
family, was married about 1640, and died at Braintree 1654, 
whereas the Rev. William Ames, son of the Franequar Profes- 
sor, and who came to N. E. with his mother, was graduated at 
Cambridge, N. E. 1645, and returned to England and settled 
there at Wrenham in the ministry, and died there 1689, a;. 65. 
The family record also, still preserved, deduces the Bridgewater 
family, as here given, from Richard Ames, of Brunton ; and 
hence perhaps the name of Richard appears among those of the 
Hon. Fisher Ames' children. 

13. Thomas (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Keziah, D. of Jonathan 
Howard, 1731, and had Keziah 1732, Susanna 1734, Thomas 
1736, John 1738, Mehitabel 1740, Silvanus 1744. — The father 



AMES. 101 

d. 1774, K. 67. — Keziah ni. David Howard 1751. — Susanna m. 
Josiah Snell 1752. — Mehitabel m. Eliab Fobes 1759. 

14. Solomon (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel 
Keith, 1737, and had Simeon 1739, Solomon 1741, Jotham 
1743. — Simeon and Solomon under guardianship 1757. — The 
mother, a wid., m. Isaac Swift 1749. — Solomon m. Eunice, wid. 
of Benjamin Sprague, and D. of Ephraim Holmes 178 1, and d. 
1814, leaving no children. — Jotham m. Keziah, wid. of David 
Howard, and D. of Thomas Ames, 1767. He afterwards m. 
Sarah Bryant 1786, and d. at N. Y. 

15. Joseph (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel 
Littlefield, of Braintree, probably 1736, and had Phebe 1737, 
Ebenezer 1739, Nathaniel 1741, Elijah 1743, Susanna 1744, 
Joseph 1747, Sarah, William 1752, Bethiah. — His w. d. and he 
m. Ruth, wid. of Israel Packard, and D. of Richard Field 1654, 
and had Zephaniah 1755. She d. and he m. Abihail, wid. of 
Jonathan Bosworth, late wid. of Israel Alger, Jr., and D. of 
Samuel Lathrop, 1768, and had Olive 1769, James 177 1, and 
Fiske 1773. — Phebe m. Capt. Jonathan Howard 1756. — Nath'l. 
m. Mary D. of Josiah Hill, 1783, and left no son. — Elijah m. 
Betty, D. of Isaac Johnson, 1769, and went to Pennsylvania. — 
Susanna m. Daniel Copeland 1764. — Sarah m. Josiah Williams 
1778. — William went to Connecticut. — Bethiah m. Ephraim 
Fobes 1769. — Zephaniah, a bachelor. — Olive m. Joseph Alger 
1785. — James m. Jenny Fenno, of Boston, 1794, and had Leon- 
ard 1797*, Franklin 1799, James 1803. Leonard was killed by 
the falling of a tree. Franklin m. Polly, D. of Benjamin Keith, 
1821. 

16. Ebenezer, (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. Jona. 
Howard, and had Rufus 1739, Sarah 1741, Parmenas 1743, 
Alary 1747. — He d. and his wid. m. Thomas Hooper. — Parme- 
nas m. a Kinsley, and then Mehitabel, D. of Simeon Ames, and 
wid. of Daniel Harvey, 1804; and he and Rufus both lived in 
Easton. — Ebenezer Ames and wife dis. fm. W. B. ch. to Easton 
1748. — Sarah Ames m. Josiah Williams, of Easton, 1763. 

17. Nathan (s. of Thomas 6.) m. Elizabeth, (or Betty) D. of 
Eleazar Snow, 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Nathan 1753*, d. 
1776. — The father died, and the mother then m. Wm. Tolman 
1757, and afterwards Micah White. — Sarah m. Aaron Bozworth, 

18. James (s. of David 7.) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Ames, 
1748, and had Mary 1756, Betty 1773. — He had a 2d wife 
Dorcas, who d. 1816. — Mary m. John Snow 1784. 

19. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 8.) m. Deborah Pratt of Easton, 
1780; she d. and he then m. Patience, D. of Caleb Sturtevant 
of Halifax, 1783, and had Jonathan 1784, Sarah 17S6, Lewis 
1788, Susanna 1790, William 1792, Charles 1794, Willard 1798. 



I02 AMES. 

Jonathan and his w. Sally had Ellis 1809, gra. B. U. 1830, Sally 
Capen 181 1, Mary Fobes 1820. — Lewis m. Hannah Loring 1815. 

20. Timothy (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Abigail D. of George How- 
ard, 1778, and had Hannah 1779*, Seba 1781*. The mother d. 
1784, and he m. Ruth Carver 1786, and had Abigail 1787, Sibil 
1789, Theron 1792, Phebe 1795. Abigail m. Oliver Bryant. — 
Sibil m. Capt. Jeremiah Beals. — Theron m. Patty, D. of Capt. 
Robert Packard, 18 16. 

21. Noah (s. of Daniel 9.) m. Ruhama, D. of John French, 
1778, and had one son John 1779, an only child, who m. Han- 
nah, D. of Perez Southworth, 1802, and he and his father both 
went to Winthrop, Me. — John's children were Noah 1803, 
Ruhama French 1805, Franklin 1806, Mary 1809, Thomas 
Thompson 181 1. 

22. Daniel (s. of Daniel 9) m. Mehitable, D. of Josiah Per- 
kins, 1780, and had Benjamin 1781, Josiah 1783. — Benjamin m. 
Zelopha, D. of John French, 1803, and had Damaris 1804, 
Nancy 1806, Daniel French 1809. — Josiah Ames m. Prudence, 
D. of Capt. \\'illiam Thayer, of Braintree, and went to Dracut, 
ana had George 1813. Sarah Jones 1815, Josiah 1817, Harriet 
1819, and John 1823. 

23. Job (s. of Daniel 9) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Dyke, 1782, 
and had Azel 17S3, Hannah 1785, Joel 1787, Elijah 1789, 
Nathaniel 1795. — Capt. Azel and Elijah settled in Marshfield. — 
Hannah m. Zebedee Snell, Jr., 1804. — Joel, m. Reliance, D. of 
Josiah Edson. 1818. — Job Ames m. Abigail Carver, of Marsh- 
field, 18 1 4. 

24. Thomas (s. of Thomas 13) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel 
Brftt, 1758, and had Parnel 1759, Abiel 1761, Thomas 1763, 
Olive 1765, Rebecca 1766*, Rebecca 1772, Betty 1775. — The 
father d. 1812, the mother 1S19. — Parnel m. George Howard, Jr., 
1777. — Capt. Abiel m. Alice Wetherell, of Norton, 1791, and d. 
1838, £e. 77, and had Charlotte 1793*. Charlts 1795, Charlotte 
1798, Thomas 1800, George 1804, Alice 1806, Fisher 1812.— 
Thomas m. Nancy Sturtevant, 1789, and went to Burlington. — 
Olive m. Elijah Burr, 1789. — Betty m. Calvin Burr, 1796, and 
both removed to Worthington, and Rebecca m. also in Worth- 
ington. 

25. Capt. John (s. of Thomas 13) m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim 
Howard, 1759, and had David 1760, Kezia, Susanna, Huldah 
1768, Abigail 1769, Cynthia 1772*, John 1775, Olive 1777. 
Kezia first m. Elijah Packard 1783, and afterwards Benjamin 
Robinson 1798. — Abigail m. Joseph Lazell. 1787. — Susanna m. 
Joseph Fobes, Esq. — Huldah m. Isaac Willis, 1786. 

26. Silvanus (s. of Thomas 13) m. Huldah, D. of Maj. Isaac 
Johnson 1768, and had Bezer 1769, Silvanus 177 1, Cyrus and 
Huldah. — Silvanus and Cyrus went to the westward. — Silvanus 



AMES. 103 

the father gra. at Cambridge 1767, was rector of the Episcopal 
church at Taunton 1773, and d. young, and his wid. (Huldah) m. 
John Willis, Esq., 1784. — Silvanus m. Abigail D. of Thos. John- 
son 1795. — Bezer m. Rebecca Joslyn, of Pembroke 1791, and 
had Bezer 1792, Nabby, 1795, Diana 1796, Marcus 1798, Cyrus 
1800, Philander 1803, Lydia 1805, Rebecca J. 1807, Charles H. 
1812 ; he went to Mid'o. and afterwards to Milton, where he d. — 
Huldah m. Timo. Hayward 1792. 

27. Simeon (s. Solomon 14) m. Experience Standish 1765, 
and had Barzillai 1766*, Alex'r. 1767, Mehitabel 1770, Solomon 
1773, Simeon 1776, Susanna 1780, Jotham 1786. — Mehitabel 
m. Dan'l. Harvey 1795, and afterwards Parmenas Ames 1804. 
— Solomon m. Sally Harden 1794, and went to N. Y.— Simeon 
went to Ohio. — Susanna d. single. — Jotham went to Easton. 
Alex'r. m. Susanna Cole of M. 1789, and had Aaron 1791, Sarah 
1793, Bethiah 1794, Sampson 1797, Priscilla Standish 1799, Sim- 
eon 1801*, Edwin 1803, Susanna 1805, Mary 1808. — Sarah m. 
Martin Swift 1806, Bethiah m. Squire Fuller of Vt., 1815, Samp- 
son m. Betsy Richmond, of T. 18 19. 

28. Joseph (s. of Joseph 15) m. Martha, D. of Josiah Wil- 
liams 1770, and had Seth 1771, Bethiah 1773, Zeph'h. 1776, 
Joseph and Martha 1778, Anne 1781, Lucy 1784*, Jane 17S7, 
Waldo 1789, Lucy 1795, Nath'l. Fisher 1795. — The father d. 
1813. — Seth m. Elizabeth Bartlett 1798, and had Horace 1798. 
Virgil 1804. — Bethiah m. Josiah Bates 1796. — Joseph m. Han- 
nah W. Shaw 1812, and d. 1813. — Martha m. Ezra Hyde 1805. 
Anne m. George W. Perkins 1802. — Jane m. Eph'm. Sprague, Jr., 
1813. — Lucy m. Benj. Sprague 1818. 

29. Ebenezer (s. of Joseph 15) m. Jane D. of Dr. Abiel How- 
ard 1763, and had Ambrose 1765, Charles 1767, Walter 1773. 
Wm. 1777, and Eben'r. — Ambrose removed to Greenfield. — 
Charles m. Rhoda D. of Dea. Elijah Snell 1789. — Walter m. Me- 
hitabel Packard 1796. — Most of the family removed to the west- 
ward. 

30. Fiske (s. of Joseph 15) m. Betsy Covington 1803, and had 
Betsy Covington 1805, Cyrus 1806*, Geo. Robinson 1808, Wm. 
1810, Joseph Thomas 1813. — His w. d. and he m. Dinah D. of 
Benj. Leach 18 19, and had Elbridge, Mary and John. 

31. David (s. of Capt. John 25) m. Rebeckah D. of Maj. 
Isaac Johnson 1781, and had Lucinda, Mary, Rebecca, Susanna, 
David, Abigail, Galen, Charlotte and John. — The first 6 bap. at 
W. B. May 5, 1795 : he with his family removed to Springfield. 
Lucinda m. a Lamphear. — Mary, single. — Rebecca m. James 
Wells. — Susan m. Edw'd, Pynchon Esq. — David m. Mary O. D. 
of Nahum Mitchell. — Abigail m. Rob't. McDermot. — Galen m. 
Eliza Kent. — Charlotte m. Nathan Oakes. — John not married. 



104 AMES.— ANGIER. 

32. John (s. of Capt. John 25.) m. Deborah, D. of the Rev. 
Dr. Sanger, 1799, and removed to Sangersfield, N. Y., and had 
Caroline Sanger 1800, Irene Freeman 1802, Christiana Sterling 
1803. 

2,;^. Oliver (s. of Capt. John 25.) m. Susanna, D. of Oakes 
Angier. Esq., and went to Easton and had Horatio, Oakes A., 
Angier*, Oliver, Sarah, William, Harriet, and John. 

34. Dea. Josiah Eames (from Marshfield. a descendant of 
Anthony Eames probably), his wife was an Eames also : he came 
to N, B. 1770, and had a son Elisha. — Elisha m. Sarah, D. of 
Timothy Packard, and had Josiah 1787, and Isaac 1789. — The 
mother d. 1790. — Josiah m. Rebecca, D. of Ephraim Noyes, 
180S, and had Sarah 1812, Luther 1813. — Isaac m Abby Hay- 
ward 181 1. — This family went to Long Island. — Elisha m. Ann 
Mann, of St. 1791. 

N. B. In the early records some of the family of Ames were 
sometimes written Eames; but whether Anthony and others in 
Marshfield of the name of Eames, were of the same family with 
that of Ames in Bridgewater, is not ascertained. There was a 
John and Martha Ames, of Boston, whose children were Wil- 
liam 1656, Martha 1659; (Boston Records); he appears to have 
been cotemporary with William of Braintree and John of Bridge- 
water. There was also a Thomas Eames at Dedham who had 
John 1642, and Thomas Eames also of Sudbury 1676, and 
Anthony, John and Mark Eames at Hinghani and Marshfield 
from 1637 to 1649. 

ANGIER. — Edmund Angier, of Cambridge, 1636, freeman 
1640, m. Ruth, D. of the Rev. Dr. William Ames, an English 
divine of great celebrity, the famous Franequar professor, and 
author of '' Medulla Theologian," and had John 1645*, Ruth 
1647, Ephraim, Samuel 1654, John 1656'^. His w. d. 1656, and 
he m. Ann Pratt 1657, and had Edmund 1659, Hannah 1660, 
Mary 1663, John 1664, Nathaniel 1665, and Elizabeth. — There 
was also a John Angier gra. H. LI. 1653 ; and Mr. John Angier, 
of Boston, bought a house of Wm. Aspinwall 1652 ; and John 
and Hannah Angier, of Boston, had a son John born 1652. — 
John Angier m. Elizabeth Worthylake 1713, and had John 1714, 
Robert 1717, and Elizabeth 17 19. — (Boston records). 

2. Rev. Samuel (s. of Edmund i) gra. H. U. 1673, and set- 
tled in the ministry at Rehoboth 1679, m. Hannah, D. of the 
Rev. Urian Oakes, Pres. of H. U. Sept. 2, 1680, and had Ames 
1681, Hannah 1682, Ruth 1684*, Edmund 1685, Urian, Oakes, 
Samuel, Dorothy, Sarah, Eunice 1698, John 170 1, Elizabeth, and 
Ruth 1705 ; he was dismissed on account of feeble health from 
Rehoboth, and afterwards was installed at Watertown 1697, 
and several of his youngest children were born there ; he d. 
17 19, X. 65, she d. 1714 at her son Ames' in Boston. — Ames 



ANGIER. 105 

gra. H. U. 1701, and m. Margaret McCarty, in Boston 170S, 
and had a s. William 1714, and d. in Eng. 1720. — Hannah d. 
single, at Watertown, 17 14. — Eunice d. single at E. Bridgewater 
177 1, a;. 73. — Ruth m. the Rev. John Shaw, of S. Bridgewater. 

3. Rev. John (s. of Rev. Samuel 2) gra. H. U. 1720, and 
settled in E. B., 1724; m. Mary, D. of Ezra Bourne, Esq., of 
Sandwich, (her mother was Martha, D. of Samuel Prince, and 
her (Martha's) mother was Mercy, D. of Gov. Thomas Hinck- 
ley, and her (Mercy's) mother was D. of Lawrence Smith;) he 
had Martha 1733*, John 1735*, Ezra 1738*, Mary 1740, Samuel 
1743, Oakes 1745. — He d. 17S7, a;. 85 years and 8 months. — 
j\lary m. Rev. Ephraim Hyde of Rehoboth, 1767. 

4. Rev. Samuel (s. of Rev. John 3) gra. H. U. 1763, and 
settled as colleague with his father 1767, m. late in life, Judith, 
D. of Rev. ji^siah Smith of Pembroke, 1797, but had no chil- 

^-dren. She d. 1803, a;. 55; he Jan. 18, 1805, ae. 62. 
A 5. Oakes, Esq., (s. of Rev. John 3) gra. H. U. 1764, read 
^ law with the elder President Adams, and settled as an attorney 
in W. B., and was eminent in his profession ; m. Susanna, D. 
of Col. Edward Howard 1774, and had Charles 1774, Mary 
1776, John 1778, Sarah 1780, Susanna 1783, Oakes 1785. — He 
d. 1786, £e. 41, and his wid. m. Jesse Fobes, 1792. — Charles gra. 
H. U. 1793, and m. Frances McClench, 1796, was an attorney 
and d. young, leaving an only child, Susanna McClench Howard 
born 1797: his wid. m. Archelaus Lewis, Esq., of Falmouth, 
Me., and the D. m. a Flinn of Boston. — Mary m. Dr. Hector 
Orr 1795. — Sarah m. Josiah W. Mitchell, Esq., of Freeport, Me. 
Susanna m. Oliver Ames of Easton, 1803. — Oakes m. Frances, 
D. of John Hathaway of Dighton, and was an attorney, first in 
Belfast, Me , and afterwards in Dighton, and d. leaving a s. John. 

6. John (s. of Oakes 5) m. Lavinia, D. of John Hathaway 
of Dighton, and settled in Belfast, Me., as a merchant, and had 
Harriet Lavinia 1805*, John Francis Howard 1807, Charles 
Frederick 1810, George Christopher 1812, Harriet Lavinia 1814, 
who m. James H. Mitchell 1833, and Oakes 1816. — He d. Nov. 
17, 1829, ae. 51. — John F. H. gra. VVaterville College, and m. 
Jane, D. of Judge VVni. Crosby, and settled as an attorney in 
Belfast. — Charles F. and Oakes settled as merchants in Belfast. 
Geo. C. gra. Brunswick College, and settled as an attorney in 
Bangor. 

Rev. Dr. Gad Hitchcock, of Pembroke, now Hanson, m. an 
Angler, cousin probably of the Rev. John Angier. 

The name of A/ger, often written and formerly pronounced 
Auger, has been sometimes mistaken for Angier. See Farmer's 
Register, where Arthur, Andrew, and Sampson Angier are men- 
tioned, the name of each of whom was Alger or Aiige?; and not 
Angier. — (See Alger.) 



io6 BACON.— BAILEY. 

BACON. — Daniel Bacon, made free 1647, ^^'^^ ^^ early set- 
tler in W. B., owned a purchase right, and the farm where Tim- 
othy Reed, Esq., lately lived; all which he sold to his nephew 
Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica, who sold it to John Kingman, 
of Weymouth, 1685, and Kingman and his descendants have 
ever since occupied it. It came into the possession of Reed by 
his marriage with Hannah, the only child of the late Caleb King- 
man, deceased, the last of the name who owned it. — Daniel Ba- 
con was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is 
mentioned again in 1668, but the family early left the town. 

BAILEY or BAYLEY.— Guido Bayley was among the first 
settlers of the town : took the oath of fidelity here in 1657 : pur- 
chased John Irish's proprietary right or share 1659, ^^^ ^^'^s 
called of Bridgewater : he first lived in VV. B. " near Goodman 
Lathrop's and the fiaggy meadow," but afterwards appeared in 
S. B. near where the late Zechariah Whitman afterwards lived : 
he sold his place there to his nephew, Manasseh Marston of 
Salem in 1696 : the selectmen consenting to it, to whom he from 
age and infirmity had previously applied for assistance ; Mars- 
ton to maintain him and his D. Mary; he had in 1687 conveyed 
his whole estate "excepting what he had before given to the 
rest of his children" to his son Guido, who died immediately 
after, and it came again to the father. He d. a. 1700 ; his wife's 
name was Ruth ; he had Guido, Mary, Ruth, and Elizabeth. — 
Guido d. a. 1690, and Ebenezer Hill settled his estate. — Mary 
first m. a Randall, and then Isaac Leonard, perhaps 1701 ; she 
conveyed twenty acres of land to her cousin Marston 1697, who 
was to take care of her, and he conveyed it to Leonard 1702. — 
Ruth m. Ebenezer Hill 1684. — Elizabeth m. James Harris 1693, 
her father gave her his estate and farm in W. B. by Lathrop's. — 
In 1703 the town directed the selectmen "to take care of the 
wid. Bayley and keep her in posession of her just right in her 
late husband's estate, as far as may be." This family is extinct 
here. 

2. Adams Bailey b. 1722 (s. of Joseph who was s. of John 
of Scituate) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Howard of W. B. 1746 
and settled there; and had Seth 1747, Adams 1748, Joseph 1749, 
(all b. at Scituate), Sarah 1752, Charity 1754, Jonathan 1756, 
Caleb 1759, Ebenezer 1760, Charlotte 1763, Daniel 1765, Caleb 
1768, Paul 1770, (the 9 last b. at Bridgewater). — Sarah m. Isaac 
Lathrop 1775. — Paul m. Betsey, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1798 
and went to Sidney, Me. 

3. Seth (s. of Adams 2) m. Deborah, D. of Capt. Jacob 
Packard 1770, and had Sally 1770, Deborah 1772, Jacob 1775. 

4. Capt. Adams (s. of Adams 2) m. Catharine Little 1775; 
he was an officer in the revolutionary war and lived and died at 
Charlestown, where he was master or superintendent of the U. 



BAILEY.— BARBER. 107 

S. marine hospital: he had a s. Adams b. 1780. who lives in 
Boston. 

5. Joseph (s. of Adams 2) m. Abigail, D. probably of Capt. 
Jacob Packard, 1771, and had Charlotte 1772: he d. young 
probably. — \\'id. .Abigail Bailey d. 1775, ae. 47, as appears on 
E. B. records. 

6. Jonathan (s. of Adams 2) m. Catharine Nichols 177S, and 
had Mephibosheth 1778, Sarah 1780, Catharine 1782. — Sarah 
m. Caleb Snell 1799. 

7. Ebenezer (s. of Adams 2) m. Silvia, D. of Capt. Eliakim 
Howard 17S2, and had Mehitabel 17S2, Adams 1784, and then 
went westward. 

Lydia Bailey d. 1794, a;. 21. — Thankful Bailey m. Thos. Lind- 
say, Jr., 1786. — Joseph Bailey of Freeport m. Patience Holmes 
1796. 

8. Capt. Israel, b. at Scituate 1708 (s. of John of Hanover? 
who was son of John of Scituate) was cousin of Adams 2, and 
uncle of Col. John of Hanover of revolutionary memory. He 
m. Keziah Perry 1730, and settled in E. B. : his will 1749, proved 
1750 ; his w. and brother John of Hanover ex'ors. ; he had Rhoda 
1731*, Israel 1732, Keziah 1734, Hannah 1736, Abigail 1738, 
Rachel 1740, Ward 1742, Sarah 1744*, Elizabeth 1746*, (all b. 
at Scituate before he came to E. B.) ; his widow m. Joseph 
Keith 1763 and d. 1796, ae. 90. — Keziah m. John Richards 1751. 
Hannah m. Solomon Packard 1760. — Abigail m. Capt. Jacob 
Allen 1762, and afterwards Isaac Lazell senr. — Rachel m. Ben- 
jamin Byram 1760. 

9. Israel (s. of Capt. Israel 8) m. Martha, wid. of Isaac Alden 
and D. of Solomon Packard senr. 1760, and d. 1773, a. 41 ; he 
had Eliphalet 1760, Israel 1764, John 1766, and Timothy 1768. 
Eliphalet m. Martha, D. of John Robinson, 1782, and had Ward, 
Eliphalet, Winslow Clift, Nahum, Ira, John, Melville, and sev- 
eral Ds., and removed to Plymouth where he d. — Israel m. Lucy, 
D. of \^'illiam Whitman 1789. — Timothy m. Anna Washburn, 
D. of Amos Whitman, 1796. — Israel, John, and Timothy re- 
moved to Minot, Me. 

ID. Ward (s. of Capt. Israel 8) m. Polly, D. of Rev. Christo- 
pher Sergeant of Methuen, 1765, and had Christopher Sergeant 
1767, Susanna 1768 : he then removed to Vermont. 

II. Winslow Clift Bailey (s. of Eliphalet: see Israel 9) and 
his w\ Nancy had Lucy E. 1808, Hope S. 1810, Eliphalet, b. in 
Plymo. 1813, William E. 1815, Nancy 18 19. 

BARBER. — James Barber had Mary 1692, Hezekiah 1696, 
b. here, and there is no further account of the family. — Patience 
Barber m. John Cole of Plympton 1709. 



io8 BARRELL. 

BARRELL.— William Barrell (s. of William of Boston, who 
d, in 1639 ^^ early life) settled in Scituate and m. Lydia, wid. of 
John James, 1680, and had William 1683, Lydia 1684, who m. 
Sam'l Stockbridge 1703, Mary 1686, James 1687. 

2. William (s. of William i) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Bailey, 
1706; lived in Scituate, and had Hannah 1706, Lydia 1709, who 
m. Joseph Young 1726, William 17 14: his w. d. and he m. a 2d 
w. and had James 1727, Colburn, John, and Elisha 1735: the 
family were remarkable for longevity. — James d. April 17, 1827, 
having lived nearly to the age of 100, and left James, VVilliam, 
Noah, and Bartlett. — Colburn was a soldier in the American, 
and also the old French war, and a man of extraordinary 
strength and activity, and d. a. 1782. — Elisha completed his 
94th year and d. 1829. 

3. William (s. of William 2, and cousin of Capt. Israel Bailey) 
m. a Simmons and had a son Joshua in Scituate and then his w. 
dying, he came and settled in E. B. and m. Sarah, an only child 
of Dea. James Gary, 175 1, and succeeded in her right to her 
father's estate, and had James 1753*, Sarah 1754, Lydia 1757, 
Hannah 1759, Ruth 1762, Content 1764, James 1766. — Sarah m. 
Nathan Alden, Esq., 1776. — Lydia m. Dea. Eliphalet Packard 
1782. — Hannah d. single 1784, x. 24. — Ruth m. Capt. Robert 
Packard 1782. — Content d. single 1823, x. 57. — William, the 
father d. 1806, a;. 91, his wid. Sarah d. the same year se. 84. 

4. John (s. of William 2) came also to E. B., and m. Judith 
D. of Isaac Snow, 1756, and had Molly 1757*, John 1760, Judith 
1763 : he d. 1762, and the family afterward removed westward. 

5. Joshua (s. of William 3) m. Olive, D. of Capt. Jonathan 
Bass, 1769, and had Susanna 1771, Jennet 1774, William 1776, 
Jona. Bass 1779*, Samuel 1781, Elijah 17S4, Azor 17S6, Charles 
1789, Paschal 1796. — Susanna m. Oakes Whitman 1790. — Jen- 
net m. John Loring, Esq., 1794. — William m. Huldah, D. of 
John Bisbee, 1801, and parents and children all removed to 
Turner, Me. 

6. Maj. James (s. of W^illiam 3) m, Betsy, D. of Thomas 
Russell, 1785, and had James Cary*, Ruth, Hannah, Abigail, 
all baptized 1800, George Whitfield 1801. — Maj. Barrell d. 1810 
aj. 43 ; his w. still survives. — Ruth m. Dr. Caleb Swan of E. 
1816. — Hannah m. Dr. Daniel Sawin 1810. — Abigail m. Hon. 
Jared W' hitman of Abington 1813 : these Ds. all d. in early life. 
George W. m. a D. of Dr. Samuel Guild, Esq., of Easton. 

7. James (s. of James and grandson of William 2) lived in 
Scituate and had James, Abel, Thomas, Elias and Colburn, most 
of whom came to E. B. — James keeps the poor house there. — 
Abel m. Polly, D. of Jonathan Alden, 1810. — Thomas m. Hul- 
dah, D. of Matthew Allen, 1815. — Elias m. Deborah Tilden 1813, 



BARRELL.— BARTLETT. 109 

George and John, brothers of the first William Barrell of 
Boston, lived in Boston : George d. there 1643, leaving John and 
James and perhaps other children. — John's will is on record 
there dated 1658. 

BARRETT. — James Barrett and his \v. Mary lived in E. B., 
and had Martha 1725, Solomon 1727, Stephen 1730, Mary 1732, 
John and Joseph 1734, Sarah 1736, James 1738. — This family 
soon removed from the town. 

BARTLETT. — Wright Bartlett, from Hingham probably, m. 
Bethiah, D. of Samuel Packard, 1731, and settled in W. B., and 
had Samuel, Relief, Lydia, Phillis, and perhaps others. — Relief 
m. Ebenezer Hooper 1761. — Lydia m. Ebenezer Hinds 175 1. — 
Phillis m. Edward Powers 1753. — John Bartlett and his wife and 
Catharine Williams were warned out of town 1739, and Wright 
Bartlett was "forewarned not to entertain them any longer." 

2. Samuel (s. of Wright i) m. Susanna, D. of David Dunbar 
1757, and had Susanna 1758, Sarah 1760, Lucy 1762, Job Pack- 
ard 1764*, Samuel 1766, Hannah 1769, Rachel 1772, Keziah 
1775, David 1778. — Susanna m. David Gurney 1792. — Sarah m. 
Isaiah Hayward 1777. — Lucy m. Waldo Hayward 1781. — Sam- 
uel m. Lucy Jenkins 1785 and went to Croydon, N. H. — Hannah 
m. Simeon Howard 1794. — Rachel m. Barnabas Lathrop. — Ke- 
ziah m. Abiel Howard 1798. 

3. David (s. of Samuel 2) m. Polly, D. of George Howard, 
and had Charlotte 1797*, Job 1799, Polly 1801, Jane 1804, Su- 
sanna 1807, David 181 1 : his w. d. and he m. Susan Fish 18 14, 
and had Charlotte and Julia. 

4. Richard Bartlett, an Englishman, lived in Boston and had 
a s. Richard, and a D. who m. Rev. Mr. Hinds of Middleboro'. 

5. Richard (s. of the above) m. Mary, D. of Gain Robinson 
of E. B. and had Lydia 1757, Mary 1759, Margaret 1761, Gain*, 
Martha, Richard, Elizabeth, Robert, Edward, Jane, William. — 
Lydia m. Capt. John Savage. — Mary m. Benjamin Richards 
1782. — Margaret m. James Taylor. — Martha m. a McNeal. — 
Elizabeth m. Andrew Mushero. — Jane m. Shadrach Holly. — 

Richard, the father, was a soldier at Annapolis Royal with 
Gen. John Winslow in 1755 in seizing and dispersing the neutral 
French ; and all of the family except Mrs. Richards and Robert 
resided in Nova Scotia, and most of them were born there. — 
Robert is a mariner and shipmaster at N. York. 

Richard Bartlett m, Rebecca Holmes 1763. — Edward m. Zil- 
phah, D. of Ephraim Cole, 1772. — Solomon m. Huldah \\' ash- 
burn 1781. — Elizabeth m. Seth Ames 1798. — Hannah Thomas 
Bartlett m, John Cumner of Wayne 1813. — Sarah, D. of Andrew 
of Plymo. m. David P. Reynolds 18 18. — Lewis Bartlett's w. d. 
in E. B. 1823, a:. 31. 



no BASS. 

BASS. — Samuel Bass and his w. Anne settled in Roxbury a. 
1630 : he was admitted freeman 1634, removed to Braintree, now 
Quincy, 1640, and was the first Deacon of the Church there, and 
represented the town 12 years; his w. d. 1693, he d. 1694, ce 94: 
they had John 1632, b. at Roxbury, Samuel, Hannah, Mary 
1643, Thomas, Joseph, Sarah. — The ss. settled in Braintree. — 
Hannah m. Staph. Payne 1651. — ^Nlary m. Capt. John Capen 
1647. — Sarah m. first Dea. John Stone of Watertown, and then 
Dea. Joseph Penniman 1693, and she lived to be nearly 100 
years old. 

2. John (s. of the above) m. Ruth, D. of Hon. John Alden of 
Duxbury 1657, (m. by her father,) and had John 1658, Samuel 
1660, Ruth 1662, Joseph 1665, Hannah 1667, Mary 1669, Sarah 
1672 : his w. d. and he m. Anne, wid. of Saml. Sturtevant of 
Plymo., 1675 : he d. 17 16, £e. 84. — John and Joseph settled in 
Braintree. — Ruth probably m. a Walesby and left an orphan D. 
Hannah. — Hannah m. Joseph Adams, grandfather of the first 
President Adams. — Mary m. Christopher Webb, Jr., 1686, and 
then \Vm. Copeland 1694. — Sarah m. Ephraim Thayer 1792. 

3. Dea. Samuel (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Adams 
(father of Joseph above) and wid. of Saml. Webb 1696, and had 
Jonathan and Abigail bap'd 1697, Mary 1698, Samuel 1700, 
Bethiah 1704 ; his w. d. 1706 and he m. probably Bethiah Night- 
ingale 1796, and had a child that d. 1708 and Bathsheba bapd, 
171 1 : he lived at Randolph, but in his old age removed to E. 
B. and lived with his son Capt. Jonathan, and d. there 1751 se. 
90. — Mary m. William Bowditch 1720. — Samuel settled at Ran- 
dolph and was a Deacon there. -r-Bathsheba m. Naphthali 
Thayer 1732. 

4. Captain Jonathan (s. of Dea. Samuel 3) settled in E. B. a. 
1723, and m. Susanna D. of Capt. Nicholas Byram, Oct. 18, 
1717, and had Jonathan 1720, Susanna 1722, both b. at Brain- 
tree, now Randolph, Mary 1724, Mehitabel 1728, Bethiah 1730*, 
Bathsheba 1733, Sarah 1736, Eunice 1737 : he d. 1750, x. 55, 
she 1783, 3d. 89. — Susanna m. Zechariah Cary 1742. — Mary m. 
the Hon. Hugh Orr 1742. — Mehitabel m. Dr. Issac Otis 1746. — 
Bathsheba m. Ignatius Loring, Esq., of Plympton 1750. — Sarah 
m. Jonathan Allen 1755. — Eunice m. John Young 1752. 

5. Capt, Jonathan (s. of Capt. Jonathan 4) m. Susanna D, of 
Josiah Byram, 1741, and had Bethiah 1742*, Ruth 1745*, INIary 
1747*, Susanna 1749, Olive 1751, Jonathan 1753, Ruth 1755, 
Eunice 1758, Sarah 1761 : he d. over 80 years of age. — Susanna 
m. Elijah Dean of Raynham 1768, and afterwards Thomas 
Dean, and d. 1829. — Olive m. Joshua Barrell 1769. — Jonathan 
went to Conn, and had a family there. — Ruth m. a Williams of 
P'omfret, Conn. — Eunice m. Seth Whitman 1781, and then Peter 
Salmon 1785. — Sarah m. Joseph Chamberlin 1784. 



BASSETT. Ill 

BASSETT. — William Bassett, one of the forefathers, came 
over in the ship Fortune 162 i, and settled first in Plymouth, then 
in Duxbury, and finally in \V. B. ; was an original proprietor of 
the town, and d. 1667 ; was a large land holder in the colony, 
and left a large library: his w., Elizabeth, was probably a Tilden. 
— He had William, Nathaniel, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane 
and perhaps others. — William settled in Sandwich and his s. 
William had his grandfather's house and land in B by the will, 
which was nuncupative, and dated 1667 : this grandson was 
Marshal, and otherwise distinguished in the Colony. — Nathaniel 
settled in Marshfield and afterwards in 1684 appeared at Yar- 
mouth. — Sarah m. Peregrine White. — Elizabeth m. William 
Hatch. — Jane m. Thomas Gilbert of T. 1639. 

2. Joseph (s. of William 1) settled in \^'. B. with his father 
and m. Martha, D. of Edmund Hobart of Hingham, 1677 : he 
d. 17 12. — He had Joseph, William, Elnathan, Jeremiah, Lydia 
w. of Daniel Whittemore, Ruth w. of John Whittemore, m. 1692, 
both of Charlestown, and Elizabeth w. of \^'m. Fenton. — Jere- 
miah had the homestead, near Isaac Johnson's, and sold it to 
Johhson 17 13, and went to Norton. 

3. Joseph (s. of Joseph 2) and his w. Bethiah had Bethiah 

1693, Mehitabel 1697, Lydia 1703 : he d. 1736. — Lydia m. Saml. 
Philips of Norton 1726. — Mehitabel m. a Hollaway of M. — 
Bethiah, Executrix, m. William Coddington of Norton a. 1737. 

4. William (s. of Joseph 2) and Sarah his wife had William 

1694, Joseph 1696, Ruth 1700, Nathan 170^2 : the mother d. 1703, 
and the father m. Mary Bump 1703, .and had Sarah 1704, Eliza- 
beth 1706, Thankful 17 10, Ben^jamin 1712, Seth 17 15. — William 
m. Mary Mehurin 17 19. — Ruth m. Joseph Davis and d. 1730. 

5. Elnathan (s. of Joseph 2) m. Mary Hill 1702, and d. 1750, 
leaving Mary, who m. Samuel Beal 1725. 

6. Joseph (s. of William 4) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Ames, 
1724, (m. in Boston), and had Dorothy 1726, Joseph 1731, Sarah 
1734: he d. 1741, and the mother, who undertook to settle the 
estate, d. in 1744. — Dorothy m. David Packard 1767. — Sarah m. 
Christopher Dyer 1757. 

7. Nathan (s. of William 4) m. Hannah Washburn 1733, and 
had John 1734, Nathan 1737, Ruth 1740, David 1743, Hannah 
1745, Joseph 1747, Jonathan 1750. — Jonathan went to Killingsly, 
Conn. 

8. Benjamin (s. of William 4) m. Hannah Macomber, 1737, 
and had Daniel 1740. Benjamin 1742, Joshua 1745, Hannah, 
Zilphah, Phebe 1753. 

9. Seth (s. of William 4) and his wife Mary had Sarah and 
Mary 1738, and went to N. H. 

10. Joseph (s. of Joseph 6) m. Phebe Cushman 1756, and had 



1 1 2 BASSETT.— BATES. 

Caleb 1757, Phebe, Nathan 1763, Abigail, Joseph 1769, Hannah 
1771, David and Cushman. — His w. d. 1796, se. 59, and he m. 
Sarah, wid. of John Eaton, of Greenwich, former wid. of Josiah 
Fobes, Jr., and D. of Joseph Prior, 1798 : she d. 1839, ®- ^°°» — 
His will dated 1798, proved 1803. — Phebe m. Barna. Leonard 
1780. — Nathan went to Genesee. — Abigail (or Abial) m. Seth 
Lathrop, Jr., 1783. — Hannah m. Dea. James Alger 1791. — David 
m. Phebe Dean of R. 1796. — Cushman was a preacher, and 
he and David went to Maine. 

11. Joseph, Esq. (s. of Nathan 7) m. Hannah, D. of Josiah 
Lajhrop 1776, and had William, Nathan, Jonathan, Josiah, Pas- 
chal, Joseph, George, Sarah and Hannah. — Nathan m. a Daniels 
or a Snow. — Jonathan m. Sarah, D. of David Leonard, 18 13, 
and afterwards a D. of John Fobes. — Josiah m. Lucretia, D. of 
Bradford Mitchell, 18 10. — Paschal m. Mary, D. of Winslow 
Hooper, 1811, and had Mary Winslow 1812, and Sarah Church 
18 1 4. — Joseph m. Hannah Williams 18 16. — George m. Hannah, 
D. of Maj. Theodore Mitchell i8ig. — Sarah m. Hampden Keith 
1799. — Hannah m. Ezra Fobes, Jr., 18 10. 

12. Caleb (s. of Joseph 10) m. Bethiah, D. of Benjamin 
Keith, 1782, then called of New Gloucester, and had Cyrus, 
Caleb Keith, Lewis*, Abigail, Bethiah, Eunice, and Sophronia : 
he removed to M. — Cyrus m. Cynthia Randall 1808, and Cyrus 
m. Urania Billings 1814. — Caleb m. Mary Holmes 181 1. — Abi- 
gail m. Shepard Dunbar 1806. — Bethiah m. a Kennedy. 

13. Joseph (s. of Joseph 10) m. Ruth, D. of James Leach, 
1792, and had Charles 1792, Mary 1795, Cushman 1799, Davis 
1802*, Eliza Maria 1805, Emeline 1808, Jane 1810, Phebe Leo- 
nard 1813. — Charles m. Laura, D. of Jason Fobes 1816. — Mary 
m. Hartwell Keith 1816. — Cushman m. a Newman and lives in 
Boston. — Jane m. a Daniels. 

14. William (s. of Joseph Esq. 11) m. Abiah Williams 1800, 
and had William Church 1803, Williams 1806, Hannah 1809, 
Abial 181 1, Henriette 1813, Harriet 1815, Josiah t8i8, Corne- 
nia Abler 1820. 

Wid. Abigail Bassett m. Benjamin Leach 1763. — Lydia Bas- 
sett of Norton m. Dea. David Edson 1786. — Sally Bassett m. 
Abijah Thayer, Jr., 1802. 

BATES. — Joshua Bates (from Hanover) m. Bethiah, D. of 
Joseph Ames, 1796, and settled in S. B., and had Joshua C. 
1797, Zephaniah 1803, George W. 1805, Samuel W. 1808, 
Bethiah W, 1813 : he d. 1839, a;. 72.— Saml. W. m. Helen, D. 
of Z. Crooker. 

2. Christopher Bates lived in E. B. and had Christopher, 
Moses, Nahum, Daniel and others. 



BATES.— BATTLES.— BEAL. 1 1 3 

3. Moses (s. of Christopher 2) m. Deborah Dyer 1808, and 
had Kitty Dyer 1809, (Christopher 1813*, Moses 1815, Debo- 
rah rSig. 

Obadiah Bates and his w. Ruth. — VVm. R. Bates of Cum- 
mington m. Polly, D. of Dea. Isaac Lazell, 1803. — James of W. 
m. Lucy, D. of Daniel Orcutt, 1805. — Daniel m. Jane Reed 
181 1. — Jacob m. Lucy Dyer of A. 1816. Cotton of W. m. 
Rhoda, D. of Josiah Johnson, 181 7. — Rufus of Hanover m. 
Huldah, D. of Eleazar Keith, 1821. — Christopher, Jr., m. a 
Howland. 

BATTLES.— John Battles (from Plymouth) settled in Stough- 
ton Corner within the North Parish of Bridgewater, and m. 
Hannah, D. of Edward Curtis, and had John*, Jonathan, Sam- 
uel, Asa, Uriah, Edward, Curtis, Hannah, Rebecca, and Su- 
sanna. — Hannah m. a Jordan. — Rebecca m. a Billings. — Susanna 
m. a Lord. — Jonathan ra. Hannah, D. of Joseph Porter, and set- 
tled in Stoughton. — Edward and Curtis went to Vt. — Susanna 
Battles m. Benjamin Washburn 1742. 

2. Samuel (s. of John i) settled in N. B. and m. Dorothy, D. 
of Christopher Dyer, 1786, and had Sybil 1786, Lucinda 1788, 
Daniel Dyer 1790*, David 1792, Dorothy 1796, Saml. 1798*, 
Jason Dyer 1800, Nahum 1802, Mary Dyer 1806*, Anson 1810, 
Mary Dyer 1814. — Sybil m. Ruel Fobes 1806. — Lucinda m. 
Luke Packard 1806. — David m. Jerusha Adams 1816. — Dorothy 
m. Ansel Perkins 1819. — Jason D. removed to Boston. 

3. Asa (s. of John i) settled also in N. B. and m. Mary, D. 
of John Pratt, and had Polly 1788, Ara 1790, John 1792, Betsy 
1794, William 1796, Susanna 1798, Amelia 1800, Isabella, and 
Hannah. — Polly m. a Cleaveland. — xAra m. Polly, D. of Samuel 
Cheesman. — Jno. m. Milicent Porter 1816. — Betsy m. a Branch. 
— Susanna m. a Reynolds. — Isabella m. a Miller. — Susanna 
Battles m. Nathl. Leeds 1806. 

BEAL OR BEALS. — Samuel Beal (probably from Pembroke) 
settled in E. B., where Eleazer Keith lived, and m. Mary, only 
child of Elnathan Bassett, 1725, and had Samuel 1726, Nathan 
1727, Daniel 1729, Jonathan 1730, Joseph* and Benjamin 1733, 
Seth 1736*, Mary 1742, Joseph 1743*: the father d. 1750. 

2. Samuel (s. of the above) m. Elizabeth Blackman 1745, 
and had David 1746*, Samuel 1748, after his father's death, and 
his mother, the wid., m. Theophilus Byram 1749. 

3. Nathan (s. of Saml. i) and his w. Bathsheba had Mary 
1750, Nathan 1752, Nehemiah 1755, John 1759. — Mary m. 
Nehemiah Shaw 1775. — (See David Hill). 

4. Daniel (s. of Saml. i) m. Mehitabel, D. of Josiah Byram, 
1750, and had Samuel 1750, Daniel 1753, Joshua 1755, Mehita- 
bel 1758. — Joshua m. Susanna, D. of Dea. David Edson, 1768. 



114 BEAL. 

5. Jonathan (s. of Saml. i) m. Abigail Harlow 175 1, and 
had Joseph 1752, Azariah 1753, Abigail 1755, Jonathan 1758, 
Hannah 1760*, Hannah 1762, Molly 1770: his w. d. 1779, ae. 
50, and he m. Abigail, wid. of John Egerton and D. of James 
Snow, 1780: he d. 1813. a;. 83; she 1810. ft. 83. — Joseph wt-nt 
to Abington. — Abigail m. Josiah Hill 1779. — Hannah m. Noah 
Hill 1780.— Molly m. Bela Reed 1793. 

6. Benjamin (s. of Saml. i) and his w. Sarah had Isaac 1753, 
Levi 1755. 

7. Azariah (s. of Saml. i) ra. Bathsheba Bisbee 1776, and 
had Danl. 1779, Ezra 1781. — Most of the above families removed 
to Cummington and Plainfield. 

8. Jeremiah Beal (s. of Isaac of Weymouth) settled in N. B. 
1760, and m. Mary, D. of Dependence French, 1768, and had 
Sarah 176S, Hannah 1771, Rachel 1774, Olive 1778, Mary 1782, 
Jeremiah 1786. — Sarah m. Asa Ford 1793. — Hannah m. Oliver 
Snell 1792. — Rachel m. Capt. Asa Jones 1792. — Olive m. Joseph 
Brett 1797. — Mary m. Elijah Smith 1803. — Capt. Jeremiah ra. 
Sibil, D. of Timothy Ames, 1807, and had Rachel 1808, Seba 
Ames 1812. 

9. Japhet Beal lived in N. B., m. Patience Keith 1770, and 
had Susanna 1771, Isaac 1774, Oliver 1776, Japhet 1781, Pa- 
tience 1784. — Susanna m. Elijah Packard 17S9. — Isaac m. 
Elizabeth Stevens 1797 and went to Me.— Japhet. the father, m. 
wid. Content Packard probably for a 2d w. 1803 and went to 
Minot. — Japhet, the son, m. Mehitabel, D. of Gideon Lincoln, 
1803, and went to Augusta, 

10. Jonathan Beal m. Polly, D. of Moses Cary, 1807, and 
had Bethiah Lewis 180S, Mary Cary 1819, Elizabeth 1813. Jona- 
than 1817. 

Andrew Beal had a D. Lydia bapd. in E. B. 1782 : he had 
lived in Newton and had two ch. b. there. — Hannah m. Ezekiel 
Reed 1742. — Saml. from Hanson, and his w. Olive, had a D. 
Olive 1797. — Seth m. Thirza Hatch 1799. — Elijah of Hingham 
m. Betsy, D. of Wm. Pincin, 1804. — Levi of Hingham m. Ruth 
Whiting 1810. — Betsy of H. m. Allen Marshall Porter 18 16. — 
Martin of Hingham m. Mehitabel Pincin 18 16. — Lazarus of 
Weymouth m. Sarah, wid. of Daniel Alden, and D. of Dea. 
Jona. Carey, 1809. — Asaph had Phebe Howard 1S18. 

All of the name of Beal in this vicinity descended no doubt 
from John Beal, who with his w. and 5 ss. and 3 Ds. and 2 ser- 
vants, came from Hingham in Eng. and settled here in Hingham 
1638. They came in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, 
master, in which were 133 passengers. The 5 ss. were probably 
John, Jeremiah, Caleb, Nathaniel and Joshua. — John's children 
were Rebecca 1641, Jacob 1642, Martha 1646, Nathaniel 1648, 



BEAL.—BEARCE.— BELCHER— BENSON. 115 

John 1650, Mary 1657, who first m. a Stowell and then Nathaniel 
Hobart : his wife died 1658 and he m. wid. Jacobs 1659. — John 
Beal was Rep. from Hingham 1649. — Lt. Jeremiah m. Sarah 
Ripley 1654 and d. 17 16, te. 86: he had Jeremiah 1655, Eliza- 
beth 1659*, Mary 1661*, Lazarus 1661, Mary 1662, Sarah 1662, 
Phebe 1664. — Caleb died at Hingham 1716, x. 80, born in 
England. — Nathaniel had John who (was burnt and) d. 1655, 
Sarah and John 1659. — Joshua had a D. 1661, and another, 
Elizabeth 1663*. — Jacob and Joshua d. 17 16. 

BEARCE. — Austin Bearce was admitted freeman 1652, and 
on the grand jury 1653 : he had Mary 1640, Priscilla 1643, Sa- 
rah 1646, Abigail 1647, Hannah 1649, Joseph 165 i, Hester 1653, 
Lydia 1655, Rebeckah 1657, James 1660 ; all b. at Barnstable. — 
Austin Bearce was at Halifax, probably a descendant of the 
above, and went to Cornwall. — Andrew Bearce of Halifax m. 
Margaret Dawes of E. B. 1736. — Consider Bearce of Halifax m. 
Elizabeth Perkins of E. B. 1761. — Margaret, D. of Andrew 
above, m. Arthur Latham of E. B. — Experience Bearce m. 
Zadock Hayward 1768.- — Ford, Jacob, Isaiah, Job and Thomas, 
were brothers.— Ford was a schoolmaster and d. young in S. B. 
of small pox 1778.— Jacob settled in Hanson, and Dea. Jacob is 
his son. — Isaiah and Thomas d. young. — There were also two 
Ds. Lydia and Hannah. 

2. Job Bearce (above) m. Sarah, D. of Lt. James Keith, 1780, 
and settled in E. B., and had Dexter 1781, Sally 1784, Hannah 
1789*, Lydia 1791, Ford 1794, Charles 1796*, Susanna Keith 
1798: he d. 1828, X. 79; she 1838, dd. 84.- — Dexter moved to 
New Gloucester and m. a Chandler. — Sally m. Martin Keith 
1809, and afterwards Edward Hayward of W. B. — Lydia m. 
Amory Leach 1817, and went to Jay, Me. — Susanna K. m. Sil- 
vanus Rogers and d. 1828. — Ford m. Harriet Shaw of M. 1820, 
and d. 1838. 

BELCHER.— Mayhew Belcher (from Boston) lived in E. B. 
and d. unmarried 1778 ; his sister Ann m. John Keith 1774. — 
Deborah Belcher m. Seth Dunbar 1761. — Rebecca m. Jesse 
Edson 1764. — Hannah m. Capt. Moses Curtis 1769. — Amie m. 
W'm. ']>ibou 1784. 

~ BENSON. — John Benson (from Weymouth perhaps and s. of 
John of Hull), settled in S. B., m. Elizabeth, D. probably of 
Jonathan Washburn, 17 10, and had Susanna, Benjamin, Eliza- 
beth, Mary, Hannah and Jonathan ; he d. 1770; his will dated 
the same year, in which it appears Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary 
and Hannah were then dead. — Susanna m. Jonathan Cushman 
1736. — Hannah m. James Dunbar, Jr., 1746, and d. a. 1757. 

2. Benjamin (s. of John i), m. Keziah, D. of Amos Snell 
1745, and had Benjamin, an only child, who m. Abigail, D. 



ii6 BENSON.— BESSEE. 

probably of Nathan Pratt 1770. — Benjamin the father d. 1749, 
and his w. Keziah 1750: his will 1748, hers 1749: the w. of 
Benjamin, Jr., d. 1771. 

3. Jonathan (s. of John i) m. Martha, D. of Amos Snell, 
1740, and had John 1742, Eunice 1744, Mary 1745, Martha 1749, 
Lois 1751, Jonathan 1752, Ebenezer 1755, David 1756. Jonas 
1759 : he d. 1788, of small pox : she iSoi. a;. 84 ; his will dated 
1788, hers 1791. — Eunice m. John Harden 1766. — Mary m. 
Benjamin Hayward, Jr., 1767. — Martha m. Elisha Waterman of 
Halifax 1774. — Lois m. Cornelius Washburn, Jr. 

4. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Lydia, D. probably of 
Samuel Harden, 1774, and had John, Betsy, Cyrus, Jonathan 
and Abigail, and perhaps others : he d. 1802, x. 50. — John d. 
1805, a'. 27. — Cyrus m. Lydia, D. of Capt. Simeon Wood, 1806. 
— Jonathan m. Jane, D. of Jonah Benson, 1820. — Abigail m. 
Samuel Jones 181 1. 

5. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Silence, D. of Nehemiah 
Packard and wid. of Seth Leonard, 1777, and had a D. Olive, 
who m. Martin Conant 1797, and two ss, Asa and Hosea; and 
all went to Jay in Me. 

6. David (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Charity, D. of Seth Hayward, 
1780, and had Tabatha 1781, Eunice 1782, Charity 1784. Sarah 
1786, David 1788, Seth 1790, Bethiah 1793, Keziah 1796, Polly 
1798. — Tabitha m. Wm. Fuller 1801. — Eunice m. Abner Keith 
1803. — Charity m. Ebenezer Cushman of Kingston 1805. — Sa- 
rah m. James Pool, Jr., a. 180S. — Bethiah m. Seth Thompson 
1815.— Keziah m. John Atwood Jackson 1815.— Polly m. Eben- 
ezer Chamberlin 1820. 

7. Jonah (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Martha Thompson of Hali- 
fax 1782, and had Jonah, Waitstill, Patty. Nahum, Lucia and 
Jane. — Jonah m. Chloe Hathaway 1819. — Waitstill m. Benjamin 
Holmes 1807. — Patty m. Philander Wood 1813. — Nahum m. 
Chloe Dunbar 18 19. — Lucia m. a Drake. — Jane m. Jona. Benson 
1820. 

John Benson m. Sarah Williams 1765. — Keziah m. Ebenezer 
Cushman, Jr., of Kingston 1805. — Hannah m. Jabez Waterman 
of H. 1785. 

BESSEE. — Nehemiah Bessee, with his wife Sarah, came pro- 
bably from Wareham, and settled in S. B. : had Abisha 1760, 
Lucy 1762, Jonah 1764, John 1766, Abraham 1768, Adam 1770, 
Sarah 1772, Polly 1774 : they had also a D. Charity, and two ss., 
Nehemiah and Anthony, who went to Woodstock. — Charity m. 
Ebenezer Pratt 1780. Abisha m. Sally, D. of Jona. Conant, 
1782. — Lucy m. David Conant 1782. — Jonah m. Eunice, D. of 
Daniel Washburne, 1787, and went to Me. — Adam m. Joanna, D. 
of Dea. Seth Pratt, 1791, and d. 1793, and she m. Isaac Keith 
1797. — Mary Bessee m. Moses Snell 1736. —Mary Bessee m. 



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Simeon Hayward 1757. — Thankful Bessee of Warehani m. Na- 
than Leonard 1744. — Lydia m. Saml Leonard r75o. — Joanna, 
D. of Adam, m. Martin Leonard 1818. 

2. Reuben Besse, with his wife, came from Me. with their 
children, viz., William, Mary, Keziah and Thomas. — He was b. 
in Wareham. — Keziah m. Luther French 1831. They lived 
awhile in E. B. and moved back to Me. 

These families were probably descended from Anthony Bessee, 
who first settled in Lynn and removed to Sandwich 1637. 

BICKNELL. — John Bicknell, and his w. Rebecca, came prob- 
ably from Abington, and had John 1772, Noah 1773, Simeon 
1775. — Jacob Bicknell, Jr., of Abington m. Mehitabel, D. of Mi- 
cah White 1803. — John Bicknell m. Susanna, widow of Saml. 
Sturtevant and D. of C'apt. Josiah Packard. 

BISBEE. — Moses Bisbee (s. of John of Marshfield) and his 
w. Mary settled in E. B. and had Abigail* Miriam 1724, Charles 
1726, Joanna 1729, Mary 1733*, Tabitha 1735. — Joanna m. John 
Churchill 1756. — Tabitha never m. 

2. Charles (s. of Moses above) m. Bulah, D. of Rowse How- 
land, and had Elisha 1757, Charles 1758, Mary 1760, Moses, 
John, Solomon, Calvin, Rowse. — This family removed to Pem- 
broke. 

3. Samuel Bisbee, from Pembroke, (s. probably of Elisha 
Bisbee, Esq.) settled in B. a. 1750, and m. .Manha, D. of Joseph 
Snell, 1 75 1, and had Sarah 1751, Martha 1753, Hannah 1755, 
Samuel 1757, Benjamin 1759. — Elisha m. Martha, I), of Nathan 
Keith, 1779, and afterwards Jemima Allen, and went to Me. 

Ebenezer had two wives: his first, Bathsheba VVhitmarsh, m. 
1745 and d. 1777, ai. 50, by whom he had a D. Jennett 1771*: 
his 2d w. was Mehitabel, D. of Ebenezer Shaw, m. 1778. He 
and Luther went to Cummington. — Hannah m. Zechariah Shaw 
1777. — Bathsheba Bisbee m. Azariah Beal 1776. 

4. John Bisbee m. widow Rebecca, widow of Isaac Alden, 
1771, and D. of Josiah Keith of E., and had John 1774, Re- 
becca 1777 : the mother d. 1777, a;. 41, and he m. Huldah, D. of 
Ebenezer Shaw, 1779, and had Ira 1780, Ebenezer 1782, Huldah 
1784, Patty 1788 : he had a 3d vv. Mary, I), of John Edson, by 
whom he had Ziba, Chandler and others : he d. 1817 ; she 1833, 
aj. 61. — John went to Me. — Huldah m. William Barrell, Jr., 
1801. Ira m. Rebecca, D. of Samuel Uyke, 1805, and had 
Algernon Sidney 1806. — Ziba m. Sirena, D. of Gideon Lincoln, 
1814. — Molly m. Emery Brown 1817, Chandler Bisbee m. Mary 
Byram Whitmarsh 1818. — Olive m. Cyrus Warren 1814. — La- 
vinia Bisbee of St. m. Alfred Howard 1794. — Elizabeth of P. m. 
John Tomson 1762. These families all descended probably 
from Thomas Bisbee, who was at Scituate 1634, and Deacon of 
the Church at its first institution there. 



ii8 BLANCHARD.— BLOSSOM.— BOLTON. 



BLANCHARD.— Eli Blanchard (from Weymouth) m. Debo- 
rah, D. of John Harden, and settled in E. B.. and had Eli 1798, 
Noah 1800, Lydia 1802, Mehitabel 1806, Evelina 1808, Elias 
Paine 1810, George VV. 1813, Mary Ann 1815. Almira 1817. Ser 
mantha 1819, and Daniel Thomas 182 1. — Eli m. Eliza Wood 
1817. — Noah m. Lydia Binney of Boston, where he lives. — Lydia 
m. a Drake of Quincy. — Mehitabel m. a Chubbuck of Quincy. 
— Evelina m. Luther Churchill. — -Elias P. m. Julia Bryant, and 
lives in Boston. — George W . m Nancy, D. of Thomas White. — 
Mary Ann m. Daniel Gloyd. — -Almira m. Orriii Wilkes. — Se- 
mantha m. a Gurney. 

BLOSSOM. — Silvanus Blossom m. Charity, D. of Amos Snell 
1738, and settled in South Bridgewater. and had a family : one 
s. Silvanus b. 1746, m. Martha D. of Eleazar Alden, 1774, 
and had Alden, Leonard, Libeus, and others perhaps. — Barna- 
bas Blossom m. Sarah Pratt 1778. — Kbenezer Blossom and 
his wife Hannah sold land to Elijah Washburn of Hardwick 
1777. — Levi Blossom m. Abigail. D. of Cornelius Washburn, 
1797 — Abigail Blossom d. 1800, x.. 22. — Levi Blossom m. Sally, 
D. of Calvin Keith, 1801. — Charity Blossom m. James Howard 
of M. 1801. — Libeus Blossom of Eaton, N. H., m. Rufus Keith 
1804. — Libeus Blossom of E. m. Rebecca, D. of Samuel Leon- 
ard, 1804. — Alden Blossom wt-nt to Turner, Me,, where he was 
a General and High Sheriff. — Thomas Blossom was one of the 
forefathers, and the first Deacon at Plymo. and d. a 1633. 

BOLTON. — John Bolton ' said to have come from Stonington, 
Conn.) and his w. Sarah settled early in B. ; was probably a 
descendant from Nicholas Bolton of Dorchester, a mem. of the 
Ch. there 1644: he had John a. 16S6, Samuel 1688, Sarah 1690, 
Elizabeth 1692, Nicholas 1695, Mary 1697, Elisha 1700, Joseph 
1704. Nathaniel 1706, Abigail 1709. — Samuel m. Rebecca Sim- 
mons 1742. — Sarah m. Wm. Leonard. — Elizabeth m. Michael 
May. — Mary d. single 1730. — Elisha d. 1777, st. 77 : his w. 
Mary: they had Seth 1739, Jabez, Elisha. and Meshech. Seth 
ni. Anne Wade 1761. — Joseph m. Deliverance Washburn 1740, 
and had Joseph and Philip. — Nathaniel m. Deborah, wid. of 
John Ripley and D. of Israel Washburn, 1740: she d. 1759, he 
1770 : he had a s. Nathaniel, perhaps, who m. Jane, D. of 
Thomas Thompson, 1777. — Abigail m. Samuel Ripley 1736. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Ruth Hooper 17 10, and had Su- 
sanna 1711, Ruth, Elizabeth, Hannah 1722, Martha 1725: his 
will 1755 : he was an Ensign, and left a large estate, and gave 
a tankard to S. B. Church. — Susanna m. Jabez Cowing 1741. — 
Ruth m. Ephraim Leach 1734. — Elizabeth m. Joseph Thompson 
1735. — Martha m. Joab Willis 1745. 

3. John, Jr. (whose s. uncertain) m. Elizabeth Hayward 1751, 
and had Mary 1752, Anne 1754, John 1756, Betty 1760: Eliza- 



BONNEY.— BOWDITCH.— BOZWORTH. 1 19 

beth Bolton d. 1801, s. 76. — Mary m. Joseph Bolton 1773. — Ann 
m. Jeremiah Pratt 1777. — John m. Betsy Dana of Boston. 

4. Joseph (s. of Joseph) m. Mary, D. of John Bolton, 1773, 
and had Philip 1774, Joseph 1776, John 1778, Deliverance, 1781, 
Barzillai 1783, Zimri 1786, Betty 1788, Mary and Silence. 

5. John (of Raynham) m. Mary D. of Thomas Pratt, 1787, 
and had Micah 1788 at T., Margery 1791, Alfred 1793, Mary 
Ann 1795, Anne VVade 1799, George W. 1801, Thomas J. 1805, 
at Charlestown. — Philip Bolton m. Bethiah Hayward 1786. — 
Rhoda m. Abijah Dyer 1764. — Jabez m. Bethiah, D. of Christo- 
pher Ripley, 1765. — Daniel m. Alice Leach 1776. — Jonathan m. 
Hannah Snow 1794. — David m. Zilpha Snow 1794. 

BONNEY. — William Bonney (from Pembroke) m. Phebe. D. 
of Isaac Allen, 1766, and lived in E. B., and had Allen*, Wil- 
liam, Joanna and Gladden. — William m. Molly, D. of Jesse 
Dunbar, 1796, and had Allen 1796*, Vesta 1798*, Harriet 1802, 
Thos. Jefferson 1803, Joanna 1805, Lucius 1808, Eliza 181 1. — 
Joanna, Senr., m. Dea. Barzillai Alien 1796. — Gladden m. Mercy 
Randall 1806, and had Mary Beal 1806, Gladden 1808, Hannah 
Kingsbury 1812, Lucy Randall 1815. — Cynthia Silvester Bonney 
m. Ebenezer Cutler 1797. — Noah of Hanson m.. Agnes Keith 
1819. — Harriet m. Harmon Washburn 1821. 

BOWDITCH. — John Bowditch of Braintree, and his wife 
Temperance, had William, John and Mary: his will 1718. — 
Mary m. Thomas White. — William m. Mary, D. of Dea. Samuel 
Bass, 1720, and had Mary, Elizabeth, Abigail, Susanna, Jona- 
than, Samuel, Bethiah and Bathsheba: he d. a. 1748. — Jonathan 
and Susanna were put under guardianship of their uncle Capt. 
Jona. Bass ot E. B., and most of the children lived in E, B. and 
m. there. — Mary m. Joseph Byram 1745. — Elizabeth m. Isaac 
Snow 1748. — Abigail m. David Pratt, Jr., 1753. — Samuel m. 
Rebecca, D. of Josiah Byram, 1755, and had Bethiah 1757, Mary 
1760. — Bethiah m. Daniel Bass of Boston. — Bathsheba m. Eph- 
raim Groves 1762. 

BOZWORTH. — Jonathan Bozworth was at Hingham before 
1640: his children were Rebeckah 1641, Bethiah 1644, Benja- 
min*, Mehitabel and Mary 1647, Nathaniel and Jeremiah 1649, 
Hannah and Deliverance 1650, Bellamy 1654, Edward 1659, 
Bridget 1660, Benjamin 1668. 

2. Dea. Jonathan Bozworth of Halifax: (grandson, perhaps, 
of the above): his estate settled and divided 1751 : his wid. 
Ruth : his children were Jonathan of Bridgewater, Alice, wife 
of Eleazar Waterman ; Zadock, Noah, Icabod and Jabez. — The 
wid. afterwards m. a Packard and d. 1786. — Aaron Bozworth m. 
Sarah, D. of Nathan Ames. 

3. Jonathan (son of Dea. Jonathan of Halifax) settled in W. 
B. about 1750, and m. Mary Pain 1752, and had a D. 1753*, 



I20 BRADLEY.— BRETT. 



Mary 1754*: (the mother d. 1754) and he m. Abihail, wid. of 
Israel Alger, Jr., D. of Samuel Lathrop, 1756 ; and had Jonathan 
1757, Moll}^ 1759? Sarah 1761, Chloe 1764, Israel 1767*. — The 
father d. 1767, and the wid. m. Joseph Atnes 1768. — Jonathan 
m. Abigail Williams 1780. — Sarah m. Barnabas Lathrop 1777, 
and d. 18 13. — Chloe m. Daniel Tolman 1784.— ^Wm. Bozvvorth of 
H. m. Lucy Hayvvard 1807. — Susan m. Ephraim Sampson 182 i. 

BRADLEY. — James Bradley m. Catharine Moore 1759 : he 
came from Abington, and had a D. Mille born here 1760. — Wil- 
liain and Joanna Bradley had a son John b. here 1767. — George 
Bradley m. Susanna Pierce 1753. — Mary Bradley of A. m. Eben- 
ezer Allen 1757. — James and George were both b. in Dorches- 
ter, and were both in the French war in 1755 w'ith Gen. VVinslow, 
taking and dispersing the neutral French. 

BRETT. — William Brett (probably from Kent, in Eng.), was 
at Duxbury 1645, and one of the original proprietors and settle-s 
in W. B. : an Elder of the Church; a leading man both in the 
Church and in the Town : was often a Representative to the 
Old Colony Court; often preached when Mr. Keith was sick, or 
otherwise prevented. He d. 1681 : his w. Margaret: his chil- 
dren were William, Elihu, Nathaniel, Lydia, Alice and Hannah. 
— Alice m. Joseph Haywafd. — Hannah m. Francis Cary. 

2. William (s. of William i) was a respectable man and a 
Deacon ; he m. Elizabeth, D. of John Cary ; he had one D. 
Bethiah, an only child, who m. Thomas Hayward 1706: he lived 
within tiie limits of E. B : he d. a. 1713, the date of his will. 

3. Elihu, Esq (s. of William i ) was a Magistrate and a Jus% 
tice of the C'ourt of Common Pleas and Sessions, appointed 
1700: he d. suddenly in his chair 1712 : his w. named Ann; his 
children were Mary, w. of John Willis; and Margaret, w. of 
Samuel Willis, m. 1706; and Elihu. 

4. Nathaniel (s. of William i) was a Deacon and Town 
Clerk : he m. Sarah, D. of John Hayward, 1683 : she d. 1737 ; 
he 1740: and had Alice 1686*, Seth 1688, Mehitabel, 1692, 

X Sarah 1695, Hannah 1699, William 1702, Nathaniel 1704. — Me- 
hitabel m. Samuel Edson 172 1. — Sarah d. 1774- — Hannah m. 
Joseph Gannett 1732. 

5. Elihu (s. of Elihu 3) m. Susanna, wid. of John Hayward, 
Jr., and D. of Samuel Edson, and had John 1707, Anne 1710, 
Bethiah 1714: his will 1744: he d. 1745. — Anne m. Joseph Cary 
1732. — Bethiah m. Joseph Drake. — He had also another D. 
Elizabeth, who m. a Drake and left 2 ch., Freelove and Ann 
Drake. 

6. Seth (s. of Nathaniel 4) m. Sarah, D. of Isaac Alden, 1712^ 
and had Samuel 17 14, Silas 17 16, Sarah 17 18, Simeon 1720. 
Seth 1722, after the death of his father, who died of the small 



BRETT. 121 

pox. — The wid. then m. Dea. Recompense Gary 1727. — Sarah 
m. Capt. Matthew Allen 1735. — Silas entered college, but left it 
and became a Preacher, and was settled in Berkley. 

7. W'illiam (s. of Nathaniel 4.) m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel 
Kinsley, 1732, and had Ephraini 1733, Mary 1734, Silence, 1738, 
Daniel 1740. It is said this family removed to Easton. 

8. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 4) was also a Deacon and 
Town Clerk: his w. Rebeckah : they had Hannah 1733, Debo- 
rah 1736, Uriah 1740: she d. 1771, and he m. the wid. Mary 
Dyer of Plymouth 1774, and d. 1779, ^- 74- — Deborah m. Thos. 
Ames 3d 1758. — Hannah m. Ephraim Howard, Jr., 1753. 

g. John (s. of Elihu 5) and his w. Freelove, had Susanna 
1736; his w. d. and he m. a 2d w., Alice Cady of Pomfret 1774, 
and had Freelove 1746, John 1748*, Alice 1749*, Silence 1752, 
Hannah 1754, Alice and Amity 1756, John 1759. — Susannah m. 
Nathl. Tilden 1755. — Silence m. Thomas Buck 1774. — Amity m. 
William Pratt of E. 1797. — ^John had a s. Daniel, and both re- 
moved from town. 

10. Samuel (s. of Seth 6) m. Hannah, D. of David Packard, 
1737, and settled in N. B., and had Isaac, Samuel, U'illiam, 
Hannah, Sarah, Mehitabel, Molly, Eunice: he d. 1807, 3^.92 — . 
Hannah m. Mark Ford 1764. — Sarah m. Benja. Ford 1773. — 
Mehitabel m. Jonas Packard 1777. — Molly and Eunice d. single. 

11. Simeon (s. of Seth 6) m. Mehitabel, D. of David Pack- 
ard, 1748, and settled in N. B., and had Jennet 1749, Rufus 
175 1, Simeon 1753, Zibia 1755, Mehitabel 1757, Ruby 1759, 
Amzi 1762, Daniel 1764, Luther 1766, Calvin 1768; he d. 1792, 
a;. 72. — Jennet m. Nathaniel Southworth 1777, and afterwards 
Ephraim Groves 1789.— J-Zibia m. John Noyes 1776. — Mehitabel 
m. Maj. Daniel Gary 1778. — Ruby m. Ephraim Field. — Rufus 
m. Susanna, D. of Zechariah Gary, 1775, and had Jona. 1776, 
Ezra 1779, Gynthia 1781. — Amzi m. Phebe, D. of Abia Pack- 
ard, 1788, and had Sophia 1789, Charlotte 1791, Martin 1794, 
Ira 1800 Sophia m. Apollos Packard 181 1. — Luther m. Sally 
Dwelly 1794. — Calvin m. Esther Hollis 1788. — Rufus, Amzi, 
Daniel and Luther removed to Me. 

12. Seth (s. of Seth 6) m. Patience Curtis 1744, and had Seth 
1746, Silvia, Sybil, Celia, Abigail 1760. — Silvia m. Isaac Allen 
1776. — Celia m. a Scott of Winchester, N. H., and was grand- 
mother of Elijah Scott late of E. B. 

13. Uriah (s. of Nathaniel 8) m. Charity, D. of Jona. King- 
man, 1760, and had Daniel 1761, Nathaniel 1764*, Macey 1768; 
the father d. 1768, and Macey was then called Uriah, to bear up 
his father's name : the wid. m. David Keith 1772. 

14. Isaac (s. of Samuel 10") m. Priscilla Jackson, and had 
Isaac 1768, Joseph 1770, Ephraim 1772*, Eliphalet, Zibeon, 



122 BRETT. 

Polly. — Isaac went to Me. — Polly m. Capt. Ichabod Reynolds 
1796. 

15. Samuel (s. of Samuel 10) m. Molly, D. of Capt. Josiah 
Packard, 1778, and had Josiah, Samuel, Mehitabel, Hannah, 
Sally. — Josiah m. Eunice, D. of Jonas Packard, 1812. — Mehit- 
abel m. Alpheus French of St. 1800. 

16. William (s. ot Samuel 10) m. Molly, D. of Ezra Allen of 
E. B. 1782, and had Susanna 1784, Zenas 1785, William 1787, 
Cyrus 1789, Sally 1792, Polly 1794, and Phebe. — The mother 
d. and he then m. Betty Phillips 1801, and had Asa, Polly, Betsy 
and Almira. — Zenas m. Sibil, D. of Wm. French, 1813. — Wil- 
liam and Cyrus live in Boston. — Susanna m. Samuel Shepard of 
St. 1806. — Phebe m. Jabez Kingman 181 8. 

17. — Simeon (s. of Simeon 11) m. Susanna, D. of Luke Per- 
kins 1777, and had Alpheus, Parmenas, and a D*. — Alpheus m. 
Betsy Holmes of Halifax 1807, and Betsy Hall of Raynham 1815. 
Parmenas m. Avis, D. of Zenas French of Braintree, and had 
Simeon 1805, Elizabeth F. 1807, Susanna Relief 1809, Lucinda 
18 13*. — Simeon m. Lodency Wallis and had Erastus W. 1829, 
and Betsy Jane 1832. — Elizabeth F. m. Philander Holmes a 
1827. — Susanni R. m. Erastus Wales. 

18. Seth (s. of Seth 12) m. Susanna, D. of James Latham, 
1769, and had Cynthia 1770, Ephraim 1773, and removed to 
VVinchester. 

19. Daniel (s. of Uriah 13) m. Huldah, D. of Dea. Elijah 
Snell, 1784, and had Daniel Searl 1785, Charles 1788, and Su- 
sanna. — Daniel S. m. Sarah, D. of Silvanus Hayward 1807, and 
lives in New Bedford. — Charles m. a D. of Jirch Swift. 

20. Uriah (s. of Uriah 13) m. Nabby, D. of Nathan King- 
man 1790, and lived in E. B., and had Uriah, Nabby, Charity; 
his w. d. and he m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Robinson, 1799, and 
had Diana, Algernon Sidney, Royal, and Sarah. — Uriah m. an 
Allen in Dover where he settled. — Nabby m. Albert Edson 1817. 
Charity m. Nathan Soule 1815. — Diana m. Samuel Perry of Han- 
over 1820. — A. Sidney m. Huldah, D. of Turner Phillips. — 
Uriah, the father, d. 1839, a;. 71. 

21. Joseph (s. of Isaac 14) m. Olive, D. of Jeremiah Beal, 
1797; had Ephraim 1798, Polly 1800, Charles 1803, Jeremiah 
1805, Sarah 1807, Joel 1809, David 18 16. 

22. Zibeon (s. of Isaac 14) m, Lavinia, D. of Capt. Zebedee 
Snell, 1804, and had Patty 1805, Abigail 1806, Zibeon 1808, 
Sanford 18 10, Mary 181 2, Harriet Newell 18 14, Lucy 18 16. 

There was a John Brett of Boston who m. Ann Barnsdale 
1 7 10; he was master of a ship in the London trade, and d. at 
Kingston, Jamaica, leaving a wid. and had Hannah 171 1, John 
1 7 13, James and William, and one other D. — John d. at New- 



BROWN, 123 

buryport Dec. 12, 1797, a. 84; his son John was living there 
1829, a&. 73, and in a letter of that year says, "his grandfather 
John came from the County of Kent, in England, and he has 
heard his father (John Jr.) say that the Bretts in Bridgewater 
were his relations: he d. Sept. 13, 1839, ^- ^3' called a revolu- 
tionary patriot. — James and Abigail Brett of Boston had Ann 
1756, Abigail 17G0, Elizabeth 1765, James 1767. — Ebenezer 
Brett, m. 71. d. at Chesterfield 1833. — Phebe m. Abel Dunbar 
1805. — Polly Brett m. David Bartlett 1796. — There was a Thomas 
Brett, schoolmaster, d. Boston 1767, his wid. Ann settled his 
estate. — John Brett m. Martha Mortell 1796. — (Boston Records.) 
BROWN. — Bartholomew Brown Esq. (s. of John Brown of 
Sterling) was b. at Danvers and gra. H. U. 1799, and m. Betsy, 
D. of Genl. Silvanus Lazell, 1801, and settled first in Sterling, 
then in E. B. as an attorney, and had James Tilden*, Lucy Ann, 
w. of Dr. Adolphus K. Borden; George Henry, who m. Emily 
Porter of Sterling; and Harriet Mitchell. 

2. Capt. Woodbridge Brown (s. of Rev. Samuel and Dorothy 
Brown of Abington : she was a Woodbridge) and his wife Anna 
had Samuel 1737, John 1739, Josiah 1740, Joseph 1745, Dorothy 
1748, and Mary, and perhaps others. — Dorothy only b. in E. B. : 
she m. Eleazer Bates and d. 1839, ^- 9^- — Joseph d. in E. B. 
1825, ae. 80. — Mary m. Dea. Eleazer Whitman. 

3. John (s. of Capt. Woodbridge 2) m. Lydia Hearsey, and 
lived in E. B., where his father lived awhile, and had Isaac, John, 
David, Polly and Anna*, and perhaps others. — Isaac, and his 
w. Elizabeth, had Isaac 1790, Betsy 1792, Emery 1795, and Al- 
van 1798. — John m. a Jenkins and d. 18 16, ae. 37, and had Al- 
fred, Mehitabel, w. of Ward Richards, and Lydia, w. of Philip 
Pratt. — David m. 2 Ds. of Joseph Ramsdell, first Nabby 1812, 
and then L3-dia 18 18, and has a family. — Polly m. Christopher 
Bates. — Isaac m. Eunice Thayer 1813. — Betsy m. Daniel Barker 
of Hanson. — Emery m. Molly, D. of John Bisbee. 181 7. — Alvan 
m. Betsy Elms of Hanson 182 1, and is d. 

4. Knight Brown (from Scituate or Cohasset) and his w. 
Priscilla settled in E. B., he d. here 1832, a;. 82, and had An- 
drew 1780, Sarah 1782, David 1785, Lewis 1788, Lydia 1790, 
Charles, Priscilla, and others perhaps. — Andrew remained at 
Scituate. — Sarah m. Oliver Leach 1803. — David d. a bachelor, 
a. 46. — Lewis m. Betsy Harden 1806. — Lydia m. John Thayer 
181 1. — Charles m. Asenath, D. of Isaac Chamberlin 1719. — 
Priscilla m. Henry Thornbury Smith 1792. 

Elizabeth Brown m. Jonathan Holloway 1746. — Daniel Brown 
m. Mehitable Porter 1797. — Samuel Brown's w. d. in E. B. 1780 
a-. 20. — Susanna Brown m. John W^innett 1800 — Cha.rles Brown 
m. Mehitabel French 1809, and had Polly and Charles. — Polly 
m. Jacob Harden. — Moses Brown m. Eunice Harris of St. 1818; 



124 BRYANT. 

5. David Brown m. Jennett Miller (this is one of the Irish 
families that settled in N. B. about 1740,) he had Ann, John, 
James, and David, all of whom d. in infancy. — and John 1750, 
and James 1752, both went to Harperstield. — He d. in the prime 
of life, about 1753, which was the date of his will. — Jennet 
Brown, perhaps the wid. m. Simon Griffin 1758. 

BRYANT.— Ichabod Bryant m. Ruth Staples, and they had 
a dis. from Raynham Ch. to W. B. 1745. — He d. 1759 ; he came 
from M. to N. B. and had Philip, Nathan, Seth, Job, Gamaliel, 
Phebe, Ruth, Sarah, Anna, and Prudence. — Nathan d. single. — 
Gamaliel settled in New Bedford. — Phebe m. Henry Howard. — 
Ruth m. a Holmes. — Sarah m. Francis Cook 1750. — Anna m. a 
Robinson. — Prudence d. single. 

2. Doct. Philip (s. of Ichabod ist) m. Silence D. of Dr. 
Abiel Howard 1757, and had Oliver 1758*, Ruth 1760*, Daniel 
1763*, Bezaliel 1765, Peter 1767, Cyrus 1769, Anna 1771, Si- 
lence 1774, and Charity 1777. — His w. d. and he m. Hannah, D. 
of Benjamin Richards 1779 — He d. 1816 a;. 84; she d. 181602. 
80. — Silence m. Ichabod Bryant 1792. — Anna m. Capt. Henry 
Kingman 1795. — Bezaliel and Charity removed to the State of 
N. York. — Peter was a physician, settled in Cummington, and 
m. a D. of Ebenezer Snell, Esq., of that place, and was father 
of William Cullen Bryant the poet. — Cyrus m. Polly Noyes 1795, 
and had Zibia 1795, Daniel 1798, who m. Lucy Skinner of 
Mansfield 18 17. —Zibia m. Benjamin Dickerman 18 17. — The 
parents Cyrus and Polly, both d. 1798. 

3. Seth (s. of Ichabod i) m. Elizabeth D. of Dependence 
French of St. 1765, and had Elizabeth 1766, Ichabod 1768, De- 
pendence French 1770, Mary 1772, Zibeah 1774, Seth 1778, 
Olive 1781, Ira 1783. — This family removed westward. — Eliza- 
beth m. Josiah Manly 1789. — Ichabod m. Silence Bryant 1792. 
Dependence F. m. Rebecca Blackman, 1791, he lived in Cum- 
mington, Easton, Pembroke, and d. in N. Bedford, and had 3 
who d. in infancy, and then Dion, Rebecca, Austin, Emily, Eliz- 
abeth, and William. — Mary m. Samuel Holmes 1791. 

4. Job (s. of Ichabod i) m. Mary Turner 1764; their chil- 
dren Anna 1764, Nathan 1766, Calvin 1768, Job Staples 1772, 
Thirza 1774, Oliver, Clement, David, Samuel, Asa, and Harriet. 
Anna m. Abiel Phillips of Easton 1787, and was mother of the 
Dwarf. — I'hirza m. Manasseh Dickerman 1791. — Job Staples 
m. Lovicey Pratt 1793. — Oliver m. Nabby, D. of Timothy Ames 
1804, and has Ziba Bass 1804, Danville Ames 1806, Theron 
Carver 1808, George VV. 1810. — Harriet m. David Dunbar, Jr., 
of Easton 1801. — Asa m. Mehitabel Snow of Easton 1810 and 
Betsey Snow 181 1. 

5. Daniel Bryant (s, of Seth of Halifax) m. Jennet, D. of 
Gushing Mitchell 1789, and first resided at Watertown, after- 



BRYANT.— BUCK. 125 

wards at Stroudwater in Maine, and finally settled in E. B. and 
had Seth, Mary. Jennet, Alice, Abby M. and Dorcas. — Seth m. 
Maria. D. of Charles Keen, and lives in Boston; she d. 1839, 
a. 35. — Jennet m. Jonah Edson 18 19. — Alice m. Simeon H. Ed- 
son 1833, ^"^ ^- 1836. — Abby M. m. Robert Curtis, removed 
to Boston and d. there 1832. — Dorcas m. a Fellows, and d. 
1834. — Jennet the mother d. 1808, ^e. 37, and he m. Wid. Charity, 
late w. of Isaac Chamberlin, and sister of Maj. Nathaniel Tom- 
son of Halifax 1809, and had George, Laura, Elizabeth, and 
Lucy, who d. 1832, ae. 14. — George m. Elizabeth Deblois. — 
Laura m. Isaac Packard. — Elizabeth m. a Dyer. — Ruth, sister 
of Daniel, m. Benj. Faxon 1787, and d. 1788, ae. 19. 

6. Dion Bryant (s. of Dependence F.) m. Lucretia H. Briggs 
of Pembroke 182 i, and had Merton Cassius 1823, and Lucretia 
Hall 1826. 

7. Calvin (s. of Job 4) m. Rebecca Morse 179 1, and had Silvia 
1792, Clarissa 1798, Luther 1799, Wealthy 1801, Melinda 1803, 
Eleanor 1806, Paul 181 1. 

8. Nathan (s. of Job 4) m. Sarah Jordan 1790, and had Sally 
1 79 1, who m. Jona. Snow, Jr., 18 10, Nathan 1793, Anna 1795, 
who m. \Vm. Carr, Jr., 182 1, Abigail 1797, Mira 1799, Olive 
180X, Issachar Snell 1805, Sophia 1808, Benj. Turner 1812. 

9. Samuel (s. of Job 4) and his w. Sally had Samuel 1801, 
Betsy 1805, Erin 1806, Mary 1808, Addison 1814. 

Martha Bryant m. Thomas Conant a. 1730. — Lydia Bryant m. 
Alexander Tirrell 1788. — Ruth Bryant m. Edward Hayford 
1709. — Mary Bryant m. John Wormal 1729. — Jerusha Bryant 
of Plympton m. Solomon Leach 1738. — Nehemiah Bryant m. 
Bethiah Washburn 1741. — Daniel Bryant m. Sarah Washburn 
1767. — Zebulun Bryant m. Mary Conant 1767. — Agatha Bryant 
of M. m. Jeremiah Keith 1776. — Sarah m. Jotham Ames 1786. 
Abigail Bryant m. Alvan Snell 1799. — Mercy Bryant m. Seth 
Packard a. 1727. — Jona. Bryant and w. came from Boston 1737 
had Mary 1739, and returned again to Boston 1740. — All these 
perhaps are descendants of John Bryant, who settled in Scituate 
as early as 1639. ^^^ ^''^- Mary, D, of Geo. Lewis of Barnstable 
1643, and had John 1644, Hannah 1645, Joseph 1646*, Sarah 
1648, Mary 1649, Martha 1651, Samuel 1653; in 1657 he m. a 
2d w., Elizabeth, D. of Rev. Wm. Witherell ; she died early, and 
he m. Mary, D. of Thomas Hiland, and had by her 10 children 
viz., Elizabeth 1665, Benjamin 1669, Joseph 167 1, Jabez 1672, 
Ruth 1673, Thomas 1675, Deborah 1677, Agatha 1678, Ann 
16S0, Elisha 1682. (See Deane's History of Scituate for a fur- 
ther account of the family.) 

BUCK. — Thomas Buck was eldest son of Isaac and Frances 
Buck of Scituate, and settled in Bridgewater before 17 12. — He 
m. Elizabeth, D. of James Howard 1712, and had Mary 1713, 



126 BUCK— BUKER.— BURR. 

Thomas 1715, Elizabeth 1717, John 1721, Matthew 1724, Tabi- 
tha 1728; he d. 1755, she 1760. — Mary m. David Hill 1733. — 
Elizabeth m. Elias Monk 1744. — John m. Mary Ames 1739, 
Tabitha m. Thomas Kimber 1755. — Some of this family settled 
in Easton. 

2. Matthew (s. of the above) lived also in Bridgewater: his 
wife Elizabeth : he had Isaac 1750, Thomas 1752, Hannah 1755, 
Keziah 1757, Joshua 1760, Daniel 1762, Eliphalet 1765, Eliza- 
beth 1769, Matthew 1772. — Isaac m. Sarah Hayward 1773. — 
Thomas m. Silence Brett 1774. 

Isaac Buck first above named and his brother John, both of 
Scituate, the former Town Clerk, hnd the latter commonly called 
Cornet John, " having been Cornet of the Troopers," were prob- 
ably sons of James Buck, at Hingham 1638. — Isaac d. 1695, 
and John's will is dated 1697. — There was also a Roger Buck at 
Cambridge 1643, who had sons, John 1644, and Ephraim 1646. 

BUKER or BOWCKER.— Nelson Buker and his wife Alice 
Austin m. 1795, and had George 1796, Melinda 1799, Elijah 
1803, Thomas 1810, Louisa 1813, Pamelia 1814. 

Israel Bowcker m. Bathsheba Carver 1784. — Elijah Bowcker 
m. Mary Belcher of St. 1820. — Molly Bowcker m. David Snell 
1783. — David Bowcker had a D. Rebecca born in E. B. 1783. 

BURR. — Jonathan Burr, Minister of Dorchester, ord. 1640, 
and d. 1641, was born at Redgrave in Suffolk, England, 1604, 
came to N. E. 1639 with his wife Frances and 3 children, Jona- 
than, John, and Simon. — Jonathan a Physician, settled in Hing- 
ham and d. in the Canada expedition of the small pox 1690. — 
Simon also settled in Hingham a. 1646, and d. 1691, and had a 
son John 1659, who had a son John 1695, who settled in Bridge- 
water. — The first John settled in Fairfield, Conn., whose s. Judge 
Peter Burr, was father of the Rev. Isaac Burr, who was father 
of the Rev. Aaron Burr, Pres. of N. Jersey College, father of 
Aaron, Ex-Vice Pres. of U. S. 

1. John Burr (s. of John and Mary of Hingham) was born 
1695; his father d. at Hingham a. 1716; his mother Mary was 
probably D. of John Lazell of Hingham; he came to Bridge- 
water a. 1720, was a Deacon in W. B., and m. Silence, D. of 
Ephraim Howard 1722, and had John 1724, Elijah 1726, Mary 
1728, Jonathan 1731, Seth 1734, Ephraim 1737. — She d. 1773: 
he 1777. — Elijah went to Connecticut. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Sarah Powers and had Sarah 1746, 
William, Silence, Polly, (n. b. there is some uncertainty in the 
record. — Sarah is called D, of John and Sarah Burr born 1746: 
and again John Burr m. Mary Powers 1748, 2 years after, which 
may be reconciled by supposing he m. two sisters, first Sarah 
and afterwards Mary); he d. 1776. — William d. young leaving 
one daughter. 



BUTTERFIELD.— BYRAM. 127 

3. Jonathan (s. of John i) m. Martha Cudworth 1754, (a de- 
scendant probably of Gen. James Cudworth of Scituate, who 
came from London to Boston probably a. 1632), and had Israel 
1755, Jonathan 1757, Elijah 1759, Martha 1761, Luther 1764, 
Martin 1766, John 1769, Calvin 1771, Ruth 1777, David 1783; 
he m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Kinsley a 2d w. 1792 ; his will dated 
1797. — Israel m. Hannah, D. of Daniel Ames 1779, and Israel, 
Elijah, and Calvin went to Worthington. — Elijah m. Olive 1789, 
and Calvin m. Betsy 1796, Ds. of Thomas Ames. — Luther m. 
Jane, D. of Nathan Howard, Esq.. 1785, and went to Maine. — 
Martha m. Solomon Howard. — Jonathan gra. H. U. 1784, and 
settled in the ministry at Sandwich 1789, and m. there but had 
no children. — Martin m. Mary, D. of Nathan Snell. — Jonathan 
of Worthington m. Sally, D. of Samuel Alden 1820. 

4. Seth (s. of John 1) m. Charity, D. of Samuel Packard 
1753, and had Silence 1754, Charity 1755, Seth 1757, Simeon 
1759, Huldah 1761, Susanna 1763, Silvanus 1765, Rufus 1767, 
Elijah 1769, Persis 177 i. — Seth m. Susanna Mehurin of Easton 
1 78 1. — Susanna, called of Norton, m. Samuel Hartwell 1781. — 
Silvanus m. Sarah Warren 1790 and lived in E. 

5. Ephraim (s. of John i) m. Susanna D. of Joseph Alger 
1755, and had Molly 1756, Phebe 1758. — He d. 1786. — Phebe 
m. John Foster 1780, she is also said afterwards to have m. a 
Copeland of E. 

6. John (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Cope- 
land 1792, and had Betsey 1792, John Jay 1795, Martin Cud- 
worth 1798, Mary r8oo, and removed westward. 

Heman M. Burr m. Nella Tucker of Milton 1812. — Sarah 
Burr m. Isaiah Keith 1773. — Laban Burr m. Mary Ann Storrs 
of Boston 1820. — Silence Burr m. John Howard 1773. — Polly m. 
Wm. Blakely 1773. — Joseph Burr m. Hannah Richardson of 
Leicester 1792. — Wm. Burr m. Nabby Bent 179S. 

BUTTERFIELD.— Jonathan Butterfield and his wife Rachel 
(from Lexington; settled in S. B. ; he d. there 1769, x. 74; he 
left no children ; gave a tankard to the church, and left his es- 
tate principally to Rachel, D. of Simeon Leonard, afterwards w. 
of \^'m. Swift, and her mother was neice to Butterfield. 

BVRAM. — I. Nicholas Byram, according to family tradition, 
was son of an English gentleman of the county of Kent, who re- 
moved to Ireland about the time this son was born. — His father 
sent him at the age of 16 to visit his friends in Eng. in charge 
of a man who betrayed his trust, robbed him of his money, and 
sent him to the West Indies, where he w^as sold to service to 
pay his passage, and after his term expired he made his way to 
New England and settled at Weymouth. — He m. Susanna, D. 
of Abraham Shaw of Dedham, and had Nicholas, Abigail, who 
m. Thomas Whitman 1656, Deliverance, who m. John Porter 



128 BYRAM. p9 

1660, Experience, who m. John Willis, Susanna who m. Samuel 
Edson, and Mary, who m. Samuel Leach. — These were all born 
at Weymouth. In 1660 he bought three proprietary or original 
purchase rights in Bridgewater viz. : Moses Simmons', Philip 
Delano's, and George Soule's, and settled here soon after. He 
d. 1688; she d. a. 1698. 

2. Capt. Nicholas (s. of the above) m. Mary, D. of Samuel 
Edson 1676, and had Bethiah 1678*, Margaret 1680*, Mehitabel 
1683, a s. 1685*, Nicholas 1687, Mary 1690, Ebenezer 1692, 
Susanna 1695, Josiah 1698, Joseph 1791. — Mehitabel m. Elisha 
Allen. — Mary m. Maj. Edward Howard. — Susanna ra. Capt. 
Jonathan Bass. — He and his wife were the eldest and first named 
members of the ch. first instituted in E. B. 1724. — Both d. 1727. 

3. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 2) m, Ann, D. of Thomas Snell 
1708, and had Bethiah 1709, Nicholas 171 1, Ann 17 12, Thomas 
1 7 14*, Jesse 1716, Mary 1718, Obin 1720*, Benjamin 1721*, 
Paul 1723*, and George*.- — Bethiah m. Samuel Pratt 1729. — 
Ann m. a Pettingill, and afterwards John Kingman 177 1. — Mary 
m. Thomas Carr. 

4. Capt. Ebenezer (s. of Nicholas 2) m. Hannah D. of Jo- 
seph Hayward 17 14, and had Ebenezer 17 16, Eliab, Japhet, 
Naphthali, Hannah 1725, Mary 1728, Abigail 1730, Jepthah 
1732. — He with all his children went to Windham in the County 
of Morris, N. Jersey, a. 1744. — He there became a major of the 
militia and Judge of the County Court, and died 1753, a.* 61. — 
Ebenezer married Abigail daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Alden 
1738, and had Huldah 1739*, Huldah 1740, her grandson Rev. 
Philip Lindley, was V. Pres. of N. Jersey College, Edward 1742, 
Ebenezer 1744, (born here) Napthali, Joseph, Abigail, Anne, 
Mary, and Phebe, (born there). — He and she both d. a. 1665; 
his D. Anna was mother of the present Dr. Lewis Condict late 
member of Congress. — Eliab m. Phebe D. of Ephraim Leonard 
1 741, gra. H. U. 1740, and was settled as a clergyman at Hope- 
well N. Jersey; he had a son Eliab born here 1643, whose D. 
m. Josiah Deane Esq. of Raynham. — Japhet m. Sarah D. of 
Josiah Allen 1742, and had a D. Sarah born here 1744, and 
Japhet and Nicholas b. in N. J. — Naphthali m. Hannah Brett 
1744, no children born here. — Jephthah m. Susanna, D. of Elea- 
zar Washburn 1761, and had Eleazar, Eliab, Jephthah, Susanna, 
Abigail. — He d. a. 1805 ; she d. 181 5. — Hannah m. Elihu Bald- 
win. — Mary m. Aaron Thompson, and afterwards Isaac Harlow. 
Abigail m. Daniel Thompson and afterwards Benj. Pitney. 

5. Josiah (s. of Nicholas 2) m. Hannah Rickard of Plymton 
1720, and had Susanna 1721, Josiah 1723, Theopholus 1725, 
Mehitabel 1730, Rebecca 1732. — Susanna m. Capt, Jonathan 
Bass, Jr., 1741. — Josiah d. young. — Mehitabel m. Daniel Beal 
1750. — Rebecca m. Samuel Bowditch of Braintree 1755. — Josiah 



BYRAM. 129 

the father removed to New Jersey, his wife Hannah d. here, a 
widow, 1771, ffi. 78. 

6. Joseph (s. of Nicholas 2) was a physician, and m. Martha 
D. of David Perkins 1724, and had Joseph 1726, Martha 1728, 
Benjamin 1731, Mary 1734, Elizabeth 1738*, Susanna 1742. — 
He d. and his wid. m. Matthew Gannett 1750, and d. 1779 ^• 
74. — Martha m. Henry Gary 1749, and afterwards Abner Pratt 
1764. — Mary m. John Lazell 1750. 

7. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of Matthew 
Gannett 1738, and had Seth 1739, Gontent 1740; the father d. 
and the wid. m. Thomas Hayward 1746. — Gontent m. David 
Harvey 1756. 

8. Theophilus (s. of Josiah 5) m. Elizabeth wid. of Samuel 
Beal, Jr., 1749, she was a Blackman, and had Josiah 1750, Oliver 
1751, David 1753, James 1756, Melzar 1759, and Susanna; and 
removed to North Yarmouth, Me. 

9. Jesse (s. of Nicholas 3) m. Abigail, D. of David Thurston 
of Rehoboth 1742, and had Josiah 1743. — Mary Thurston her 
sister d. here 1776 at. 53. — David Thurston of Rehoboth the 
father m. Mercy, D. of James Gary 1713, and had John 1714, 
Abigail 1716, James 1718, David 1721, Mary 1723, James m. 
Phebe Perkins 1749. — Hannah Thurston of Rehoboth m. John 
Gary of VVyndham 17 16. 

10. Joseph (s. of Dr. Joseph 6) m. Mary, D. of Wm. Bow- 
ditch of Braintree 1745, and had Elizabeth 1747, Joseph 1748*, 
William 1750, Asa 1751, Susanna 1753, Ebenezer 1755, Mary 
1756, Martha 1757. — Elizabeth m. VVinslow Richardson 1768. — 
William removed to Raynham. — Asa went to New York. — Su- 
sanna m. Ebenezer Howard of Braintree 1773, and afterwards 
a Holbrook, and went to Gummington. — Ebenezer went to Me. 
Mary d. single. — Martha m. a Phillips. 

11. Benjamin (s. of Dr. Joseph 6) m. Anne, D. of Gapt. John 
Holman 1757, and had one child, Anne, 1757 ; his w. d., and he 
m. Rachel, D. of Israel Bailey 1760, and had Jennj 1761, Ke- 
zia 1 76 1, Ward 1763*, Rachel 1765, Susanna 1766, Ruth 1769, 
Mehitabel 1771, Benjamin 1774, George W. 1776, Nicholas 
1778*. — Anne m. John Mitchell 1781. — Jenny m. Maj. Isaac 
Lazell 1779. — Kezia m. a Leonard of T. — Rachel m. Nathan 
Mitchell, Esq., 1793. — The father then with all the rest of his 
family removed to Goos. 

12. Seth (s. of Nicholas 7) m. Sarah Vinal of Scituate 1762, 
and had Seth, Stephen, Sally ; he d. 1 781, and his wid. m. Gapt. 
Simeon Whitman 1784. — Stephen went away and d. young. — 
Sally m. Galeb Gopeland 1787. 

13. Josiah (s. of Jesse 9) m. Sarah, I), of Reuben Hall, 1766, 
and had George 1767, David 1768, Mercy 1770, Abigail 1775, 



I30 BYRAM.—CARR.— CARVER. 

Ruth 1777, Branch 1780, Mary 1788.— He d. 1806, ae. 63; she 
d. 1828, ffi. 84. — George m. Phebe Randall 1788, and David m. 
Lucy Randall 1791, and had a D. Sally 1792, and both moved 
away westward. — Mercy m. Nathan Whitman 1788. — Abigail 
m. Nath'l. Clift, and afterwards a Turner. — Ruth m. Isaac 
Alden, 3d. — Mary m. Calvin Shepard 1807. 

14. Seth (s. of Seth 12) m. Matilda D. of Stephen Whitman 
1791 ; he was master of a fishing vessel, and was lost on the 
Grand Banks; she d. 1807. a;. 35. — He had Robert Jamieson, 
(named for a Scotch gentleman of that name, who lived with 
her grandfather, the Hon. Hugh Orr), Sally, and Lucy. — Robert 
J. m. Mercy, D. of Elisha Faxon 1814 and lives in Boston. 

15. Capt. Branch (s. of Josiah 13) m. Anne, D. of Isaac 
Washburn 1802, and had Harrison Gray, Branch, Lewis, Lucia 
Anna, Asa Washburn, Josiah, George Henry, and Sarah. — Lucia 
Anna m. her cousin Marsena Whitman. 

This is the only family and Branch of the name remaining in 
B. Some of these are now writing their name Byron, but the 
name is unquestionably Byram, and has been uniformly so spelt 
and written by the family themselves from Nicholas the first, 
down to Branch. It is an old English name. 

CARR. — I. Thomas Carr m. Mary D. of Nicholas Byram, 
and had two ss., Thomas and Hugh, and perhaps others: one, 
D. Elizabeth, m. Nathan Pettingill probably 1760. — Daniel Carr 
m. Martha Edson 1770. 

2. Thomas (s. of the above) and his wife Mercy had Anne 
1757, Thomas 1759, Mary 1762, John 1765, Reading 1767, Eliza- 
beth 1770, William 1773, P^benezer 1776. Mercy 1778, Simeon 
and Abigail 1781. — Reading m. Mercy West 1795. — Elizabeth 
m. Asa Pettingill 1 789.— William m. Rhoda French of St. 1797. 
Mercy m. Daniel Carr 1799. — William Jr. m. .^nna P5ryant 1820. 

CARVER. — I. Eleazer Carver and his w. Experience settled 
in S, B., and had Eleazer, Nathaniel, Joseph, Experience, Me- 
hitabel, and perhaps others. — Nathaniel m. Abigail D. of 
Nathaniel Allen 1736, and went to Taunton. — Experience m. 
Jonathan Cary 17 19. — Mehitabel m. Capt. Seth Alden 1740. 

2. Eleazar (s. of the above) and his w. Catherine of M. had 
Mary 1722, Eleazar 1724, Catherine 1726, Timothy 1728, Rho- 
dolphus 1735, John 1738. — Mary m. Abraham Perkins 1743. — 
Catherine d. single. — Timothy removed and left no family here. 
— Mercy d. 1767. — Rhodolphus m. Abigail Bowman of Bedford 
1763, and went to Oakham. 

3. Joseph (s. of Eleazar i) m. Elizabeth D. of Benjamin 
Snow 1725, and had Joseph 1727, Benjamin 1729, Elizabeth 
1731, Sarah 1737, Experience 1739, Robert 1742, Rebecca 
1744. — Some of this family removed to Scituate R. Island. — 



CARVER.— GARY. 131 

Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1757. — Sarah m. Hezekiah Porter 
of Windsor 1757. — The motner Elizabeth d. 1755, Joseph Carver 
d. 1778, quite aged. 

4. Eleazar (s. of Elea^^ar 2) m. Hepzibah, D. of Thomas Per- 
kins, 1746. and had iM.ry 1748, Eleazar 1749, Nathaniel 1752, 
Bethiah 1754; he d. end the wid. m. Ebenezer Keith 1759. — 
Mary m. Seth Alden 1767. — Nathl. learned a trade with Alden, 
and moved away. — Bethiah m. Capt. Joseph Alden. 

5. John (s. of Eleazar 2) m. Bathsheba Edson 1762 : he had 
a D. Bathsheba, who m. Israel Bowker 1783 ; and a D. Eunice, 
who m. Joseph Knapp of Easton 1784. — His son John m. Hul- 
dah, D. of Abner Pratt, 1795. — John Carver d. 1803, x. 65; he 
had a large family, who removed westward. 

6. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Sarah Hartwell 1746, and had 
Hannah 1747, Rhoda 1749, Oliver 1751, Bernice 1753. — Oliver 
m. Mary Perkins 1774. — This family went to Providence. 

7. Dr. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 4) was a physician; m. Sarah, 
D. of Ephraim Keith. Esq., 1776; and had Sarah 1777, Betsy 
1779, Hepzibah 1781, Mary 1783, Eleazar 1785, Nathaniel 17S7, 
Lucinda 1789.— Sally m. Benjamin Willis 1801, and afterwards 
Seth Washburn, Esq., 1812. — Betsy m. Chilton Latham 1803, 
and afterwards Joseph Barrows, 18 16. — Hepzibah m. I'homas 
Howard 1810. — Mary m. Capt. Abram Washburn 1804. — Eleazar 
is one of the firm of Carver, Washburn & Co. and m. Bathsheba 
Smith of Hanson 182 1, and had Lucia 1822*, Joseph 1824, 
Mary 1826. — Nathaniel went away young. 

Ruth Carver m. Timothy Ames 1786. — Ruth m. Beza Harvey 
1795. — Jabez m. Sarah Perkins 1742. — Wid. Sarah m. [oseph 
Clapp 1746. — Clifford of R., son of John, m. Wid. Polly Leon- 
ard 1806. — Sally m. Solomon Washburn, Jr., 1801, Abigail of 
Marshfield m. Job Ames 18 14. — Eleazar 2d m. Nancy Jones 
1787. — John Carver and Sukey (perhaps I), of Benj. Snell) had 
Grenville 1824, and Olive Snell 1826. — John Carver (or Cave- 
ner) m. Ann Jennings 17 18. — Jonathan Carver was a Lieut, with 
Gen. John Winslow at Annapolis Royal, N. Scotia, 1755. — Jona- 
than m. Sarah Holmes 1746, and had John, father of Clifford — 
Richard Carver at Watertown : his will 1638 ; his w. Grace ; his 
Ds. Elizabeth and Susanna. William Carver d. at Marshfield 
Oct. 2, 1760, as. 102 : (nephew of Gov. John Carver, being his 
brother's son) ; he left behind him the 5th generation of male 
issue. — Robert Carver, one of the train band in Marshfield 1643. 

CARY. — John Cary (from Somersetshire, Eng. ) settled in 
Duxbury as early as 1639 : he m. Elizabeth, I), of Francis God- 
frey, 1644, and was an original proprietor, and among the first 
settlers of W. B., and the first Town Clerk ; he d. 1681 ; his w. 
d. 1680; he had John at Duxbury 1645, Francis 1647, Elizabeth 
1649, James at Braintree 1652, Mary at Bridgewater 1653, Jona- 



132 GARY. 

than 1656, David 1658, Hannah i56i, Joseph 1663, Rebecca 
1665, Sarah 1667, Mehitabel 1670. — Elizabeth m. Dea. William 
Brett, Jr. — Rebecca m. Samuel Allen. Jr., 1685. — David went to 
Bristol and Joseph to Windham, Ct. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Allen, 1670, 
and had John 1671*, Seth 1672, John 1674, Nathaniel 1676, 
Eleazar 1678, James 1680, and then went to Bristol, and after- 
wards, perhaps, to N. Jersey. — And Henry Gary, b. at Bristol 

1 7 10, grad. H. G. 1733, was one of this family. 

3. Francis (s. of John i) named after his grandfather Fran- 
cis Godfrey, m. Hannah D. of William Brett, and had Samuel, 
Ephraim, Mary, Lydia, Melatiah. — Mary m. Nicholas Whitman 
1715, and d. 17 19. — Lydia m. Joseph Edson 1704. — Melatiah m. 
Joseph Lucas 1727. — Samuel Tompkins gave his estate in E. B. 
to Francis Gary, who was brought up with him, and was to take 
care of him, hence Gary named his eldest son Samuel. 

4. James (s. of John i) m. Mary, D. probably of John Shaw 
of Weymouth, 1682, and lived in E. B., and had Mercy 1686, 
Mary 1689, Jerries 1692, Hannah 1696, Elizabeth 1700. — Mercy 
m. David Thurston of Rehoboth 17 13. — Elizabeth m. John 
Whitman 1729. — James, the father, d. 1706: the mother, 1736. 
Joseph Shaw to be overseer of James. 

5. Jonathan (s. of John 1) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Allen, 
and had Recompense, John, Jonathan : he d. 1695, and his wid. 
m. Benjamin Snow 1705 ; the children chose their Uncle Saml. 
Allen their guardian 1706 — she settled the estate 1695. 

6. Samuel (s. of Francis 3) m. Mary Pool 1704, and had 
Joseph 1705, Lydia 1706, Alice 1707, Elizabeth 1709, Samuel 

171 1, David 1713. Nathan 17 16, Eleazar 17 18, Mary 1720. — This 
family probably removed to N. Jersey, Gonn., or elsewhere. 

7. Ephraim (s. of Francis 3) m. Hannah Waldo 1709, and 
had Mehitabel 1709, Ezra 17 10, Zechariah 17 13, Ephraim 17 14, 
Daniel 1716; he d. 1765 ; she 1777, x. 90. — Mehitabel m. Ben- 
jamin Allen 1730. — Daniel m. Martha, D. of John Gary, 1742, 
and had a son Lewis 1742, and removed to N. Jersey. 

8. Deacon James (s. of James 4) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph 
Shaw, 1722, and had Sarah 1723, Joshua 1726, d. 1747 ; she d. 
1730; he 1762, Sd. 70. Sarah m. William Barrell 1751 ; his 2d 
wife. — Joshua was betrothed to Josiah Byram's D. Mehitabel, 
who afterwards m. Daniel Beals and named a s. Joshua, after 
her first lover. 

9. Dea. Recompence (s. of Jonathan 5) m. Mary, D. proba- 
bly of Seth Grossman, 171 1: she was b. 1691 : he had Seth 
1714, d. 1742*; Ichabod 1715, Ebenezer 1717, d. 1744*; Sarah 
1718, Simeon 1719, Zebulun 1721, Jonathan 1723, Josiah 1724, 
d. 1743*, Mary 1726 ; his w. d. 1726, and he m. Sarah, Wid. of 



GARY. 133 

Seth Brett, and D. of Isaac Alden, 1727 ; they had a D. Abigail 
1729; the father d. 1759. Sarah m. Benjamin Hayward 1742. 
— Mary m. Joseph Crossman of Easton 1747. 

10. John (s. of Jonathan 5) and his w. Experience had John 
17 19, Martha 172 1, Henry 1723, Susanna 1725, Beriah 1729; 
his w. d. 1729, and he m. a 2d wife Mary, and had Molly 1732 : 
his 2d w. d and he m. a 3d wife Susanna, D. of Elisha Allen, 
'733 ; she d. 1734, and he m. a 4th wife, Sarah Drake 1734, and 
had Thankful 1745, Huldah 1750. John Cary, Jr.. m. Mary 
Harden 1741, and had Isaac 1742, Huldah 1744, and removed 
to N. Jersey. — Martha m. Daniel Cary 1742. — Thankful m. 
Jonathan Orcutt of Cohasset 1766 for his 2d wife. 

This man owned the grist-mill at Orr's Works, and was called 
Old Miller Cary. The following distich was common in after 
times : — 

Kxperieiice and Mary, Susamia and .Sarah; 

These were the wive.s of Old John Cary. 

11. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 5) first m. Susanna, D. of 
Joseph Keith, 1717: she d. and he then m. Experience, D. of 
Eleazar Carver 17 19, and had Seth 1721, Eleazar 1723, Susanna 
1725, Anne 1728, Jonathan 1730, Eliphalet 1732, Experience 
1734, Benjamin 1738, Jesse 1742. .This family lived in S. B. — 
Susanna m. William Hooper 1759. — Anne m. the Hon. Nathan 
Mitchell 1 754. -^Eliphalet (Major) m. Hannah, Wid. of Josiah 
Edson and sister of Thos. Lawrence, 1782, and lived to a great 
age, but had no children.— Jonathan, the father, d. 1766; his 
widow, 1769. 

12. Joseph (s. of Samuel 6) m. Anne. D. of Elihu Brett, 1732,. 
and had a son Barnabas 1733. He probably removed to Clou- 
cester, R. 1. 

13. Ezra (s. of Ephraim 7) m. Mary, D. of Col. John Hol- 
man, 1737, and had Sarah 1738, Shepard 1742. He removed 
to N. Jersey. 

14. Zechariah (s. of Ephraim 7) m. Susanna, d. of Captain 
Jonathan Bass, 1742, and settled in N. B., and d. 1788; he had 
Ezra 1749, Mehitabel 1752, Susanna 1755, Daniel 1758, Luther 
1761. Mehitabel m. Zachariah Silvester of Duxbury. — Susanna 
m. Rufus Brett 1775. — Ezra m. Cynthia Tolman of Stoughton 
1770, and had Thomas 177 1, Zechariah 1773. Thomas m. 
Sally, 1). of Lemuel Packard, 1798. — Daniel was a xMajor and m. 
Mehitabel. D. of Simeon Brett, and had Zibiah 1779, Eunice 
1781, Olive 1783, Francis 1785, James, Zechariah 1791. — Luther, 
a Physician, m. a King of Raynham. These three brothers re- 
moved to Turner, Me. — Zibia m. Captain Roger Sumner of 
Stoughton 1801. — Olive m. Apollas Howard 1S02, and afterward 
had a 2d husband in Me. 



134 GARY. 

15. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 7) m. Susanna, D. of Captain 
Ebenezer Alden, 1738, and had Anna 1739, Azubah 1741, Phebe 
1742, Ephraim 1748, Susanna 1750, Huldah 1752, Daniel 1754; 
his w. d. 1783, a;. 64, and he m. Mar}', wid. of Josiah Kingman 
of Easton, and D. of Josiah Williams. 17S4. — Anna d. 1804, 
single.- — Azuba m. Josiah Johnson. — Phebe m. Ezra Allen 1761. 
— Susanna m. Asa Keith 1774. and afterwards Eleazar Keith 
1795.— Huldah "^- Simeon Allen 1785. — Daniel m. Hannah D. 
of Seth Thayer 1773, but had no children. — Ephraim, the father, 
d. 1791, ai. 77 ; his wid. d. 1803, a;. 85. 

16. Ichabob (s. of Recompence 9) m. Hannah. D. of Joseph 
Gannett, 1741, and had Seth 1747, Ichabnd 1749 Aaron 1751, 
Joshua 1753, Zenas 1755, Hannah 1758, Mary 1761, Daniel 
1762. Ebenezer 1765. This family went to Chesterfield, but 
returned, and most of them went into Bristol County. Hannah 
m. a Coloph of Sharon, one of Burgoyne's army. 

17. Col. Simeon (s. of Recompence 9) m. Mary D. of Daniel 
Howard, Esq., 1754, and had Molly 1755, Mehitabel 1757, How- 
ard 1760, Martha 176;, Rhoda 1772.— Molly m. Simeon Keith 
1775. — Mehitabel m. Bela Howard 1782, and afterwards Samuel 
Dyke 1793. — Martha m. Benjamin Keith 1788. — Rhoda m. 
Richard Wild 1794. — Col. Cary d. 1802, te. 83. 

18. Zebulun (s. of Recompence 9) m. Mehitabel, D. of Mat- 
thew Gannett, 1747 ; she d. 1748, and he then m. Lydia, D. of 
Thomas Phillips, 1749, and had Mehi abel 1751, Lydia 1753, 
Josiah 1754, Zebulun 1755, who d. young in Rochester; Recom- 
pence 1757, Mary 1758. — Mehitabel m. Joseph Allen 1771. The 
rest of the family went to Brookfield and Ward, in Worcester 
County. 

19. Dea. Jonathan (s, of Recompence 9) m. Mary, D. of 
Captain Moses Curtis of Stoughton, 1747, and had Moses 1748, 
Dorothy 1752, Jonathan 1757, Alpheus 1761, Sarah 1763, James 
1766. — Dorothy not m. — Alpheus m. Ruby, D. of Jonathan 
Perkins, 1786, and lived and died in Quincy, leaving .a son Al- 
pheus in Boston who m. Deborah Thayer and had Alpheus 1827. 
— Sarah m. Daniel Alden 1786, and afterwards Lazarus A. Beal 
1809" 

20. Henry (s. of John 10) m. Martha, D. of Dr. Joseph By- 
ram, 1749, and had Benjamin 1750*, killed under a water wheel; 
Eunice 1758, Benjamin 1761. He died and she m. Abner Pratt 
1764. — Eunice m. \^'m. Snell of S. B. 1781. 

21. Eleazar (s. of Jonathan 11) m. Betty, D. of Joshua Fobes, 
1745, and had Caleb 1747 ; she d. 1749, and he m. Mary, Wid. 
of Nathaniel Washburn, 1753 ; she was a Pratt of M. ; and had 
Betty 1754, Mary 1756, Sarah 1761. — Betty m. Wm. Perkins 
1777, and afterwards Solomon Snow of Raynham. — Mary m. 
Nathl, Morton, Esq., of Freetown, 1782, and was mother of 



GARY. 135 

Judge Marcus Morton. — Sarah d. 1838 single. — Caleb m. Mary, 
D. of Abraham Perkins, 1778, and had a son Caleb, who died 
young and unmarried ; and a D. Betsy who m. Nathl. Gilbert 
1802. — Eleazar Cary m. Lucy Alden of Mid'o. 1797. Eleazar 
Gary's w. d. 1790, x. 73 ; he d. 1806, ae. 82. 

22. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 1 1) m. Lois, D. of VVm. Hooper, 
1754, and had Jonathan 1754, Lois, Eunice, 1760.— Jonathan d. 
of the camp ail 1775. — Lois m. Solomon Keith 1777. — Eunice 
m. Isaac Washburn of T.-VVilliam Cary d. 1775, probably his son. 

23. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 15) m. Jane, D. of Capt. John 
Holman, 1771, and had Jane 1773, Salome 1774, Cyrus 1777, 
William Holman 1779, Ephraim 1782, Shepard 1784, Susanna 
1787, Francis 1789, Jason 1791*, Asenath 1793, Harmony 1796. 
— Jane m. Zenas Keith 1792. — Salome m. Rodolphus Kinsley 
1794. — Cyrus m. Nabby, D. of James Keith 1802, and he and 
Wm. Holman both went westward. — Ephraim m. Anna, D. of 
Jacob Hill, 1809, and had Lucius 181 o, Horace 181 1, Anne 181 5, 
and Jane Holman ; and then he, with his father and Aseneth, 
went to Minot. Shepard lived and died at Dorchester. Eph- 
raim, the father, d. at Minot 1828, £e. 80 ; she before at E. B. 

.1809,0;. 57. — Susanna m. John Eaton of Dorchester 1812. — 
Francis m. Harriet, D of Thomas Hayward, 1S16, and lives on 
the old family estate in E. B. and has a family. — Harmony m. 
James W. Watson 1821.; he d. 1833, and she in. again at T. 

24. Howard, Esq. (s. of Col. Simeon 17) m. Huldah, I), of 
Simeon Packard 1785, and had Simeon, Daniel Howard, Senas, 
William, Eldridge, Francis, Molly, Rhoda; his wife d. and he 
m. Wid. Hannah Brown 1810.— Simeon m. Roana, D. of Jonas 
Howard, 1806, and went to Me. — Daniel m. Martha, D. of Gid- 
eon Howard, Esq., 1812. — Zenas went to Winthrop, Me. — Molly 
m. Ezra Dunham 1809. — ^Rhoda m. Maj. Nathan Hayward, 1818. 

25. Moses (s. of Jonathan 19) m. Susanna, D. of Jabez P'ield, 
1773; he d. 1838, a;. 89; and had Lucius 1776, Barzillai 1780, 
Susanna 1783, Polly 1785, Cassandana 1788. — Lucius gra. B. U. 
1798, was an attorney, and d. at Charleston, S. C, 1806, x. 30. 
— Barzillai m. Vashty, D. of Nathan Snell, and had Susanna 
1809, Betsy 1810, Almira 1812, Barzillai 1815. — Susanna m. 
m. Rev. John Shaw 1807. 

26. Jonathan (s. of jQ.nathan 19) m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan 
Perkins, 1784, and had Caleb, Jonathan, Luther, Martin, Hul- 
dah, Abigail, Sally, Mary. He m. Wid. Tiley Clark of Winslow, 
a 2d w., 1808. Caleb, Jonathan, and Luther went to Me. — 
Martin m. Bethiah, D. of Ichabod Howard. — Huldah m. Darius 
Howard 1808. — Abigail m. Isaac Dunham 1811. — Sally m. Ziba 
Keith 18 13. 

27. James (s. of Jonathan 19) ra. Hannah, D. of Samuel 
Alden 1798, and had Lydia 1800; his w. d. and he m. Hannah, 



136 CASWELL.— CHAMBERLIN. 

D. of Thomas Wales, 1803, ^^^ had Otis 1804, Nancy 1807, 
Austin 1809. — Lydia m. Ephraim Howard 182 1. — Austin gra. 
Amherst 1837. — James Littlefield m. a Gary. 

James Cary came from Bristol, Eng., and settled in Charles- 
town in 1639, ^he same year John came to Plymouth; they are 
supposed to have been brothers. 

CASWELL. — Zephaniah Caswell m. Azubah, D. of James 
Hooper 1803, and had Zephaniah 1804, Harriet 1806, Winslow 
Wood 1809, Susanna Hooper 1814. — Jonathan Caswell m. Tabi- 
tha Leach 1769. 

CHAMBERLIN. — Freedom Chamberlin of Pembroke (s. of 
William of Hull, who was s. of Henry, who was s. of Henry, 
who was s. of Henry, who with his wife, mother and 2 children, 
came from Hingham, Eng., and settled in Hingham here 1638) 
had several sons, viz. : Capt. Freedom, who d. in Pembroke 182 1, 
X. 91 ; and Nathaniel. Job, Benjamin and John, who all settled 
in E. B. — John and his family soon moved away. — John Cham- 
berlin of Westmoreland m. Eunice, D. of Samuel Edson, 1766. 

2. Nathaniel (above) m. Sarah Foster and had Nathaniel 
1745, Sarah 1747, Ruth 1751, Mary 1754, Lydia 1756, Joseph 
and Benjamin 1761, Josiah 1764; his w. d. 1765, and he m. De- 
liverance, D. of Thomas Snell, 1767. — Nathaniel, the father, d. 
1814, a. 91 : his last w., Deliverance, d. 1814, a:;. 86. — Nathl., 
the son, m. Eleanor, D. of Zechariah Whitman, and had a son 
Nathaniel, and moved away. — Benjamin went into Maine. ^ 
Josiah_m. Lucy Pratt, and afterwards had a 2d wife and lived in 
Pembroke. — Ruth m. Elisha Records of Pembroke 1774. — Mary 
m. Benjamin White of Hanover 1780. — Lydia m. Jona. Pratt. — 
Sarah m. Jabez Pratt. 

3. Job (above) m. Rachel Bonney of Pembroke, and had 
Isaac 1749*, Elizabeth 1751, Job 1754, Nathan 1756, Thomas 
1758, Rachel 1761, Celia 1756, Zerviah 1767. Isaac 1772 ; he d. 
1788, ae. 62 ; she 1825, a;. 97. — Celia m. Mark Phillips, Jr., 1789. 
— Zerviah m. Daniel Cushing 1787. — The first Isaac d. 1769,3;. 
20. — Rachel probably m. Ichabod Packard of Lebanon 1780. 

4. Benjamin (above) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Snell, 1756, 
and had Silvina 1757, Lewis 1758, Hannah 1760, Benjamin 1762, 
Aaron 1765. Chloe 1767, Deliverance 1773, Arza 1780; all but 
the two last b. in Pembroke ; he d. 1803, ae. 78 ; she 1828, x. 
93. — Silvina d. 1829 single. — Lewis m. Rebecca, sister of Major 
Nathl. Tompson of H., 1793, and d. 1826, leaving one child, 
Lewis, b. 1796. — Hannah m. a Lamberton. — Benjamin and 
Aaron went westward. — Chloe d. 1828, single, and gave a legacy 
of $100 to the first parish in E. B. — Deliverance d. 1826 single. 
— Arza is a bachelor. 

5. Joseph (s, of Nathaniel 2) m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Jonathan 
Bass 1784, and had Jonathan 1786, .Susanna i 7S8, Joseph 1792, 



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Jonathan was a Col., lives in West Stockbridge and has a fam- 
ily. — Susanna m. Thaxter Norton 1808, and lived in Sterling; 
now lives in Boston. — Joseph m. Alice, D. of Dea. William Har- 
ris. 18 19 ; she d. 1838, and he then m. Lusanna, wid. of Thomas 
Whitman and D. of Anthony W. Clift, and has William and 
Jennet, both by his first wife. 

6. Thomas (s. of Job 3) m. Polly, D. of Nicholas Whitman, 
1785, and had Job 1787, Molly 1792, Zerviah 1795, Jennet 1798, 
Calvin 18 10, Luther, Rachel. — Rachel m. Asa Whitman 1820. 

7. Isaac (s. of Job 3) m. Charity, sister of Major Nathaniel 
Thompson of H., and had Ebenezer, Areneth, Wealthy, Nathan, 
Sophronia, and Josiah Holbrook ; he d. 1806, and the wid. m. 
Daniel Bryant 1809. — Ebenezer m. Polly, D. of David Benson, 
1820, and removed to Barnstable County. — Asenath m. Charles 
Brown 18 19. 

7. Henry (no known connection with the above) m. Susanna 
Hinds 1740.— Joseph m. Mary Wethrell 1767, and had Joseph 
1770, Polly 1776. 

CHANDLER. — Samuel Chandler and his wife Mercy had 
Jonathan 1699, Mary 1702, Sarah 1703, Samuel 1709, Abraham 
171 1, Susanna 1715. — Mary m. Joseph Perry 1729. 

Jonathan Chandler m. Rebecca Packard, D. of George, before 
1754. — Betty Chandler m. Israel Keith 1740; perhaps she after- 
wards m. Joseph Harvey 3d 1749. — Jonathan Chandler m. Wid. 
Abthiah \\'ade 1745, and d. 1775; Abthiah Chandler d. 1792, 
ae. 85. 

CHEESMAN. — Samuel Cheesman (s. of Sam'l Cheesman of 
Braintree) came to N. B. 1772; m. Martha D. of Dependence 
French, and had Noah, Samuel, Olive, Naomi, Polly, and Betsy. 
— Capt. Noah m. Lucinda D. of Robert Howard 1799, and 
had Zechariah Howard 1801, Olive 1803, Noah 1810, Lucinda 
18 1 4. — Samuel m. Mehitabel D. of Giles Leach 1806, and went 
to Merrimack. — Olive m. James Thompson 1798. — Naomi m. 
Josiah Orcut 1806. — Polly m. Ara Battles. — Betsy m. Bazillai 
King 1812. — Olive 2d m. Reuben Drake 1819. — Ruth Chees- 
man m. Azor Howe 1791. 

CHIPMAN. — George Chipman m. Huldah D. of James Leach 
1803, and had Ann Waterman 1804, Hazadiah Keith 1807, 
Charlotte Lazell 1810*, Isabella 1814. — The mother d. 1835. 

C:HURCHILL.— I. Jabez Churchill and his w. Alice, had 
Alice 1753, Rachel 1754, who m. Thaddeus Pratt 1777. 

2. Ephraim and Jemima had Ephraim 1753, Hannah 1755, 
Dorcas 1759, Jemima 1761, James 1764, Sarah 1767, Susanna 
1770. — Ephraim m. Silence IJ. of Dependence French 1787.— 
Hannah m. Calvin Snow 1784. — Dorcas m. Eliab Snow 1787. — 
Jemima m, James Packard 1778. — James m. Mary D. of Zecha- 
riah Gurney 1794.— Susanna m. Elijah Drake 2d, 1800. 



138 CHURCHILL.-CLEAVELAND.-CLIFT.-COBB. 



3. Eleazar m. Lucy Otis of Scituate 1788, and lived in W; 
B. and had Sophia 1789, Charles 1791, Polly 1794, Rhoda, Har- 
riet, Hannah Otis, and another. — He d. suddenly in his chair 
18 18. —One D. m. a Nash. — One m. a. Pennyman. — One m. an 
Erskin. — Rhoda m. Sam'l Keen, Jr. — Harriet m. John Reed, Jr.j 
of Ab. 18 19. — Hannah O. m. a Doug:las of N. Bedford. 

4. Levi (from Plympton) m. Cynthia D. of Solomon Packard, 
and lives in E. B. and has Levi, Luther, Abisha, David, Wil- 
liam, Cynthia, Azuba, Elizabeth*, Bethiah, and Lurania*.— 7 
His w. d. 1832 ai. 53, and he m, again. — Cynthia m. Joshua 
Bennet. — Azuba m. Lewis Keith 1819. — Wid. Sarah, mother of 
Levi, Sen., d. 1834, ae. 78. — Levi, Jr., m. Lucretia D. of Charles 
Keen. — Luther m. Evelina D. of Eli Blanchard. 

Wid. Mercy of Plympton m. Joshua Fobes 1754. — John m. 
Joanna D. of Moses Bisbee 1756. — Ruth m. Jonathan Whitman 
1776. — Josiah m. Sarah Rogers 1781. — Priscilla m. Benjamin 
Sprague 1785. — David, Jr., m. Molly Hearsey 1797. — Fidelia m. 
Wm. Hunt 1798. — Deborah, sister of Eleazar, m. Eleazar Alden 
1794. — Ezra m. Bethiah Mehurin of Pern. 1799. — Silence m. 
Asa Randall 182 1. 

CLEAVELAND. — Ephraim Cleaveland m. Hannah Hayward 
1747, and settled in W. B., and had Joseph 1749, Benjamin 1751, 
Elijah 1753, Lucy and Ebenezer 1755, Olive 1758, Persis 1760, 

CLIFT.— Nathaniel Clift of Marshfield m. Deborah, D. of 
Anthony Winslow, and had Anthony Winslow, Nathaniel, and 
Deborah. — They both d., he a. 1762, and their father Winslow 
came to E. B. before 1770 and brought these 3 gr. ch. with him. 
Deborah ni. George Keith i768.^Nath'l d. 1773 a-. 22. — An- 
thony W. m. Bethiah, D. of the Hon. Hugh Orr 1777, and had 
Nathaniel, Margaret, Bethiah Orr, Lusanna Winslow, and Phi- 
delma. — Margaret m, Dea. Sam'l Keen 1804.— Bethiah O. m. 
Charles Mitchell 18x3. — Lusanna W. m. Thomas Whitman 1818, 
and Joseph Chamberlin 1839. — Phidelma m. George Keith 1815. 
Nathaniel m. Nabby, D. of Josiah Byram 1799, and d. leaving 
2 ss., Angier Byram*, and Belus, and 2 Ds. ; and his wid. m. 
Job Turner and is again a wid. 

COBB.— Ansel Cobb lived in W. B., m. Sarah, D. of Ezra 
Hayward, and had Hayward 1801, and Lucinda. — He d. and the 
s. and D. live in Mid'o. 

Susanna Cobb m. John Sprague 1746. — Nath'l, Jr., of Plymp- 
ton m. Penelope Standish 1763. — Penelope m. Ichabod Leach 
1770. — Lydia m. Wm. Pettingill 1784. — Eleanor m. Obadiah 
Pettingill 1792. 

COLE. — I. Joseph Cole (from Plympton) and his w. Mary 
settled in N. B. and had Samuel, Ephraim, Joseph, Molly, Su- 
sanna, Catherine, Eliza, Eleazar 1747, Sarah 1749, Silence 
1755*. — Molly m. Col. Frederick Pope 1758. — Susanna m. a 



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Niles. — Catherine m. Daniel Littlefield 1762. — Eliza m. Solomon 
Smith of E. 1761. — Sarah m. a Withington. — Eleazar m. Lucy 
Shurtliff 1769, and went to Me. 

2. Samuel (s. of Joseph i) m. Sarah, D. of Seth Packard 
1752, and had William 1753, Rebecca 1755*, Samuel 1761, and 
removed westward. — William m. Molly Lazell 1773. — Rebecca 
m. Amaziah Cole 1775. 

3. Ephraim (s. of Joseph i) m. Hannah Randall and had 
Zilpha 1.754, Ephraim 1756, Hannah 1759, Molly 1764, Rachel 
1768. — Zilpha m. Edward Bartlett 1772. — Hannah m. Isaac 
Keith 1775, and afterwards Capt. Seth Keith. — Molly m. John 
Drake 1782. — Rachel m. Ichabod Packard 1786. 

4. Joseph (s. of Joseph i) m. Betty, D. of Constant South- 
worth 1757, and had Desire 1758, and went westward. — Desire 
m. Noah Pratt 1777, and went to Vermont. 

5. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 3) m. Silence Webb 1777, and 
had Ephraim, Thomas, Zibion, Oman, Alvan, and Hannah. — 
Ephraim m. Susanna, D. of Adin Packard 1808, and had Su- 
sanna 1808. — Thomas m. Silence Thayer 18 10. — Zibion m. Mary 
D. of Barzillai Field i8ig. — Oman m. Luc}^, D. of Perez South- 
worth. — Alvan m. Eliza, D. of David French 1823. — Hannah 
m. Silas Snow rSoo. 

John Cole of Plympton m. Patience Barber 1709. — Content 
of Pern. m. Wm. VVhitman 1778. — Molly of Mid'o. m. Rufus Ed- 
son 1783. — Susanna of Mid'o. m. Alex. Ames 1789. — Polly m. 
XA'inslow Thomas 1780. — Caleb m. Lucy Hall 1792. — Joseph of 
Plymouth m. Sarah Atwood 1793. — Patty m. Stephen Snell 
1796. — Edward m. Phebe Alden of Mid. 1797. — Sally of Scitu- 
ate m. Edwin Howard 1803. — Phebe m. Samuel Snell 18 10. — 
Ephraim of Plymouth m. Sarah, D. of Francis Cook, s. of Jacob. 

COLWELL. — Ebenezer Colwell m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin 
Price 1769, and settled in W. B., and had Brett 177 1, Keziah 
1775, Ebenezer 1779, Sally 1781, Melvin 1786, John 1791. — The 
mother d. 1816. — Hannah Colwell d. 1815. — ElDenezer m. Betsy 
Hayward 1804. — Sally m. Albertus Edson of Grafton, Vt., 1804. 
Kezia m. Ebenezer Edson 1797. — John m. Hannah, D. of Sil- 
vanus Hayward 18 13, and afterwards m. Tabitha, another D. of 
Silvanus Hayward, 18 16. 

CONANT. — I. Nathaniel Conant (from Beverly) with his w. 
Hannah settled in S. B. before 1690: he was a descendant of 
Roger Conant, who came to N. E. 1623, and lived at Plymouth, 
Nantasket, Cape Ann, and afterwards at Salem, where he built 
the first house, about 1626, and died at Beverly 1679 in his 89th 
year. Nathaniel's will 17 12, proved 1732. — He had Nathaniel, 
Josiah, Lot, William, Bethiah, Hannah. Martha, Lydia, Rebecca; 
the births of Lot 1690, Lydia 1692, and Rebecca 1694 are on 



I40 CONANT. 

Bridgewater Records. — Bethiah married Nathaniel Allen 1696. 
Hannah m. Nathaniel Hill 1710. — Lydia m. Andrew Lovell 17 12. 
Rebecca m. Shubael Ewers of Barnstable 17 14. Roger (the 
first born child in Salem), Exercise, Lot, John, and Joshua, were 
ss. of the pilgrim, Roger : Nathaniel was probably son of Lot. 

2. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel i) his first w. Mary, no chil- 
dren probably; 2d w. Margaret, they had Thomas 1705, Bethiah 
1709; 3d w. Elizabeth Hains, m. 1716, they had Jeremiah 1720, 
Margaret 1722, John 1725, Elizabeth 1727; his will 1743; he 
d. 1745 ; his last w. d. 1757. — Bethiah m. Elkanah Rickard 1733. 
Margaret m. Abel Edson a. 1 739. -Elizabeth m. Dan'l Keith 1744. 

3. Josiah (s. of Nathaniel i ) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Wash- 
burn, Jr., 1701. — He d. a. 172 i, and had Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, 
and Prudence. 

4. Lot (s. of Nathaniel i) m. Deborah Goodspeed of Sand- 
wich, and had Hannah 17 12, Gershom 17 14, Lot 17 18, Silvanus 
1720, Phinehas 1727, Deborah 1728, Timothy 1732. — Deborah 
m. Lsaac Washburn 1753. — Silvanus gra. H. U. 1740, and set- 
tled in the ministry at Middleborough, and d. of small pox 1777, 
Dec. 7, m. 58, in the 33d year of his ministry, but left no pos- 
terity. — Lot, the father, d. 1774, x. 84. — Hannah m. Nathaniel 
Pratt 1745 probably. 

5. William (s. of Nathaniel i ) m. Mary Trow of Beverly, and 
lived in E. B. — They had Sarah 1708, P.uth 17 11. — He had 
other children, one, Mary m. Nicholas Whitman 1719. — One 
William, died young. — Another, Elizabeth, m. Benjamin Hay- 
ward 1724. — Another, Hannah, d. 1773, and David. — Ruth d. 
1780, a;. 69. — His will dated 1748, proved 1754. 

6. Thomas (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Martha, D. of Wm. Ames, 
and had Nathan 1731. Sarah 1733, Martha 1735, Rebecca 1737, 
Mary 1740, Zilphah 1742, he m. Mary, D. of Elnathan W'ood 
1745, and had .\bner 1746, Zenas 1748, Ezra 1750, Jedidah 1752, 
Abigail 1754*, Keturah 1756. — Sarah m. John Heiford of Mid'o. 
1754. — Martha m. Seth Lathrop of E. 1755. — Rebecca m. Robert 
Randall of E. 1761. — .Mary m. Zebulon Bryant 1767.— Zilphah 
m. Samuel Keith 1766. — Jedidah m. Roland Sears of Ashfield 
1777. — Keturah m. Barnabas Washburn 1782. — Abner went to 
Hardwick and d. single. — Thomas the father d. 1787 ; Mary the 
mother d. 1802 x. 83. 

7. Jeremiah (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Martha, D. of Daniel 
Packard 1739, and had Azubah 1739, Nathaniel 1743, Daniel, 
Betty, who m. Noah Phinney 1769, Roger 1749, Lydia 1752, 
Martha 1753, Chloe 1755, who m. a Walker. — Azubah m. Jesse 
Dunbar 1762. — Dan'l m. Joanna, D. of Cornelius Washburn 1767 
and went to Pelham. — Lydia m. Zephaniah Smith 1773. — Mar- 
tha m. Josiah Mehurin 1779. — Martha, the mother, m. James 
Dunbar 1757. 



CONANT. , 141 

8. John (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Abihail Pratt 1746, and had 
Abihail 1746, John 1749, Zenas 1751, Lucy 1753, Silvia 1755, 
Jeremiah 1758, Bethiah 1760, Thomas 1766. — Abihail m. John 
U'illis 3d 1774. — Lucy m. Ziba Hayward 1773. — Silvia m. Sil- 
vanus Conant 1773. — Jeremiah m. Mary, D. of Solomon Leonard 
1782, and Chloe, D. of Dea. Seth Pratt 1793, and went to Pom- 
fret, Vt., and had John who m. Rebecca, D. of Nath'l Washburn 
and had a s. Chauncy, and others probably. — Thomas m. Lydia, 
D. of Calvin Edson 1789, and went to Oakham. 

9. Gershom (s. of Lot 4) m. Anne, D. of Henry Kingman 
1738, and d. 1792, st. 78 : she d. 1791, ae. 81. — They had Anne 
1740, Eunice 1743, Silvanus 1747. — Anne m. Joseph Muxam 
1764. — Eunice m. Barnabas Snell 1783. — Silvanus m. Silvia, D. 
of John Conant 1773, and went to Minot, Me. 

10. Lot (s. of Lot 4) m. Betty Holmes of Halifax 1743 ; she 
d' 1773- — They had Sarah 1743*, Lydia 1746, Betty 1754, Ben- 
jamin 1756, and Rebecca. — Lydia m. Calvin Edson 1766. — Betty 
m. Zenas Conant 1774. — Benjamin m. Betty, D. of Hezekiah 
Hooper 1783, and had Temperance 1783. Marcus 1785, Wins- 
low 1788, Benjamin 1790, Hooper 1793, and went to Me. — Re- 
becca m. Benjamin Snell 1782. — Lot Conant's wife d. 1778, and 
he m. wid. Rhoda Perry 1780; she d. 1790. 

11. Phinehas (s. of Lot 4) m. Joanna, D. of David Pratt 
1749. — He d. 1798, ae. 72 ; she d. 1804, Si. 74. — They had Sarah 
1752, Peter 1753, Joanna 1755, Phinehas 1759, David 1762, Ja- 
cob 1768. — Peter was a Deacon and m. Jane, D. of Jona. Co- 
nant 1777, and had Peter, who m. Lucy Brewster 1809, Silvia 
who m. Joseph Hayward 2d 1814, Ruth who m. Daniel Keith 
1800. and Libeus, who was a minister at Northfield, N. H., 
whither the family removed. — Joanna m. Elias Conant 1774. — 
Phinehas m. Joanna, D. of Daniel Washburn 1785, and she d. 
1829. — David m. Silvia, D. of Samuel Whitman 1783, and had 
Martha 1785, Susanna 1787, and David 1790, and d. 1792, and 
she afterwards m. Azariah Hayward, Jr., 1798. 

12. Timothy (s. of Lot 4) m. Hannah Blackman 1754, and 
had James 1755, Luther 1758, Susanna 1760, Lucy 1762, Debo- 
rah 1764, Timothy, Silvanus, Abigail, Sarah and Hannah*. — 
Deborah m. Nathan Lazell, Esq., 1783. — Timothy m. Nancy, D. 
of Solomon Pratt 1788. — The mother, Hannah, m. Hezekiah 
Hooper for her 2d husband. — Most of this family removed to 
Oakham and several of the children were born there. 

13. David (s. of William 5) m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Hay- 
ward 1723, and had David 1726, Jonathan 1734, William 1742. 
William gra. Yale College 1770, and settled in the ministry at 
Lyme, N. H. — He first m. a Cook, and afterwards wid. Patty 
Perkins, (Theodore's wid.) and D. of Nathan Conant. 



142 CONANT. 

14. Nathan (s. of Thomas 6) m. Hannah^ D. of Isaac Lazell 
1753, and d. 1778, and had Hannah 1754, Lois 1756, Martha 
1760, Caleb 1762, Rebecca 1764, and Mary 1768, who m. Isaac 
Smith of Braintree 1785. — Lois m. Soloman Conant 1783. — 
Patty m. Theodore Perkins 1783, and afterwards Wm. Conant. 
Hannah m. Jona. Washburn, Jr., of M. 1778. — Caleb m. Olive 
Thrasher 1789, and moved to the westward. 

15. Zenas (s. of Thomas 6) m. Betty, D. of Lot Conant 1774, 
and had Betty, Oliver, Sarah, Olive. — Betty m. Levi Leach 1798. 
Oliver m. Polly, D. of Calvin Washburn 1796. — Sarah m. Eph- 
raim Leach 1805. — Olive m. Jacob Conant 1805, who went to 
Ohio, and had Charles 1807, Jane 1809, William 18 12, born here. 

16. Ezra (s. of Thomas 6) m. Mary, I), of David Conant 1773, 
she d. 1835 ; he had Gaius, gra. B. U. 1800, who m. Cassandra, 
D. of Zechariah Whitman 1802, and afterwards Chloe, wid. of 
Jonas Leonard, and I), of Jesse Allen, and settled in the minis- 
try at Paxton ; and Thomas who is a Baptist preacher. 

17. Nathaniel (s. of Jeremiah 7) m. Silence, D. of Ephraim 
Fobes 1772, and had Andrew 1774, Susanna 1777, Silence 1781. 
Andrew m. Keziah, D. of Benjamin Washburn 1795, and had 
Jeremiah 1796, Olive 1801, Thomas Jefferson 1806, Andrew 
1808. — Susanna Conant m. Wm. Durkey of Hampton, Conn., 
1812. 

iS. John (s. of John 8) m. Deborah, D. of Nathan Perkins 
1772, and had Marlborough, Martin, Seth, Lucy, Deborah, who 
m. Ansel Leonard 1807. — Marlborough m. Polly Dunbar 1796, 
she d. 1796, ae. 21. — Lucy m. Jacob Pierce 1794, and afterwards 
Andrew Tucker. — Martin m. Olive, D. of Eben. Benson 1797. 
Seth ra. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel Pratt 1801. — Martin Jr. m. 
Lucy Mehurin 1806. 

19. David (s. of David 13) m. Rhoda, D. of Thomas Latham 
1748, and had Elias 1749, Mary 1752, Solomon 1756, Rufus 
1757, David 1759. — David, the father, d. 1760. — Elias m. Joanna, 
D. of Phineas Conant 1774, and had 2 ch. d. 1778, and William 
and others. — Mary m. Ezra Conant 1773. — Solomon m. Lois, 
D. of Nathan Conant 1783. — Rufus m. Thankful, D. of Nathan 
Leonard 1783. — David m. Lucy, D. of Nehemiah Bessee 1782. 
The 3 last named sons went to Lyme, N. H. — David has a son, 
John A. Conant now living in E. B. — William (s. of Elias) m. 
Martha Fobes 1803. — Rhoda, the mother, d. 1790, £e. 61 ; David 
d.' 1792. 

20. Jonathan (s. of David 13) m. Jane, D. of Arthur Latham 
1759, and had Jane 1760, Sally 1761, Josiah 1768, Lydia 1770, 
Alice 1775, and removed to Greenwich. — Jane m. Dea. Peter 
Conant 1777. — Sally m. Abisha Besse 1782. 

Silvanus m. Mary Packard 1808. — Lucinda m. Seth Pratt 
1816. — Ira Conant m, Lucy Leonard 18 18. — Ziba or Liba m. 



COOK.— COPELAND. 143 

Deborah Leach 1820. — Polly m. VVm. Andrews 1818. — Patty 
Conant m. Ellis Holmes, Jr., 1803. — Mehitabel or Hitty m. Cor- 
nelius Holmes, Jr., 1806. — Thomas m. Anne Leonard 18 12. 

COOK. — Francis Cook m. Sarah, D. of Ichabod Bryant 1750, 
and had Ruth 1751, Rhoda 1753, Sarah 1755, Phebe 1757, Ga- 
maliel 1759. — Sarah m. John Lathrop 1780. — This man was a 
descendant without doubt from Francis Cook who arrived at 
Plymouth 1620 in the first ship, the May Flower. — John and his 
wife Silence had John 1782, Kingman 1786.— John Cook m. 
Sally Lathrop 1790. — Kingman Cook m. Sarah Munro 18 15, 
and had Tiley Shurtliff 1817. — Hannah Cook from the Cape m. 
Joseph Snell 1785. — Benjamin Cook of Br. (a soldier 1776) ai. 
85, A. I). 1818.— Mr. Cook d. 1820 a^. 79. 

COPELAND. — Lawrence Copeland of Braintree m. Lydia 
Townsend 165 1, and had Thomas 1654, William 1656, John 1658, 
Ephraim 1665, and several Ds. — He d. 1699 said to be 110 years 
old. \^'m. (s. of Lawrence) m. Mary, wid. of Christopher Webb 
Jr., and D. of John and Ruth Bass 169*4, (Ruth was D. of the 
Hon. John Alden, the Pilgrim,) and died at Braintree about 17 16. 
He had William 1695, Ephraim 1697, Ebenezer 1698, Jonathan 
1 701. David 1704, Joseph 1706, Benjamin 1708, Moses 17 10, 
and Mary 1713. — His son Joseph settled first in W. B. and 
afterwards in Scituate, and had a numerous family remarkable 
for their longevity. 

1. Jonathan (s. of William, and grand s. of Lawrence) m. 
Bett}', D. of Thomas Snell, Jr., 1723, and settled in W. B. and 
had Abigail 1724, F3etty 1726*, Jonathan 1728, Mary 1731, Jo- 
seph 1734,. Hannah 1737, Elijah 1739, Daniel 1741, Sarah 1745, 
Ebenezer 1746, Betty 1750. — He d. 1790, -at. 90. — Abigail m. . 

/George Howard 1745. — Mary m. Benjamin Gannett 1750. — Han- 
nah m. Jonathan Kingman 1759. — Sarah m. David Keith of 
Easton 1769. — Betty m. Clifford Belcher of Sharon 1770. 

2. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan i) m. Mehitabel, D. of Samuel 
Dunbar 1754, and had Jonathan 1755, Mehitabel, Sarah, Asa 
1762, Caleb 1764. Ephraim 1767, Mary 1772, Martha 1774. — 
Mehitabel m. Maj. Daniel Hartwell 1779. — Sarah (or Sall}^, D. 
of Caleb g) m. Stephen Fuller of Attleborough 18 10. — Ephraim 
m. Lucy, D. of Eleazar Keith 1791, and had Ephraim 1792, 
Lucy 1794, and one other, and removed to Leicester. — Mary m. 
John Burr 1792. — Jonathan the father d. 1820, ae. 92. 

3. Dea. Joseph (s. of Jona. i) m. Rebecca, D. of John 
Hooper 1760, and had Rebecca 1762, Joseph 1764, Salmon 1766, 
Hannah 1768, Polly 1771, Sarah 1773, Winslow 1775, Huldah 
1777, Hezekiah 1780, and Lucy 1784: he d. 181 1, ae. 77; she 
d. 1S20. — Rebecca m. Eben'r Dunbar 1785. — Joseph m. Sarah 
Swift Huxford of Chelsea 1808, and went to Me. and d. without 
issue. — Salmon m. Betty, D. of Nathan Snell 1799 and had Ly- 



144 COPELAND. 



man 1800, Pardon 1803, Nathan 1805 : he then m. his brother 
Joseph's wid. 1814. — Hannah m. Galen Allen perhaps 1797. — 
Polly m. Joseph Hall 18 12. — VVinslow m. Hannah Slader of 
Acworth, N. H., 1804. — Huldah m. Howland Holmes 1804. — 
Hezekiah and his w. Lucy had Rowland Flagg 1805, and Wil- 
lard Moore 181 7, and he and Winslow went to N. H. — Lucy m. 
Ellis Holmes of Halifax 1806. 

4. Elijah (s. of Jona. i) m. Rhoda, D. of Josiah Snell 1765, 
and went to E. and had Elijah 1766, Josiah 1768, Luther 1770, 
Rhoda, Abigail, Martin, Polly. — he d. x. 78. — Elijah went to 
Weston. — Josiah m. Susanna Howard, and had Horatio 1796, 
Susanna, Hiram. — Luther went to Vt. — Josiah m. Phebe, D. of 
Ephraim Burr, 2d w. perhaps. 

5. Daniel (s. of Jona. i.) m. Susanna, D, of Joseph Ames 1764, 
and had Azael 1764, Daniel 1766, Cyrus 1769, Susanna 1771, 
Martin 1774, Charlotte 1777, Matilda, Alfred, Betsy, Clara, 
Ralph. — Azael m. Desire Lucas of Mid'o. 1791. — Daniel m. Abi- 
gail Shaw 1 79 1. — Cyrus m. Abigail, D. of Christopher Dyer 1792, 
and had Cyrus 1793, Ward Cotton 1795, Christopher Dyer 1800, 
Jason 1803. — Cyrus, Jr., m. Phebe C. Alger 18 t6. — Martin m. 
Lucy Cowing 1802. — Charlotte m. Philip Bennet 1797. — Matilda 
m. Thomas Alden 1815. — Alfred m. a VVilliams. — Betsy m. Capt. 
Holmes Sprague 1808. — Ralph m. Anne Dunbar. 

6. Ebenezer (s. of Jona. i) m. Abby Godfrey of Norton i77o, 
and had Ebenezer 1773, James 1775*, Betty, Lydia, Oakes 1793, 
Abby, Rachel*, Ruth*, Molly* ; he m. Bridget Wood of Norton 
1801, a 2d w. — Betty m. Calvin Williams 1799. — Lydia m. Na- 
than Howard 3d 1799. — Abby m. Elijah Snell, Jr., 1796. — Eben- 
ezer m. Mehitabel, D. of Dea. Elijah Snell, 1798, and had 
Mehitabel 1799; he then m. a 2d w. Hannah Godfrey of Nor- 
ton, 1801, and had James 1802, Rachel 1803, Mary Hodges 
1804, Abby Godfrey 1806, Ruth 1808, Lawrence 18 15. 

7. Jonathan, Esq. (s. of Jona. 2) m. Deborah, D. of Stephen 
Otis of Scituate, and had Mehitabel 1785, Jonathan 1787, Charles 
1790, George 1793, Deborah Otis 1795, William 1798, Stephen 
Otis 1804. — He d. 1838. — Mehitabel m. Austin Keith 1813. — 
Jonathan m. Hannah, D. of Dr. John Reed, 1818, Charles m. 
Mehitabel, D. of Oliver Howard, 18 16, and had Susan H. 1818, 
and Deborah Otis 1820, and d. 182 1, and the wid. m. Earl 
Thayer. — George gra. B. U. 18 15 and is an Attorney on the Cape. 
Deborah O. m. Ephraim Wales of Braintree. 

8. Asa (s, of Jona. 2) m. Persia D. of James Howard 1792 
and had Albert 1793, Azel Howard 1795, Asa 1799, Francis 
1803. — Albert m. Anna H. D. of George VVilliams 1819. 

9. Caleb (s. of Jona. 2) m. Sally, D. of Seth Byram 1787, 
and had Lurany 1788, Tempe 1790, Caleb 1792, Sally 1794, 
Vesta 1796, Seth, Elizabeth, Almira, Ephraim, and Mary. — Lu- 



CORTHRELL.-COWING.-CRAFTS.-CRANE. 145 



rany m. Silvanus Keith 1820. — Tempe m. Barzillai Keith 1819. 
— Caleb m. Olive D. of Maj. Cyrus Porter of St. 182 1. — Sally 
(or Sarah, U. of Jona. 2)m. Stephen Fuller of Attleborough 1810. 
Vesta m. Nahum Perkins 1820. 

CORTHRELL.— Daniel Corthrell and his wife Hannah had 
Daniel 1747, Elizabeth 1749, Abigail 1751, Phebe 1754. 

. COWING. — Jabez Cowing m. Susanna, D. of John Bolton, 

1 741, and had Jabez 1742, Abisha 1744, Reuben 1749, Benja- 
min 1754. Sarah Cowing m. John Hooper 1746. — Israel Cow- 
ing of Scituate m. Rebecca, D. of James Wade, 1788. 

2. Joseph Cowing or Cowen (s. of Israel of Scituate, a Scotch 
family) m. Jane, D. of Samuel Keith, 1744; she d. 1794, a-. 65 ; 
they had Joseph 1745, Hannah 1747, Ward 1755. — Joseph m. 
Abigail, D. of Joshua Fobes 1772. — Hannah m. John Hooper 
1777. — Lucy Cowing m. Martin Copeland 1802. — Betsy m. Silas 
Andrews 1803. 

CRAFTS. — Dr. Thomas Staples Crafts, came from Newton ; 
married a Park; settled in N. B. 1756: had JThomas, Samuel, 
John, Moses, Edward, Zibeon, Patty and Polly. Patty married 
Rev. Zechariah Howard 1785. — Polly m. Rev. Naphthali Shaw 
1798. — The Doctor, with his 4 ss. Samuel, Moses, Edward and 
Zibeon, went to Maine. 

2. Rev. Thomas (s. of the above) gra. H. l^. 1783 ; m. Polly, 
I), of Rev. John Porter, 1786; settled at Princeton, 1786, and 
left there 1791, and was installed at Mid'o. ; had Thomas*, 
Frederick. Eliphalet Porter, Mary, Betsy and Sophia, and d. 
1819, X. 60. Betsy m. Jesse Perkins 1815. — Sophia m. a Harts- 
horn. — Frederick gra. B. U. 18 15. — Eliphalet P. gra. B. U. 182 i, 
and settled in the ministry in E. B., and has been since installed 
at Sandwich, and m. Augusta Porter of Sterling. 

3. John (s. of Thomas S. i) m. Olive, D. of Rev. John Por- 
ter, 1790, and had Jonathan Porter 1792, who gra. B. U. 1817, 
and d. 1822, a^. 30. 

Samuel Crafts m. a Packard. — Moses m. Phebe, D. of Eleazar 
Snow 1799. — Zibeon m. Hannah Howard 1799. 

CRANE.— Samuel Crane from Milton m. Sarah (wid. proba- 
bly of Josiah) Washburn 1738. and had Samuel 1739, who d. a 
bachelor. 

2. Dr. Jonathan Crane came from Berkley and settled in S. 
B., and m. Mary, D. of ('ol. Josiah Edson, 1770, and had Daniel 
1771 (who gra. at Brown U. 1796, and m. Anna Howard, D. of 
Jonathan, 1801, and left several children) Susanna 1776. Dr. 
Jona. m. Lydia Adams of Kingston, 2d wife, 1783, and d. Dec. 
31, 1813, x. 76. — Susanna m. Oliver Eaton 1798, and afterwards 
a Dillingham of Troy. — Benjamin Crane m. Eunice, D. of Wil- 
liam Washburn, 1770. — Lydia Crane of Berkley m. Rodolphus 



146 CROCKER.— CROCKER.— CROSS.— CURTIS. 



Edson 1780. — John Crane m. Patience Pratt 1793.— Betsy Crane 
m. Lewis Packard, 1808. — Spencer Crane of Canton m. Sally 
Pratt, iSog. — Phebe Crane d. 1789. 

CROCKER. — Perez Crocker (s. of Heman of Carver) m. a 
Thompson and came to N. B. 1802, and had Daniel, Henry, 
Edward, Charles, Frederick, Louisa, and Jane. — Louisa m. 
Capt. Charles Gurney. — Jane m. Cyrus Hooper. 

CROOKER. — Zenas Crooker (s. of Jona. of Pern.) m. Con- 
tent Stetson and settled in S. B., and had Zenas 1792, Ursula 
Barker, 1794, Lucy 1796, Eliza 1799, Ralph 1801, Sfaomi Stet- 
son 1804, Benjamin 1807, Helen 1809. — Zenas m. Hannah 
Richardson of Danvers. — Lucy m. Zephaniah Shaw. — Naomi 
S. m. a Hicks. — Helen m. Samuel W. Bates. 

Jonathan m. Sarah, D. of Ebenezer Allen. — John Crooker m. 
Polly, D. of Joseph Smith 1798. — James d. in E. B. a-, over 80. 

CROSS. — Capt. Nathaniel Cross (from Exeter N. H.) m. 
Margaret Bird of Dorchester and settled in E. B. and had Na- 
thaniel Henry 1803, Joseph Warren 1808, Thaddeus William 
1 810, Margaret Granger 18 13, Sarah Ann 18 16, George Ciilman. 
Nathaniel H. m. Lucy Vose of Boston and settled in N. B. — 
Joseph W. gra. H. U., m. a Hodges and afterwards P'rancis Vose 
of Boston and settled in the ministry at Bo.xboroiigh. — Thaddeus 
W. m. a Brooks and settled in Quincy. — Margaret G. m. a 
Standart and is now a wid. — Sarah A. m. George Folsoni. 

CURTIS. — Edward Curtis, m. .Abigail, D. of Joseph Pratt, 
1759, and had Hannah 1760, Mercy 1762, Abigail 1764, Lydia 
1766, and removed to Hardwick. 

2. Barnabas (s. of Ashly of St.) lived in N. B. ; m. Esther D. 
of Pelatiah Phinney 1774, and had Olive 1776, Hannah 1780, 
Bela 1782, Isaac 1786, and Josiah Washburn 1794. — Hannah 
m. Alpheus Tribou 1804. — Bela m. Kezia I), of Nehemiah Lin- 
coln 1803 and had Josiah 1803, Mira 1805, Beza 1806, Thomas 
Madison 1808, Barnabas 1810, Alanson 1812, Esther 1813, 
Patty Perkins 1816. — Isaac m. Mehitabel, 1). of John Wales i8o6, 
and had John 1806, Francis 1808*, Henry 1810, Hannah 1812*. 

3. Capt. Simeon (s. of Simeon of Hanover) m. Bathsheba 
Silvester, and lived in E. B. and d. 1837. a^. 80 ; he had Bath- 
sheba 1791, Silvester 1795, Simeon 1797, Robert 1799. — Bath- 
sheba m. Capt. Isaac Keith 18 15. — Silvester m. Heman Keith. 
Robert m. Abby M., D. of Daniel Bryant and lives in Boston. 

Abigail Curtis m. Josiah Washburn 1746. — Rebecca m. Wm. 
Washburn 1738. -^Experience m. FLzekiel Washburn 1749. — 
Patience m. Seth Brett 1744. — Eunice D. of Theophilus m. Ed- 
mund Soper 1756.— -Benjamin of Plymp. m. Experience D. of 
Elisha Hayward 1732. — ^Capt. Moses. m. Hannah Belcher 1769, 
2d w. — wid. Curtis d. 1757. — Content d. 1763. — Aholibama m. 



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Timothy Packard 1790. — Sally m. Nehimiah Howard 1791. — 
Samuel m Sally Harris 1799. — Theresa (or Thirza) m. Benjamin 
Munro of Hal. 181 2 — Rebecca m. Enoch Thayer 1765. — Han- 
nah m. John Battles. — Hannah m. Oliver Lathrop 1803. — 
Abigail m. George Briggs 1809. 

DANIELS. — Charles Daniels m. Mehitabel Perkins 1814, and 
had Charles 1815, Elizabeth 1816, David 1820. — William Dan- 
iels' child d. in E. B. 1770. 

DAVENPORT. — Richard Davenport (from Weymouth) set- 
tled in S. B. a. 1700; was a Representative several years; had 
Richard, William, Abigal, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth ; appears 
to have been at Shrewsbury 1 731. —Abigail m. Zechariah Pack- 
ard 1724. — Elizabeth m. Josiah Washburn 1723. — Nathaniel m, 
Lucy Wyman, 1729. 

2. Richard (s. of the above) m. Susanna, D. of Amos Snell, 
and d. a. 1785; had John, Elizabeth, Susanna, Eunice, and Abi- 
gail. — John m. Charity Pratt of Norton 1764. — Elizabeth m. 
Jacob Lazell of Mid'o. — Susanna m. Ichabod Orcutt, Jr., 1757. 
— Eunice m. Wm. Lazell of Mid'o. 1759. — Abigail m. Daniel 
Hayward and went to Greenwich. 

3. William (s. of Richard i) m. Sarah Richards 1730, and 
had Abigail 1730, Anna 1732, Elizabeth 1735. 

Eliphalet Davenport from Dorchester m. Jane Douglas, and 
lives in E. B. 

DAWES. — I. Samuel Dawes m. Sarah Howland of Pem- 
b'roke, where he lived and had Robert and Samuel ; he then 
removed to E. B. and had Abigail 1729, Content 1733, Ann 1735, 
Mary 1738, Jonathan 1745. — He d. a. 1755, and she m. Capt. 
Daniel Reed of Abington 1765. — Abigail m. Josiah Vining 1751. 
Ann m. Daniel Reed. — Mary m. Nathaniel Prior. — Jonathan m. 
Lydia Snell, 1772, and went into the revolutionary war and 
never returned. 

2. Jonathan (brother of Samuel perhaps) and his wife Lois 
who joined the church 1741, had Margaret, Mary, Jabez. — Mar- 
garet m. Andrew Bearce of Halifax 1736. — Mary joined the 
church 1742. 

3. Robert (s. of Samuel i) m. Lydia, D. of John Harden of 
Abington 1742, and had Robert 1747, Nathan 175 1 ; the father 
d. in 1755, ^""^ ^h^ w'*^- "''• isaac i'yrrell of Abington, 1755; ^^^ 
d. in E. B. 1798, x. 76. 

4. Samuel (s. of Samuel i) m. Abigail, D. of Isaac Kingman 
1755, and had Ebenezer 1755, Betty and Sarah 1758*, Samuel 
1760, John 1763, Howland, 1766, Daniel 1768, Abby 1770, Mitch- 
ell 1772. — Ebenezer gra. H. U. 1785, and settled in the ministry 
at Scituate 1787; he m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. John Bailey of 
Hanover, and had William 1790, Ebenezer 1791, and d. the same 
year te. 36. — All the rest of the family removed to Cummington. 



148 DAWES.— DICKERMAN. 

5. Capt. Robert (s. of Robert 3) m. Lydia, D. of Isaac Tir- 
rell of Abington, and had Susanna 1768, Lydia, and other Ds. 
and also 2 ss. Robert and Jonathan. — This family also removed 
to Cummington. — James Shaw, Beriah Shaw, and Eliphalet 
Packard, all of Cummington ni. his Ds. — Maj. Robert and Jona- 
than have been Representatives from that town. Jonathan m. 
Huldah, D. of Capt. Edmund Lazell. — Sabina Dawes of St. m. 
Joseph Randall, Jr., 1820. 

6. Nathan (s. of Robert 3) m. AbigailD. of Jacob White 
1772, and had Nathan 1775, Jacob 1778, Mary 1781, Abigail 
1791. — Nathan went to Maine. — Jacob m. Martha Hersey 1800 
and lives in Abington, and has a D. Silvester Holmes born here. 
Mary m. Samuel Bicknell 1800. — Abigail m. William Hear.sey. 

Wm. Dawes at Boston 1640 : made free 1646: d. 1703. sa 86; 
had .'\mbrose at Braintree 1642, William and Robert at Boston 
a. 1645 '^"'^ 1646. — John and Susanna had Hannah 1659*. — 
John and Mary had Samuel 1660, Elizabeth 1661. — Wm. and 
Susanna had Jonathan 1661. — James and Frances had James 
1668. — Ambrose and .Mary had Susanna 1668, William 1671, 
Susanna 1673, Joseph 1677, Thomas 1680; his will 1705 men- 
tions Ambrose, Thomas, Mary Webster, and Rebecca Moulton. 
— Jonathan and Hannah had Joanna 1687. — Thomas m. Mary 
Story 1702. — .All the above from Boston records. — ^Samuel of 
Weymouth d. "in his Majesty's service," and his wid. Experi- 
ence m. Charles Clark before 1700. — Ambrose of Duxbury and 
his w. Mehitabel had Priscilla 1712, Ebtnezer 17 14, Gideon 
17 18. — Ebenezer m. Mary Chandler and had Ambrose 1740, 
Diana 1741, Gideon 1743. 

DICKERMAN. — i. Manasseh Dickerman (from Stoughton) 
m. a Randall and settled in N. B. and had Samuel, Benjamin, 
Daniel, Rebecca; he then m. Thirza D. of Job Bryant 1791, 
and had Oliver, Lyman, Manasseh, Ruth, Sally, Mary, Thirza, 
and Roana. — Daniel m. Ruth Fuel 1777. — Rebecca m. Lewis 
Dalie 1801. 

Daniel married Rebecca Smith 1804. — Benjamin married 
Zibia D. of Cyrus Bryant 1817. — Ebenezer, Jr., m. Mercy Stone 
1768. — Abigail m. Hezekiah Mehurin 1760.— John of Roxbury 
~ni. Lydia Leach 1770. — John m. Keziah Alger 1786. — Nehemiah 
m. Ruth Clark 1800. — Joanna m. Wendell Sever 1813. — Ruth 
m. John Guinett 18 14. — Polly m. Wm. Badger 1786. — Mary m. 
Eben. Shaw of Mid'o. 1816. — Sally m. Nath'l Shepardson 1817. 
— Chloe m. Jona. Lathrop 1765. — Wm. Keith m. a Dickerman. 

2. Samuel (s. of Manasseh i, probably) m. Olive, D. of Na- 
than Packard 1799 and had Vesta 1800, Oliver 1802, Abigail 
1805, Samuel 1809, Julia Adeline 1814. — Samuel Dickerman m. 
Clara A. Packard 1822. 



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DIKE.- — I. Samuel Dike (from Ipswich, now Hamilton, a. 
1773) settled in N. B. ; his w. was a Perkins, he had Samuel, 
Anthony, John, Nathaniel*, Veren, Mary, Sarah, Ann, and Abi- 
gail ; he d. 1800, X. 79. — Capt. Anthony m. a Pool and went to 
Plymouth. — John went to Beverly. — Veren went to Southbury, 
Conn. — Mary m. Job Ames 1782. — Sarah m. Ephraim Noyes 
1779. — Ann m. James Loud. 

2. Samuel (s. of Samuel i) m. Lois, D. of Isaac Fuller 1772, 
and had Lucinda 1773, Salmon 1775, Fuller 1778, Olive 1780, 
Rebecca 1782, Oliver 1785, Nathaniel 1787, Samuel 1790; he 
m. a 2d w. Mehitabel, wid. of Bela Howard and D. of Col. 
Simeon Cary 1793, and had Bela Cary 1798. — Fuller and Nath'l 
went to Me. — Olive m. Joseph Shaw 1805. — Rebecca m. a 
Bisbee. — Oliver m. Sibil, D. of Bela Howard 1810, and had Lois 
Fuller 1812. — Samuel m. Betsy Burrill 1812, and had a s. 
Samuel, who gra. at B. U. 1838. 

DOWNIE. — Walter Downie came from Scotland with his 
two children, William, and Isabel, about 1735, and settled in 
N. B. where Howard Cary, Esq., lately lived. — William d. 1747 
a". 23, and Isabel m. Barnabas Pratt 1750. — He was so afflicted 
with the death of his son that he went back to Scotland. — His 
D., Pratt, went to Me. and lived to be 102 years old or more. 

DRAKE. ^ — I. Richard Drake and his w. Mary had Rhoda 
1770, Parnel 1773, and Mary 1776. 

2. Robert Drake and his w. Rebecca had Bethuel 1776. 

3. Ebenezer Drake had a son Isaac. These 3 families ap- 
pear by the records to have lived in Bridgewater. — Sarah Drake 
m. John Cary 1734. — Francis m. Sarah Hayden 1775. — Eben 
ezer m. Martha, D. of Zachariah Gurney 1781. — Hannah m. 
Caleb Dunbar 1782. — John m. Molly D. of Ephraim Cole 1782. 
— Rhoda m. Abiel Alger 1789. — Timothy m. Polly Dunbar 1789. 
— Polly of E. m. Asaph Hayward 1791. — Elijah 2d m. Susanna 
Churchill 1800. — Polly m. Jacob Hearsey 1812. — Lydia m. John 
Packard 1817. — Reuben m. Olive Cheesman 1819.— Ira m. wid. 
Mary Pratt 182 1. 

DUMPHEY. — Elisha Dumphey and his w. Mary had Nathan 
1782, Elijah 1785, Azel 1788, Jotham 1790, Elvin 1792.- — 
Jotham m. a D. of John Harden. 

DUNBAR. — I. James Dunbar (from Hingham) settled early 
in W. B., m. Jane, D. of Isaac Harris, and had Robert 1689, 
who d. 1706, and was called "the only surviving son of James 
Dunbar, who came from Hingham;" the father d. 1690; and 
Jane, the wid. m. Pelatiah Smith. — Robert (of Hingham) his will 
1693 ; his w. Rose, had John, Joseph, Joshua, Peter, James, 
(above deceased) Mary, Sarah, and Hannah. — Mary m. Isaac 
Harris. 



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150 DUNBAR. 



2. Peter (s. of Robert above perhaps) came from Hingham 
a. 1706 and settled in B. ; his wife, Sarah; had Josiah 1706, 
John 1709, David 17 1 1 ; bought a place of Jacob Leonard 1706 ; 
had other children before he came here, viz. : Peter, Sarah, 
Abigail, and perhaps others. — Peter was guardian to John and 
David, who were called his brothers, 1725. — Sarah m. Thomas 
Alger 1724. — Abigail m. Joshua Fobes 171 1, she might have 
been sister to Peter, and not his D. 

3. James (s. of James of Hingham perhaps) m. Experience 
D. of Samuel Hayward 172 1, and had James 1721, Betty 1722, 
Josiah 1725, Jerusha 1727, Mary 1730, and Jesse 1742.- — Betty 
m. Nathan Kingsley of Easton 1744. — Jerusha m. Nath'l Rick- 
ard 1751- — Mary m. Dan Leonard 1750. 

4. Elisha (s. of James of Hingham) settled in N. B. ; m. 
Mercy, D. of Nathaniel Hayward 1727, and had Abigail 1728, 
Jacob 1730, Lemuel 173 1, Klisha 1735, Seth 1737, Nathaniel 
1739, Peter 1741, and Silas 1743.-— Elisha, the father, d. 1773, x. 
74. — Lemuel was a captain in the French war. and d. 1762, a;. 
31. — Abigail m. Andrew Gilmore 1752. — Elisha m. Rebecca 
Wade 1757, D. of T'homas Wade, and had Keziah 1762, Rebecca 
1764, and went to Stoughton. — Seth m. Deborah Belcher 1761, 
and had Deborah 1766, Rebeckah 1768, Bethiah 1770, Joanna 
1772, Seth 1775. — Nathaniel went into the war with his brother 
Lemuel, was taken prisoner and died. — Peter m. Relief, D. of 
Capt. Theophilus Curtis 1764, settled in Easton, and had Simeon 
who m. a Bird and lives in N. B. — Bethiah m. Apollos Randall 
1776. 

5. Samuel (s. of James of Hingham) m. Melatiah D. of Jo- 
seph Hayward, and had Sarah 1733, Mehitabel 1735, Samuel 

1737, Melatiah 1741, and Hannah 1743; he then married Mary, 
D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward 1745, and had Asa 1745, Robert 
1746, Daniel 1748, Peter 1750, Simeon 1752, Barnabas 1756, 
Thaxter 1758, and Caleb 1760— Sarah m. Elijah Snow 1767. — 
Mehitabel m. Jonathan Copeland 1754. — Melatiah m. Capt. Jesse 
Howard 1761. — Hannah m. Daniel Snow, Esq., 1764. — Asa gra. 
H. U. 1767, and settled in the ministry at Salem 1772, and after- 
wards as a law3'er at Keene, N. H., and d. 1788. — Robert m. 
Betty, D. of Jona. Kingman 1770, and had Azel 1774, Oliver 
7776, and removed to Belchertown. — Daniel m. Abigail, D. of 
Henry Kingman 1771, and had Asa 177 i, and went to George's 
River, Me. — Thaxter m. Phebe, D. of James Alger 1779, and d. 
young leaving a D. Phebe, who m. David Harvey. — Caleb m. 
Hannah Drake 1782, and settled in Easton. 

6. David (s. of Peter 2) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Hayward 

1738, and d. 1788, and had Susanna 1739, John 1742, David 
1746, and Jemima 1747; his w. died 1749; he then m. Sarah 
Blake 1749; she d. and he then m. Mercy Soul 1763, and had 



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Rhoda 1763, Abel 1767, Mercy 1769, Silvester 1772, and Walter 
1775. — Susanna m. Samuel Bartlett 1757. — John m. Mary Keith 
of Easton 1768. — Abel m. Sarah Howard 1784 — The wid. 
Mercy m. John Fann 1781. — Abel m. Phebe Brett 1805. — Walter 
m. Lydia Rider of Mid'o. 1796, and had Elizabeth 1796. 

7. James (s. of James 3) m. Hannah, D. of John Benson 1746, 
and had Seth 1748, Benjamin 1749, Elizabeth 1752, Mary 1754, 
Benson 1757 ; she d. 1757, and he m. Martha wid. of Jeremiah 
C'onant and U. of Daniel Packard 1757, and he had Hannah 
1760. — Seth (^called Seth, Jr.) m. Lois Boyden of VValpole 1767. 
— Elizabeth m. Seth Washburn of Mid'o. 1776. — Benjamin m. 
Wealthy Washburn of Mid'o 1773. — James the father d. 1778. 

8. Capt. Josiah (s. of James 3) and his w. Mary had Hannah 
1755, Mary 1757 ; his w. d. 1757, and he m. Silence, wid. of Ne- 
hemiah Packard and D. of Samuel Edson 1758, and had Josiah 
1760; his w. d., and he m. wid. Abigail Shurtliff 1798, and d. 
1800, X. 75. — Josiah m. Abia Cioodspeed 1782. — Mary m. Oliver 
Packard 1785. 

9. Jesse (s. of James 3) m. Azubah, I), of Jeremiah C^onant 
1762, and had Susanna 1763, Jeremiah 1764, Martha 1768, Elias 
1772, Lydia 1777, Dinah 1780, and Keziah 1782. — Susanna 
Dunbar m. Caleb Alden of Mid'o. 1787. — Elias m. Roxilinia 
Leach 1799. — Keziah m. Simeon Wood of Boston 1809. 

10. Jacob (s. of Elisha 4) m. Hannah Randall 1756, and had 
Ebenezer 1757, Hannah 1758, Anna 1760, Mercy 1763, Jacob 
1768, Lemuel 1771, and Thomas 1773. — The mother d. 1775.^ 
Lemuel m. Polly Morey 1795 and went to Maine. Thomas went 
to New York. — Jacob the father m. Thankful Thayer 1776. — 
Hannah m. Eleazar Snow 1780. 

11. Silas (s. of Elisha 4) m. Amy, D. of Thomas Reynolds 
1772, and had Patty 1773, Pamela 1775, Elisha 1777, Amy 1779, 
Silas 1780, Reuel 1783, Josiah 1785, Oliver 1788, Thomas 1790, 
Joseph 1792, and Perez 1794. — Capt. Silas m. Susanna, D. of 
Joseph Reynolds 1806, and went to Me. — Reuel m. Nancy, D. 
of John Willis 1805.— Josiah m. Sibil, D. of Mark Perkins 1807, 
and had Josiah, Lemuel, Mark, Francis and Daniel.— Thomas 
m. Hannah, D. of Seth Thayer 1810. — Joseph m. Sophronia, D. 
of Isaac Allen 1812, and had Sophronia Allen 18 12, Matilda 
Allen 1814, Isaac Allen 1816, Franklin Dunbar 1830, Sibil Per- 
kins 1833. — Perez m. his brother Reuel's wid. 1821. — Patty m. 
Joseph Reynolds 1798. — Pamela m. Thatcher Ewell 1800. — Amy 
m. Levi Ramsdell 1801. — Oliver m. Sally, D. of John Willis 1807. 

12. Samuel (s. of Samuel 5) m. Mary, D. of William Snow 
1758, and had Elijah 1759, Oliver 1761, Lemuel 1763, Samuel 
1765, and Alpheus 1769. — He removed to Mid'o. Elijah set- 
tled in Keene, N. H., as a lawyer. — Samuel went to T. and m. 
an Ingell. 



152 DUNBAR. 



13. Peter (s. of Samuel 5) m. Alice, D. of James Alger 1773, 
and settled in S. B., and had Polly 1775, Patty 1777, Shepard 
1779, Lemuel 1781, Bethiah 1783, Peter 1785, Silas 1788, Mar- 
tin 1791, Phebe 1794, William 1796. — Polly m. Marlboro' Conant 
1796. — Lemuel m. Cordana, D. of Ezra Fobes 1806. — Phebe m. 
Shepard Fobes 18 14. — Shepard m. Abigail Bassett 1806. — Patty 
m. Calvin Edson 1797. — William m. Eunice Mitchell. — Bethiah 
m. Levi H. Perkins 1804. — Martin m. Sally Alger 1812. 

14. Doct. Simeon (s. of Samuel 5) m. Abigail, D. of Rev. 
Elijah Packard 1781, and had Sophia 1781, George 1783 went 
away, William 1785, Asa 1787, Charles Frederick 1795; 2d w. 
Mary, I), of Dr. Richard Perkins, m. 1804, no children. — He d. 
1810. — William m. Sarah, D. of John Snow 1807, and had 
Simeon 1808. William 1809, Mary 181 1, Abigail 1813, John 
1815, Sarah Ann 1817. — Charles m. Susanna V\'illis, D. of Zebu- 
lun 17 17 and had Irene Willis 1820. 

15. Barnabas (s. of Samuel 5) m. Silence, D. of Joseph Alger 
1780; she d. and he m. Molly, wid. of Daniel Howard and D. 
of Edmund Hay ward 1784 and had Daniel 1785. Samuel 1786, 
Tiley (or Silence) 1788, Lavina 1790, Ann 1792, Dulcinia 1794. 
— Daniel m. Nicholas Wilbur 1809, and had Louisa 1809, Chas. 
Howard 181 1, Barnabas 1813, Catherine 1815, George 1816. — 
Samuel m. Betsy, D. of Mark Lathrop 1811. — Tiley m. John 
('apen 1807.- — Lavina m. F'.lijah Lathrop 1818. — Dulcinia m. 
Capt. Parley Keith 182 1. 

16. Ebenezer (s. of Jacob 10) m. Rebecca, D. of Dea. Joseph 
Copeland 1785, and had Martin 1787, Ebenezer 1788, Salmon 
1791, Anna 1794, Charles P^manuel 1797, Vesta 1802, Nahuni 
1806. — Martin m. an Alger. 

17. Jacob (s. of Jacob 10) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Hayward 
1794, and had Susanna 1795*, Avice 1797*, Hannah 1797, 
Olive 1801 ; he then m. Polly, D. of Ephraim Willis 1803, and 
had Stillman 1805, Jason 1809, Susanna or Sukey 1803, Saman- 
tha 1807, and Polly 1812.— Hannah m. Avery Lathrop 1819. 

18. Jesse and his w. Mary had Polly 1766, Molly 1769, Ra- 
chel and Sarah 1771, Persis 1773, Lydia 1775*, Lydia 1776, 
Mehitabel 1778, Cate 1780, Jesse 1782, and Olive 1785. — Rachel 
m. David Allen, and Molly m. William Bonny, both at the same 
time 1796. — Mehitabel m. Calvin Dunbar. — Olive m. David 
Harvey, Jr., 1803. 

19. Hosea Dunbar of Halifax m. Jennet Henry (or Hendrey) 
1767 ; and one of his Ds., Betty, m. William Mitchell 1793; and 
another, Jennet, m. Allen Latham 1796 and afterwards Zepha- 
niah Howard 1800. — Nanny Dunbar of H. m. Ebenezer Hall 
1816. — Amie Dunbar m. Elias Sewell 1776. — Simeon Dunbar 
2d of H. m. Azubah D. of Thomas Pratt 18 13. — Polly Dunbar m. 
Timothy Drake 1789. — Bethiah Dunbar m. ApoUos Randall 
1796. — Sibil m. Elijah Pratt 1798. — Lese m. Berxjamin Agar 



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1801. — David Dunbar, Jr., of Easton m. Harriet Bryant 1801. 
Samuel 3d m. Betsy Lathrop 181 1. — Thomas Dunbar m. Han- 
nan Thayer 1810. — Eliab Dunbar m. Lavina Hayford of M. 1793 
and had ('hloe 1794, Seth 1796, Cyrus 1798, Betsy 1800, Eliab 
1802. — Sullivan Dunbar of Ab. m. Lydia Harden 1817. — Chloe 
m. Nahum Benson 18 19. 

DYER. — I. William Dyer was in Bridgewater 1699, a Sur- 
veyor, Juror, and Constable 1708. 

2. Christopher m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Bassett 1757 and set- 
tled in S. B. and had Betty 1759, Sarah 1761, Ruth 1763, Dor- 
othy 1765, Jason 1768, Abigail 1771, Chloe, and Polly; he d. 
1800, a;. 70, she 1805, at. 71. — Dorothy m. Samuel Battles 1786. 
Abigail m. Cyrus Copeland 1692. — Chloe m. Apollos Leach 1796. 

3. John (brother of Christopher) m. Bathsheba Monk 1768; 
she d. 1777 ; he m. Susanna, wid. of John Smith 1778 ; and had 
John, Daniel, Celia, Ezekiel. — Ezekiel m. Clarissa, D. of Joseph 
Leach 181 1. 

4. Abijah (brother of the above perhaps) m. Rhoda Bolton 
1764, and had Martha 1764, Amasa 1767, Abijah 1769, Rhoda 
177 I, and Olive 1774. — The family went to R. L 

5. John (of E. B.) m. Susanna, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1783, 
and had Cynthia 1784, Tabitha 1786, and went to Leeds Me. — 
Cynthia m. Benjamin Millett. 

Ann Dyer m. Ebenezer Pratt 17 17. — Roland Packard m. a 
Dyer. — Freelove m. Abraham Packard 1774. — VVid. Mary of 
Plymouth m. Nathaniel Brett 1774. — Bell of A. m. Lydia Crush- 
ing White 18 1 3. 

EATON. — Benjamin Eaton and his w. Arabella had Benja- 
min Howard (b. in Boston) 1806, Susanna Buxton 1808, John 
Clark Howard 1810, Catherine 1813, Sally 1815. — He d. 1817 ; 
she d. 1832. 

EDDY. — I. Obadiah Eddy m. Sarah Lawrence 1750, and 
had Mary 1751, Desire 1754, Azor 1759. — He d. 1789, se. 69. — 
Mary m. Terry Owen 1776. — Azor m. Hannah Fuller 1786. 

2. Dea. Morton Eddy (s. of Capt. Joshua of Mid'o.) m. Irene 
D. of Maj. Isaac Lazell 182 1, and settled in S. B. 

Ebenezer of Norton m. Martha Leonard 1734. — Abigail of 
Hal. m. Benjamin Hathaway 1743. — Joel Eddy joined the ch. 
at W. B. 1741, and m. Rachel Force (or Vose) 1741, and went 
to Halifax 1743, and had Hannah 1743, bap. at W. B. 1743. — 
Abigail m. Elisha Hayward 1747. — Jane m. Wm. Pierce of Sci. 
1786. — Moses m. Keziah, D. of Samuel Keith 1788. 

EDSON. — Dea. Samuel Edson and his wife, Susanna Orcutt, 
cam.e from Salem. He was one of the first settlers in the town, 
and owned the first mill, and probably built it; he d. 1692, ae. 
80; she 1699, ae. 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, 



154 EDSON. 

Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Bethiah. Susanna m. the Rev. James 
Keith. — Elizabeth m. Richard Phillips of Weymouth. — Mary m. 
Nicholas Byram, Jr., 1676.- — Sarah m. John Dean of Taunton 
1663. — Bethiah m. Ezra Dean of Taunton 1678. — Benjamin 
Edson, who m. Sarah Hoskins at Plymouth 1660, was his son 
perhaps. 

2. Samuel (s. of Dea. Samuel i) m. Susanna, D. of Nicholas 
Byram; he d. 1719, she 1742 ; he had Susanna 1679, Elizabeth 
1684, Samuel 1690. Susanna m. first John Hayward, Jr., and 
afterwards Elihu Brett, Jr. — Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1705. 

3. Joseph (s. of Samuel i); his first wife Experience; he 
had Experience 1685 ; 2d w. Mary m. 1686; his estate was set- 
tled 1712 ; his children mentioned were Joseph, Josiah 1682, 
Benjamin, Samuel 1687, by Mary 2d w. probably, Timothy, 
Mary, Susanna. — Mary m. John Lathrop 17 16. — Susanna m. 
Solomon Johnson 1723. 

4. Josiah, Esq. (s. of Samuel i) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of 
Nathaniel Hayward. They both d. 1734 ; he a;. 83, she a^. 84; 
they left no children. His will proved 1 734 ; Capt. Josiah Edson 
Exor., Rev. John Angier and Joseph Pratt Trustees. He had a 
large estate, and gave lands to the Town and to the South 
Parish, where he lived, for the maintenance of schools, commonly 
called the school lands ; he made his nephew, Capt. Josiah Edson, 
son of his brother Joseph, his principal devisee, on whom also 
he bestowed most of his estate before his death, viz., in 1704; 
his nephew to maintain him and his wife during life. 

5. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) and his wife Mary had Susanna 
1708, Bethiah 1710. Mary 1712, Samuel 17 14, Nathan 1716, 
Abel 1718, Obed 1720, Elizabeth 1722, Sarah 1724, Silence 
1726, Ebenezer 1727, John 1729, Ezra 1730. The father d. 1771 ; 
his will proved 1772. He gave the Church lands 1747 ; the 
mother d. 1770. Mary m. George Packard 1728. — Elizabeth m. 
Benanuel Leach 1745. — Silence m. Nehemiah Packard 1747. — 
Sarah m. John Cooper 1749.— Ebenezer m. Jane Griffin 1749, 
and wid. Hannah Leach 1758. — Susanna m. perhaps Samuel 
Hay\yard 1736. 

6. Dea Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) settled in E. B., and m. 
Lydia, D. of Francis Cary, 1704, and had Hannah 1709, Lydia 
171 1, Joseph 17 1 2, Bethiah 17 15. John 17 17, Daniel 1720, David 
1722, Jesse 1724, James 1726. She d. 1762, he 1768. — Han- 
nah (or Hannah, D. of Timothy 10) m. Micah Allen 1737, and 
afterwards Thomas Phillips 1747. — Bethiah m. Jonathan Whit- 
man 1753. — John m. Mary, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1744. 

7. Captain Josiah (s. of Joseph 3) settled in S. B., and had 
most of the estate of his uncle Josiah ; was a Deacon, and often 
Representative of the town ; m. Sarah, D. of Zaccheus Packard, 
1704; she d.1754; he d. 1765, a?. 80; had Sarah 1705^ Abiah 



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1706, Josiah Jan. 24, 1709; Huldah 1713, Abiezer r7ic Free- 
love 17 18, Elijah 1720. Sarah m. Elisha Pierce of Scituate 
1 73 1, and had one D., Sarah, who m. a Holbrook, and after- 
wards a I'ark.— Huldah m. Hezekiah Hayward 1738.— Freelove 
m. Josiah Fobes 1740.— Abiah m. Samuel Alden a. 1728. 

8. Benjariiin (s. of Joseph 3) m. Joanna, D. of William 
Orcutt, 17^ and d. 1758. He settled in N. B. ; had Benja- 
min 1715. Nathan 1718, Peter 1720, Jacob 1722, William 1724 
Seth 1726. Ichabod 1728, Ebenezer 1730, Joanna 1733, Abigail 
1736. His will proved 1758, dated 1753, does not mention* 
Nathan, Peter, Jacob, or Icabob. Joanna m. Isaac Perkins 
1754, Abigail m. Josiah Perkins 1755. — Benjamin m. Ann Thayer 
1739 ; m. at A. ; and had one son, Jacob, who m. Betty Packard 
1759. and both removed to Pelham. Jacob's children born here 
were Benjamin 1759, Anna 1761, Betty 1764, Jacob 1765, Abiel 
1768, Simeon 1770, Sarah 1772, Eurene 1775, Levi 1778 Na- 
than and Jacob probably died young.— Seth settled in Stafford 
—Abigail (perhaps Abiel above) m. Bezaliel Flagg of Petersham 
1786. — Peter m. Sarah Southworth 1745, and had no children- 
his will dated 1750. ' 

9. Samuel (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of Dea Nathl 
Brett, 1721, and lived in E. B. ; had Samuel 1722, Nathaniel 
1728 ; she d. 1736, and he m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Hayward 
1738 : he d. 1750, she 1776. Samuel d. 1800 a bachelor. 

10. Timothy (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Alden, 
1719. and lived. in E. B. ; had Hannah 1720, Timothy 1722 
Anna Abijah 1725, Jona. ,728, Mary 1730. Hannah (see Han- 
nah, I), of Deacon Joseph 6)— Abijah m. Susanna, D. of James 
Snow, 1747, and had Abijah 1748.— Mary m. James Snow, Jr 
1758- I his family all went to Stafford, and she d. there a 80' 
and Jonathan was in Ashfield 1 77o.-Timothy, Jr., had 2 children,' 
John and Huldah, b. here 1746 and 1748, and both d. in infancy. 

11. Samuel (s. of Samuel 5) m. Martha, D. of Nathan Per- 
kins, 1738; had Martha 1740, Samuel 1742, Eunice, Lois, Jo- 
nah 1751, Betty, Sarah, Noah 1756, Huldah, Zilphah. Martha 
ni. Daniel C'arr 1770.— Eunice m. John Chamberlin of West- 
moreland 1766.— Lois m. Jacob Staples, Jr., of Taunton 176 s — 
Betty m. Rodolphus Borden of Middleborough 1774. (See Abel 
13.)— Sarah m. Timothy Richards 1778.— Huldah m. Thomas 
Pope 1782.— Zilphah m. Daniel Willis, Jr., 1778. — lonah re- 
moved to Westmoreland. 

12.— Nathan (s. of Samuel 5) m. Mary, D. of Jona. Sprague, 
1738.— Mary Edson m. Jo.seph Pettingill 1745. 

1 A-^'x, ^J^?' ^''- "^^ ^^'^"^^1 5) m. Margaret, D. of Nathl. Conant • 
held Rachel 1744, Abel 1750, Levi 1754, Dan and Elizabeth 17C6, 
Keziah 1758, Rufus 1765. Abel m. Betty, D. of William Trask 



156 EDSON. 

1 77 1. — Levi m. Sarah Hayward of Raynham 1774, and d. of 
small pox 1777. — Elizabeth in. Rodolphus Borden 1774. (See 
Samuel 11.) — Rufus m. Mary Cole of Mid'o, 1783. 

14. Obed, (s. of Samuel 5) and his wife Keturah, had Jesse 
1744, Obed 1747, Lewis 1748 ; she d. 1750, and he m. a 2d wife 
Martha, and had Keturah 1751, Thomas 1753, Lydia 1754, Si- 
lence 1756, Isaac 1758. — Jesse m. Susanna Hayward 1768, and 
had Caleb 1769*, and Hannah 1770.— Lewis m. Hepzibah 
Washburn 1770. ? 

15. John (s. of Samuel 5) m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Allen, 
1751; had John 1752, Benjamin 1754, Nehemiah 1758. John 
m. Tabitha Keen 1784. — Nehemiah m. Olive Perkins 1783, and 
both went to Vt. — The wid- Hannah m. Job Packard 1790. 

16. Ezra (s. of Samuel 5) m. Rebeckah, D. of David John- 
son, 1756, and had Robert 1757, Ezra 1759, Molly 1760, Re- 
becca 1762, Vina 1765, Libeus 1769, F^benezer, Hannah, Cyrus, 
Sarah. Robert m. Molly, D. of Josiah Hayward 1782. — Ezra 
m. Sena Perkins 1782. — Molly m. Robert Wade 1780. — Rebecca 
m. Amos Fisher of Vt. 1787. (See Ebenezer 26.)^ — Vina m. 
Capt. Ephraim Sprague 1783. — Libeus m. Joanna Keen 1793, 
and had Ezra and Charles. — Hannah m. Simeon Packard 1796. 
Cyrus m. Hannah Hudson 1797.— Sarah m. Jeremiah Washburn 
1801. — Cyrus and Zidon live in Shrewsbury, Vt. — Ezra m. Anna 
White of Marshfield 1781. — Ezra Edson, s. of Libeus, m. Eliza 
Wentworth 18 19. 

17. Joseph (s. of r3eacon Joseph 6) m. Abigail Forrest 1739; 
had Daniel 1741, Mary, John 1748. The mother d. 1775. — 
Daniel had Isaiah and Reuben, twins (born 1769) by his w. 
Olive, D. of Isaac Fuller, m. 1765. He sold his farm, 45 acres, 
to Josiah Allen 1773, where Allen lived and died. 

18. Dea. David (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Susanna, D. of Mat- 
thew Gannett, 1746; had Susanna 1748, Mehitabel 1753, Hul- 
dah 1755. The mother d. 1755: he then m. Sarah, wid. of Peter 
Edson : she was a Southworth, and had David 1759. The father 
d. 1795, ce. 73. Susanna m. Joshua Beals of Windsor 1768. — 
Mehitabel m. Benja. Clark of Athol 1775. — Huldah m. Benja. 
Death of Montague. 

19. Jesse (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Lydia Packard 1754, (wid. 
perhaps of Robert Packard ; she was a Titus) and had Joseph 
1755, John 1760; his w. died, and he then m. Rebecca Belcher 
1764, and had Rebecca 1770. Rebecca m. Ezekiel Reed 1794. 
The estate divided 1784. — Jno. Edson 3d m. Susanna Orcutt 

1785- 

20. James (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m, Esther, D. of Josiah Al- 
len, 1749, and had Josiah 1753, Barnabas 1757 : she d. 1794, he 
1808, ae. 82. Barnabas d. in the army young. — James Edson 
m. wid. Elizabeth Washburn 1796. 



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21. Col. Josiah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) gra. H. U. 1730; an 
amiable man, and very popular till the revolutionary troubles 
commenced, when being on the side of government, one of the 
19 Rescinders so called, and a Mandamus Counsellor, he became 
a Refugee, and died very soon after on Long Island. The three 
Josiah Edsons, commonly called in aftertimes "Old Justice Ed- 
son, Old Capt. Edson, and Old Col. Edson," were all distin- 
guished men both in Church and State. They all represented 
the Town in succession, and sustained most of the public offices 
in the Town, and were deservedly highly esteemed and popular 
men. Col. Edson engaged in none of the learned professions, 
but was an agriculturalist, and hence Mrs. Warren in her Croup 
designated him under the appellation of Crusty C'rowbar. — He 
m. Ruth, I), of Joseph Bailey of Scituate, and sister of Capt. 
Adams Bailey, 1737, and had Josiah 1738. Ruth 1741 : his wife 
d. 1743, and he then m. Mary, D. of Judge Daniel Parker of 
Barnstable, and sister of the Rev. Jonathan Parker of Plympton, 
where she was m. 1746, and had Mary 1749. — He must have 
had a 3d w. Abigail Dean, m. 1755. — Mary m. Doct. Jonathan 
Crane 1770. 

22. Abiezer (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Sarah, I), of Samuel 
Lathrop 1737; she d. and he m. Jael Bennett of Mid'o 1740, 
and had Abiezer; she d. and he then m. Mary, D. of Samuel 
Packard 1744, and had Abiel, Adam, Rodolphus, Pollycarpus 
1756, Jael : he afterwards m. wid. Catharine Earl of Taunton. 
1781 : she had before m. Dr. Lunt, her maiden name. Williams. 
Adam went to Albany, m. Mercy Hazard, and had Henry, 
George, and Eliza. — Abiezer went to Charlemont and had one 
son. — Jael, a physician in Albany, never m. — Rodolphus m. 
Lydia Crane of Berkley 1780, and went to Oxford, and had 
Ephraim, Betsy, and Bradford, and d. 1833. 

23. Dr. Elijah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Anne, D. of Samuel 
Packard, 17 41. had Elijah, Calvin, Daniel, Hosea, Caleb, Sil- 
vester, Ann, Olive, Susanna, Ruth. He died 1761, and she m. 
Jonathan Wood 1771. Elijah Edson m. Nancy Clark of Ply- 
mouth 1818. — Eli P2dson d. 1762. — Calvin Edson's wife d. 1778. 
Elijah Edson m. Martha Washburn 1766, and went to N. Brain- 
tree. — Olive m. Salmon Rickard 1786. — Calvin m. Lydia, D. of 
Lot Conant 1766, and went to Oakham. His D. Lydia m. 
Thomas Conant 1789. 

24. William (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Martha, D. of Robert 
Howard, 1754; had Keziah 1755, Seth 1761, Martha 1763, Abi- 
gail 1765, William 1767, Jennet 1769. He d. 1700, a;. 75. — Ke- 
ziah m. a Harkness. — Martha m. Phillip Packard 1786. — Abigail 
m. John Harris 1787.— Jennet m. Seth Kingman 181 1. 

25. Ichabod (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Jemima, D. of Dea. James 
Packard 1759; had Relief 1761, Joanna 1765. He d. 1811, s^. 



158 EDSON. 

83. Relief m. Oliver Packard 1777. — Joanna m. Thomas 
Packard 1788. 

26. Ebenezer (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Lucy, D. of Seth Pack- 
ard, 1751 ; had Nathan 1753, Ebenezer 1755, Lucy 1757, Levina 
1760, Peter, Zibia. Nathan m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Allen, 
1778. Ebenezer m. Mary Warren 1790, and they both went to 
Rehoboth. — Lucy m. Alexander Thayer of Braintree 1788. — 
Levina m. a Perkins. — Peter d. young in the army. — Zibia m. 
Timo. West 1787. — Peter Edson m. Rebecca Manly 1784. — Re- 
becca m. Amos Fisher of Vt. 1787. (See Ezra 16.) 

27. Dea. Nathaniel (s. of Samuel g) m. Joanna, D. of David 
Snow, 1759, and had Mehitabel 1761, Joel 1763, Eunice 1765, 
Joanna 1767, Lydia 17 71, Nathaniel 1777. The father d. 1784, 
a;. 56; she 1802, a\ 67. — Eunice m. Richard Thayer 1786. 

28. Samuel (s. of Samuel 11) m. Anna Hall of Raynham 
1767, and had Abigail 1768, Chloe 1770, Anna 1772, Samuel 

1775, Jane 1788, Alexander 1781, Oliver 1784, Hosea 1789. 
Abigail Edson m. Azariah Willis of Oakham 1787. — Anna m. 
John Winnett 1798. — Samuel 3d m. Hannah Ripley of Easton 
1797. — Samuel m. Polly Barnes 1801. 

29. Dea. Noah (s. of Samuel 1 1) m. Elizabeth Rickard 1782 ; 
had Zoroaster 1784, name now changed to Henry; she d., and 
he then m. Mary, D. of Ebenezer Willis of Mid'o, 1787, and had 
Eliphalet 1788, Noah 1790, Jonah 1792, Elijah 1794, Ephraim 
1796, Jacob 1799. The mother d., and he then m. Keziah, D. 
of Capt. Eliakim Howard 1802, and had Simeon Howard 1804, 
and Elizabeth Rickard 1808. — Zoroaster (now Henry) m. Betsy 
Niles Little of Marshfield 1812. — Eliphalet m. Polly L. Johnson 
1810. — Noah m. Huldah Kingman 1814, and lived in Hadley. — 
Jonah m. Jennet Bryant 18 19. — Elijah m. Nancy Clark of Ply- 
mouth 1818. — Simeon H. m. Alice Bryant 1833. 

30. Benjamin (s. of John 15) m. Deborah, D. of Thos. Per- 
kins, 1782 ; had Hannah, John, Allen, Theodore; he d. 1835.— 
Hanna m. Increase Robinson 1812. — John m. a Bass of Quincy. 
Allen m. Minerva Perkins 18 15. — Theodore gra. H. U. 1822, 
m. Rebecca Jane, D. of Bishop Parker of Boston, and is an 
an Episcopal Clergyman in Lowell. 

31. John (s. of Joseph 17) m. Judith, D. of Dea. Zechariah 
Shaw 1770, and had Isaac 1770, Martha, Mary 1772, Sarah 

1776, Ruth 1778, Isaiah 1781, Silvia 1783, Hannah 1784, Jacob 
1786, Nehemiah Shaw 1789, Joseph 1792. Mary m. John Bis- 
bee 1817. 

32. Dea. David (s. of Dea. David 18) m. Lydia Shaw, and 
had Hannah, Jonathan 1785: he m. Lydia Bassett of Norton 
1786, and had David 1789, Sarah 1791, Lydia 1793, Mehitabel 
1795, Polly, Eliza, Rebecca. — Hannah m. John Smith of Canton 



EDSON. 159 

1805. — Sarah m. John Burrell Jr. 18 16. — Polly m. Daniel Bur- 

rell 18 r 7, both of Abington. 

;^T,. Joseph i^s. of Jesse 19) m. Mary Vinal of Scituate 1785, 
and had Jesse 1787, Sally 1791 ; he d. 1791, she 1807. Sally 
m. Benjamin Keith 181 i. 

34. John (s. of Jesse 19) m. Susanna, I), of Nathan Orcutt, 
1785; their children, Fanny 1785, Orcutt 1787, Packard 1789, 
Osander 1792, Oris 1794, Oza 1797. 

35. Josiah (s. of James 20) m. Reliance, D. of Isaac Fuller, 
1777; had Zilphah 1778, Susanna 1780, Sarah 1783, Barnabas 
1786, Esther 1788, Reliance 1792, Olive 1795; he d. 1820, a. 
67. — Zilphah m. Eliphalet Kingman 1801. — Susanna m. Israel 
Packard 1801. — Sarah m. Ira Hayward 1806. Esther m. Am- 
brose Kingman of Reading 18 10. — Reliance m. Joel Ames 18 18. 
Barnabas m. Betsy, D. of Zechariah Gurney 1815. — ^Olive m. 
Jacob Noyes 1818. 

36. C'apt. Josiah (s. of Col. Josiah 21) m. Hannah, D. of 
Thomas Lawrence, 1760; had Caleb 1761, Josiah 1766. The 
father d. 1779, and she m. Maj. Eliphalet Cary 1782. Caleb m. 
Sally Dean of Taunton 1783. — Josiah m. Hannah Richards 
1791. — Josiah m. Clarana C. Osborn 1820. 

37. Capt. Pollycarpus (s. of Abiezer 22) m. Lucy Eaton of 
Mid'o, and had Charles*, Sarah, Royal, Charlotte, Lucy: he d. 
1796, she d. i8i6. One D. m. Zechariah Eddy Esq., and one 
m. a Pratt. 

38. Abiel (s. of Abiezer 22) m. Hannah, D. of John Morton 
of Mid'o, 1774, where he settled, and had Abiel, Cyrus, Oliver, 
Mary, John. James, Daniel, Josiah, and Abiezer. He d. 1823, 
ffi. a. 70. 

39. Seth (s. of William 24) m. Theodora Howard of Brain- 
tree 1784, had Sally 1787, Jacob 1789, Robert 1790, Polly 1794, 
Nancy 1796, (Jalen 1800, Phebe 1802, Melinda 1804. Sally m. 
Nathl. Shepardson of Dedham 1808. — Jacob removed to Dor- 
chester. — Robert removed to Dedham. — Nancy m. Nathl. Shep- 
ardson of Dedham 1815. 

40. William (s. of William 24) m. Mary Randall 1790, and 
had David, Amzi, Milly, Ruby, Abigail, Abi, Patty, Mary, Me- 
hitabel. — He m. Hannah, wid. of Zadock Perkins and D. of 
Abiah Packard, 1812, for a 2d wife. — Milly m. Hosea Alden of 
Abington 1817. — Ruby m. Sam'l Spear of Randolph 1814. — Ab- 
igail m. Eben. Crocker of Easton 18 16. — Abi m. Cyrus Howard. 

41. Joel (s. of Dea. Nath'l 27) m. Hannah, D. of Solomon 
Packard 1789; had Albert 1789, Ard 1792, Pliny 1795. — The 
mother d. 1818, a;. 56, and he m. Lurania Jones of Pembroke 
1820; he d. 1830, aj. 67. — Albert m. Abigail, D. of Uriah Brett, 
1817 ; she d. 1829, a:. 36. — Pliny m. Lucy Reed 1819. 



i6o P:DS0N—EGERT0N.—ERSKIN.— FAXON. 

42. Nathaniel (s. of Dea. Nathl. 27) m. Betsy, D. of Thomas 
Hayward. 1802 ; had Nathaniel 1805, Elizabeth Hayward 1807, 
Cornelius Warren 1809, Joanna 181 1, Newton 1814, Fidelia 
1817, Horatio 1820. 

43. Jesse (s. of Joseph 34) m. Anne, D. of Josiah Williams, 
181 1 ; had Stillman Williams 181 1, Alanson Sumner 1813, 
George Francis 18 16. 

Joseph m. Bathsheba Proctor of Boston 1776. — Sarah m. Solo, 
Perkins 1760. — Bathsheba m. John Carver 1762. — Olive m. Azel 
Keith 1767. Susanna m. Gershom Richmond 1773.— Alfred m. 
Eunice Snow 1796. — Calvin m. Patty Dunbar 1797. — Ebenezer 
m. Kezia Colwell 1797. — Orphah m. Marshall Harvey 1785. — 
Albertus Edson of Grafton, Vt., m. Sally Colwell 1804. — Mary 
Edson (or Etson) m. Capt. John Warner of Westport 1821. — 
Sally Edson m. Jeremiah Washburn 1801. 

EGERTON. — I. Dennis Egerton and his wife Experience 
lived in E. B. ; he d. a. 1834; he had Hannah, John, Rebecca, 
Experience, James, Hezekiah. Miriam, and Dennis. 

2. John (s. of Dennis i) born 1721 ; m. Abigail, D. of James 
Snow, and had Ruth 1747, John 1750, Joseph 1756*, d. in the 
army, Abigail 1760, Benjamin 1763, and Hannah 1765. — The 
father d. 1779, a*. 58; his wid. m. Jona. Beal 1780. — Ruth m. 
Nehemiah Washburn 1770, and removed to Williamsburgh. — 
John and Benjamin removed to Shirley. — Hannah m. Samuel 
Whitman and removed to Cummington. 

3. Hezekiah (s. of Dennis 1) m. Mary Hegebone (or Hitch- 
born) 1754, and had Molly 1755. Sarah 1757, Alice 1772, Han- 
nah, Eunice and Jennet, b. probably at Nova Scotia where he 
lived between 1757 and 1772, and whither he finally returned. 
He had no sons. — Molly m. John \\'illis 1781. — Sarah m. a 
Graves. Hannah m. Wm. Robinson 1780. — Eunice m. Ephraim 
Willis 1779. — Jennet and Alice m. at Nova Scotia. 

ERSKIN. — Christopher P>skin (from Ireland) m. Susanna, 
D. of Gains Robinson 1729, and had Mary 1730, John 1732, 
Christopher 1734, and Jeremiah 1736. — John had John 1752, 
Elizabeth 1755, Christopher 1758, and James 1761. — Robert 
Erskin had a D. Elizabeth in E. B. 1733. — These families finally 
settled in Abington. 

FAXON. — Elisha Faxon (from Braintree) lived in E. B. and 
had Elisha, Samuel, Allen, Benjamin, and William. — Capt. 
Elisha settled in Halifax. — Samuel m. Priscilla, sister of James 
Thomas Esq. 1783, and had Charles, Luther, Priscilla and 
others, and went to R. I. — Benjamin m. Ruth D. of Seth Bry- 
ant of Hal. and lived and d. in Boston; his w. d. in E. B. 1788 
X. 19. — Thomas Gannett's wid. Sarah m. a Faxon a. 1656. — 
Sarah m. Stephen Washburn 1770. — Lydia m. Benjamin Rich- 
ards a. 1722. 



FKARING.— FIELD. i6i 

FEARING. — Dr. Noah Fearing (s. of Gen. Israel Fearing of 
Wareham) gra. H. U. 1791, settled in S. B., and married Anne 
D. of Maj. Isaac Lazell 1799, and had Jane B.' L. who married 
John Fuller of Boston 1819, Thomas, and George. — He d. and 
the wid. and children removed to Boston. 

This family is descended from John Fearing, who arrived at 
Hingham in 1638 from Cambridge in England. 

FIELD. — I. John Field (from Providence) settled in W. B. 
a. 1677; his estate settled 1698; no widow mentioned: he had 
John 1 67 1, Elizabeth 1673, Richard 1677, Lydia 1679, Daniel 
1681, Ruth 1683 and Hannah. — Elizabeth m. Clement Briggs 
of Easton 1697. — Lydia m. Thomas Manly 1701. 

2. Capt. John (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth D. of John Ames 
1697, and had Elizabeth 1698, Sarah 1700, Susanna 1702, John 
1704. — Sarah m. Jonathan Howard 1719. — Susanna m. Joseph 
Keith 1721. — Capt. John returned to Providence and was there 
1749. 

3. Richard (s. of John i) m. Susanna Waldo a. 1704. and 
had Zebulun 1707, Mary 1709, Richard 171 1, Jabez 1713, Ruth 
1715, Zobiah 1719, Mercy 1723, and Susanna 1725. — He d. 
1725.— Zebulun m. Anna Williams and was in Taunton in 1749. 
Ruth m. Israel Packard Jr. 1737. — Mercy m. Archibald Robin- 
son 1747. — ^Susanna m. Nathan Hartwell 1746. Mary Field m. 
Samuel Noyes 1748. 

4. Daniel (s. of John i) m. Sarah D. of John Ames 1706, 
and had Mehitabel 1706, Hannah 1709, Daniel 1712. Job 17 14, 
Sarah 17 18, Joseph, Abigail, and Susanna. — Mehitabel m. Ed- 
ward Manton 1733. — Hannah m. Charles (or John) Beswick 
1734. — Abigail made her will and d. single 1750. — Susanna m. 
Israel Packard 1735. 

5. John (s. of John 2) m. Mary D. of Ephraini Howard 1726, 
and had John 1727, and James 1729. — He d. and the wid. 
settled his estate 1729; she afterwards m. Elisha Pierce of 
Scituate. 

6. Jabez (s. of Richard 3) m. Mary D. of Ephraim Fobes 
1746, and had Jabez Probes 1747. Susanna 1748, Richard 175 i, 
William 1753, Ephraim 1755, Daniel 1758, Barzillai 1760. Be- 
thuel 1763. and Waldo; he d. 1804, a-. 92. — Susanna m. Moses 
Cary 1773. — Fobes and Bethuel lived single. — Waldo went to 
the westward. 

7. Daniel (s. of Daniel 4) m. Susanna Thayer 1733, and had 
Rachel, Anna, and Susanna. — He was a physician ; made his 
will in 1737, and went into the French war, and d. probably at 
Crown Point. — Anna m. Eleazar Hill 1769. — Susanna m. Capt. 
Jesse Perkins 1769. 



i62 FILLEBROWN.— FITZGERALD.— FLINN. 

8. Joseph (s. of Daniel 4) m. Rachel Pray 1748, and had 
John 1750, Abigail 1752, and Joseph 1753; his will and death 
1754. — Abigail nl. Elkanah Palmer 1776. 

9. John (s. of John 5) m. Hannah Blackman 1760, and had 
Solomon 1760, and Bezaliel 1761. — John Field's w. d. 1757, first 
w. perhaps. 

10. Richard (s. of Jabez 6) m. Rebecca D. of Seth Harris, a. 
1778, and had Polly 1779, Sally 1780, Belinda 1782, Cyrus T784, 
Lois 1786, Susanna 1788, Zeruiah 1790, Hannah 1795, Eliza 
1797, Rebecca 1800. — This family removed to Claremont, N. H. 

11. William (s. of Jabez 6) m. Jemima, D. of Levi Keith 
1797, and had Ozias 1798, Jabez iSoo, Zilpha, and Serena. — 
Widow Jemima d. 1839, 't^- 72. 

12. Ephraim (s. of Jabez 6) m. Ruby, D. of Simeon Brett, 
and had Mehitabel 1787, Galen 1788, Ansel 1790, Charlotte 

1793, Jenny 1794, and Zibeon 1795. This family removed to 
Paris, Me. — Alson Field m. Orra Ripley 1820. 

13. Daniel (s. of Jabez 6) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Zebedee 
Snell 1786, and had Martha 1786, Zophar 1789, Waldo 1791. — 
Martha m. Gustavus Silvester 181 1. — Zophar m. Bernice, D. of 
Oliver Howard, 1811. — Waldo m. Abigail Marshall 1816, and 
afterwards Sally, D. of Mark Perkins 1820. 

14. Barzillai (s. of Jabez 6) m. Patty, D. of David Packard 

1794, and had John 1796, Chloe 1799, Mary 1802, Clarissa 1806, 
Lucius 1810. — He d. 1839, s. 78. — John m. Olive, D. of James 
Thompson. — Mary m. Zibeon Cole 18 19. 

15. Amassa Field (from Quincy) m. Clarissa, D. of Simeon 
Gannett 18 13, settled in E. B. and had Edward Gannett and 
others probably. — Capt. Edward Field d. there 1832, st. 38. 

FILLEBROWN.— James Fillebrown of W. B. and his wife 
Matilda had Luther Williams 1797, Jerusha 1799, Rodolphus 
Howard 1802, John 1804, James 1806. 

FITZGERALD.— Michael Fitzgerald m. Margaret Matteson 
1771, and had William 1772, and Thomas 1774. 

FLINN. — Thomas Flinn and his wife Sarah, had Christopher 
1764. — Christopher m. wid. Susanna Harlow 1806. 

FOBES. — I. John Fobes (from Duxbury) was one of the 
original proprietors of Bridgewater, where he settled, and d. a. 
1661 ; made his nuncupative will before William Brett and Arthur 
Harris; his wid. Constant, sister of Experience Mitchell, m. John 
Briggs of Portsmouth R. I. 1662. — he had John, Edward, Mary, 
Caleb, William, Joshua, and Elizabeth. — John d. at George Al- 
len's in Sandwich 1661. — William m. Elizabeth D. of Constant 
Southworth a. 1667, and settled finally at Little Compton, and 
was with Capt. Church in Phillip's war. — Joshua fell with Capt. 
Michael Pierce of Scituate in that disastrous battle with the In- 
dians near Attleboro', in 1676. — Caleb went to Norwich. 



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2. Dea. Edward (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth U. of John How- '•- 
ard, and had Elizabeth 1677, John 1679, I^ary 1681, Bethiah 
1683, Hannah 1GS6, Ephraim 1688, Joshua 1689, Benjamin 1692,- 
and William 169S. — Edward the father, d. a. 1732. — Elizabeth 
m. Joseph Keith. — Mary never m. — Bethiah m. Samuel Keith 
1703. — Hannah m. Timo. Keith, 17 10. 

3. John (s. of Edward 2) m. Abigail Robinson 1704, and had 
Mary 1705, Edward 1707, Abigail 1709, Sarah 1711, John 1714, 
Josiah 1716, Nathan 1719, Silence 1722. — He d. a. 1725; 
she m. Daniel Hudson 1739, and d. 1762. — Mary m. Daniel Hud- 
son Jr. 1726. — Edward d. 1736. — Abigail m. Josiah Snell 1728. 
— Sarah m. William Hudson 1757. — Nathan left no children. — 
Silence m. Levi Chase of Sandwich 177 1, who went to N. Y. 

4. Ephraim (s, of Edward 2) m. Martha Snell 1714, and had 
Ephraim 1716, Mercy 1722, Bethiah 1725, Martha 1728, and 
Hannah 173 1. — He d. 1755, she 1750. — Mary m. Jabez Field 
1746. — Bethiah (or Betty) m. Edmund Soper 1754. — Martha m. 
Jonathan Snell 1751. — Hannah m. Josiah Williams 1751. 

5. Joshua (s. of Edward 2) m. Abigail D. of Peter Dunbar 
17 II, and had Bethiah 1712*, Hannah 1713, Joshua 1715, Mary 
1717, Leah 1720, Betty 1724, and Abigail 1728. — He m. per- 
haps Mercy Churchill of Plymton for a 2d w. 1754. — He died 
1767. — Mary m. Robert VN'ashburn 1739. — Leah m. Israel Wash- 
burn 1740. — Abigail m. Daniel Snow of Tit. 1753. — 

6. Benjamin (s. of Edward 2) m. Martha Hunt- 172L, and l- 
went to Easton, and had Joseph and Benjamin. — Jesse was son 
of Benjamin Jr., and Abiier was half brother of Jesse, and m. 
Polly Ford 1791, and went westward. — Joseph Fobes of Easton 
m. Olive Hay ward 1780. — Anne Fobes of Easton m. Abijah 
Packard 1767. — Jessie m. wid. Susanna Angier 1792. . 

7. William (s. of Edward 2) m. Thankful D. of John Dvvelly 
of Scituate 1725 ; she was b. 1706 ; they had Abner 1727, Lucie 
1732, (bap. Lusanna) William 1735, Edward 1738, Timothy 
1740, Mercy 1744, and Mary 1746. — He d. 1764; she 1776. — 
Lusanna m. Seth Williams 1750. — Mercy m. John Howard 2d. 
1768. — William m. Hannah D. of Dea. Isaac Willis. — Edward 
m. Orpha Leach 1761, and had John 1761, and Silvester 1764. 

8. John (s. of John 3) m. Martha Pierce of Scituate 1738, 
had Edward 1739, Martha 1741, and Libeus 1743. — He d. 1783 ; 
she 1795, 3e. 82. — Edward went to Lake Champlain. — Martha 
m. Eliab Hay ward 1762. 

9. Josiah (s. of John 3) m. Freelove D . o f Capt. Josia h Ed- 
_aQJl_i7J.9, and had Josiah 1740, Perez 1742, Jason 1745, Abigail 

1747, Silvia 1749, Ezra 1751, Freelove 1754, Alpheus 1756. 
Joseph and John 1758, and Nathan 1761. — The father d. 1794, x, 
78 ; she d. at. 93. — Abigail m. Gideon Shaw of Raynham 1767. — 
Silvia m. Abraham Gushe of Raynham 1773. — Nathan was a 



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physician and m. a Soule of Plympton and d. leaving a D. who 
is also d.^Jo^si^ah Jr. m.^arah D^of Joseph Pryor 17^6^ and d. 
young, and she ihen m. John Eaton of Mid'o. 1780, and after- 
wards Joseph Bassett 1798, and d. 1859, as. 100. 

10. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 4) ra. Susanna D. of Thomas 
Willis, and had Eliab 1739, Silence 1745, Abigail 1746, Ephraim 
1748, Thomas 1750, Susanna 1757, Lemuel 1761, Caleb 1773; 
he d. 1802, ae. 85. — Silence m. Nath'l Conant 1772. — Abigail m. 
John Morey of Norton 1776. — Susanna m. Wm. Morey 1780. — 
Lemuel never married. 

11. Joshua (s. of Joshua 5) m. Esther D. of Nicholas Porter 
of Abington 1740, and had Azariah 1741*, Daniel 1742, Ruth 
1744, Abigail 1747, Joshua 1749, Caleb 1750, Robert 1753, and 
Solomon 1756. — Ruth m. Ebenezer Alden of Mid'o. 1763.— Abi- 
gail m. Joseph Cowen 1772. — Solomon had Laban, Martin and 
others. — Laban m. Hannah Richmond 18 16, and remained here, 
the rest moved away. — Caleb m. Susanna D. of Ebenezer Keith 
1776, and went to Lyme, Con. 

12. Abner (s. of William 7) m. Phebe D. of Benj. Leach, and 
had Absalom 1751, Hannah 1753, Edward 1755, Jotham 1758, 
and Molly 1761. — Absalom lived in LTxbridge and d. in the revo- 
lutionary war, and Judge Abner Fobes of Windsor, Vt. is his son. 
Hannah m. Levi Leach 1771. — Edward went to Buckland. — 
Jotham went to the Genessee and his mother d. there. — Charles 
s. ot Judge Abner, lives in Louisville, Ky. 

13. Timothy (s. of William 7) m. Mary D. of William Dean 
of Mansfield, and had William 1767, Avery 1770, Dwelly 1774*, 
killed at the raising of the Baptist meeting house, and Timothy 
1783. — The father d. 1803 ; the mother 1814. 

14. Libeus (s. of John 8) m. Mehitabel D. of Ebeneazer 
Howard 1775, and had Libeus and Mehitabel. — Libeus m. Mary 
D. of Benjamin Leach 1807. — Mehitabel m. a Leonard of Easton 
and went to Vermont. 

15. Rev. Perez L.L. D. (s. of Josiah 9) gra. H. U. 1762; m. 
Prudence D. of Rev. Samuel Wales of Raynham, and settled in 
the ministry at Raynham, and d. 1812, ae. 70; he had 2 ss. who 
d. young, and 2 Ds. Anonima, who m. the Rev. Simeon Doggett, 
and Polly who m. Rev. Elijah Leonard of Marshfield. 

16. Jason (s. of Josiah 9) m. Leah, D. of Israel Washburn, 
Esq., of Raynham, and had Selina 177 i. Philander 1773. Molly 
1775, Salmon 1781, Davis 1783, Clarissa 1785, Shepherd 1787, 
and Laura 1792. — Selina m. Andrew Alden 1797. — Philander 
went to Albany. — Molly m. Caleb Fobes 1799. — Clarissa m. 
Adin Alger 18 14. — Laura m. Charles Bassett 1816. 

17. Ezra (s. of Josiah 9) m. Mary Shaw of Raynham 1776, 
and had Abigail 1777, Susanna 1779, Mary 1781, Cordana 1783, 
Ezra 1785, Sirena 1788, Celia 1793, Aremena 1796, and Eliza 



fobp:s. 165 

1798. — Abigail m. Otis Holmes of T. 1796, and Eaton Aldridge 
1807. — Mary m. Calvin Hayward 1801. — Cordana m. Lemuel 
Dunbar 1806. — Sirena m. Gilbert Whitman 18 13. — Celia ni. 
Elijah Fobes of N. Y. 1819. 

18. Alpheus (s. of Josiah 9) m. Mehitabel, D. of Seth Lath- 
rop, 1781, and had Seth 1783, Mehitabel 1786; his wife d. and 
he m. Lucy, D. of Rev. Isaac Backus of Mid'o. 1788, and had 
Isaac 1789, Sibil 1791, Josiah 1793, Alpheus 1795, and Aretas 
1798. — Mehitabel m. Alpheus M. VVithington of Milton 18 10. — 
Sibil m. Simeon Taylor 18 16. — Isaac m. Mary, D. of Timothy 
Hayward 181 1, and then Olive, D. of Edward Mitchell and wid. 
of Dr. Rufus Walker. — Alpheus went to N. Y. 

19. Joseph, Esq. (s. of Josiah 9) m, Susanna, D. of Capt, 
John Ames 1782, and had Phrez, and went to Oakham. 

T ^oseph J '.obes 2d m. Rosand a_Alden of Mid'o. 1787. 

20. John (s. of Josiah 9) removed to Windsor and had Silas, 
Enoch, John and Horatio: all now in N. York. — He had Ds. 
also ; one m. Jonathan Bassett in B. — Elijah m. Celia D. of Ezra 
Fobes 1819. 

21. Eliab (s. of Ephraim 10) m. Mehitabel, D. of Thomas 
Ames 1759, and had Keziah 1760, Martha 1762, Thomas 1764, 
Chloe 1766, Mehitabel 1768, Eliab 1770, Hannah 1772, Susanna 
1774. — Thomas and his w. Lydia lived in Boston, and left no 
children ; his wid. m. a Tucker. — Chloe m. Josiah Kingman of 
Mid'o. 1 78 1. — Mehitabel m. Benjamin Packard 1784, and went 
to Vermont. — Martha m. Oliver Washburn 1787. — Susanna m. 
Thomas Hooper 1795. — Hannah Fobes m. Levi Macomber of 
M. 1802. 

22. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 10) m. Bethia, D. of Joseph 
Ames 1769, and had Caleb, an only child. 

Martin Fobes m. Betty Eaton of Plympton 1793. — Azariah 
m. Olive Leach 1793. 

23. William (s. of Timothy 13) m. Freelove French 1796, 
and had Mary Deane 1798, Dwelly 1801, Albert 1804, and 
Rhoda French 1807. — He d. 18 12 and the wid. m. Jonah \A'illis 
1816. 

24. Robert (s. of Joshua 1 1 ) and his w. Abiah had Zephaniah 
1780, Reuel 1783, Bela 1786, Joshua 1789, and Abiah 1790. — 
Zephaniah m. Laurania Wilbor 18 10. — Bela m. Alice Washburn 
1805. — Abiah m. a Knapp. — Joshua m. Chloe Keith 1809. 

25. Avery, Esq. (s. of Timothy 13) m. Lois D. of Luther 
Hooper 1801 ; had Harriet 1802, Vesta 1804, Cornelia 1807, and 
Fanny 18 10. 

26. Jesse (s. or g. s. of Benj. 6) m. Susanna, wid. of Oakes 
Angier, Esq., and D. of Col. Edward Howard 1792, and had 
Henry 1792; she d. 1793; and he m. Polly, D. of Rev. Elijah 



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Packard 1795, and had Charles E. 1795, who is an Attorney 
at Northampton and writes his name Forbes. 

27. Col. Salmon (s. of Jason 16) m. Cloe D. of James Leach 

1807, and had Sumner 1807, Lentha 1809, Justin 1811, Stella 
Washburn 18 13, Fidelia 18 16. 

28. Shepard (s. of Jason 16) m. Phebe, D. of Peter Dunbar 
i8r4, and had Alice Alger 1818, and Frederick Handel 1820. 

29. Ezra (s. of Ezra 17) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Bassett, 
Esq., 1810, and had Franklin Bavlies 181 1, and Joseph Bassett 
1814. 

30. Caleb (s. of Ephraim 22) m. Molly. D. of Jason Fobes 
1799, and had Bethiah x'\mes 1800, Nancy Warner 1802, Ephraim 

1805, Amelia Washburn 1808, Cassandra Angelina 18 10, Mary 
Wales 18 12, Jason 1815, and Sarah Williams 1820. 

31. Seth (s. of Alpheus 18) and his w. Rachel had Elinira 
1804, Edwin 1806, Angeline 1810, Elbridge 1812, Hannah 1814, 
Daniel 1817. 

32. Reuel (s. of Robert 24) ni. Sibil, D. of Samuel Battles 

1806, and had Thomas Jefferson 1806, Henry Franklin 1809, 
Reuel Battles 1812*, Willard Williams 1814, and Robert 1816. 

33. Daniel (s. of Joshua 11) m. Hannah, D. of Miles Stand- 
ish 1769, and had /\zariah, Daniel and others. 

Martha Fobes m. William Conant 1803. — Laban Fobes m. 
Hannah Richmond 18 16. — Elizabeth Fobes m, Nathan Tomp- 
son 1802. 

FORD. — I. Mark Ford (s of Jacob of Abington) came to N. 
B. 1763, and m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Brett 1764, and had 
Hannah 1765, Asa 1767, Samuel 1770. Sally 1772, and Mehita- 
bel 1781. — Hannah m. Joshua Ames 1786. — Sallv m. Samuel 
Alden, Jr. 1799. — Mehitabel m. Isaac Reynolds 1805. — He d. 
182 1, ee. 80. — Asa m. Sarah, D. of Jeremiaii Beal 1793 and had 
Polly 1796, and Roxana 1797, Polly m. Wm. Tribou 18 16. 

2. Joseph Ford m. Betty, D. of Seth Howard 1769, and had 
Polly 1770, Ephraim 1775, Joseph 1777, Charles 1779, Nicholas 
1781, Walter 1783, Elizibeth 1785, Seth 1787, Sarah 1789, and 
George 1791. — Polly m. Judge Abner Fobes 1791. — Sarah m. 
Davis Packard 1813. 

3. David (s. of Jacob, g. s. of Jacob above, and nephew of 
Mark) came from Abington to N. B. a. 1800, and m. Olive, D. 
of Simeon Packard 1794, and had David, Olive, Rhoda, Pack- 
ard, Daniel 1801, Noah 1804, Rachel 1806, Susan Margaret 

1808, Richard 1811, Nancy Whitman 1814, Mary Alden i8t6. — 
David m. Polly Wild 1821. — Olive m. John Foster 1821. — 
Rhoda m. Elisha Belcher 1818. 

4. Prince Ford m. Keziah, D. of Edward Powers 1779, and 
had Packard 1783, Prince 1787, Martin 1790, Daniel 1793, Ke- 
ziah 1795. — Packard m. Mary Kingman 1808. 



FREELOVE.— FRENCH. 167 

Andrew m. Mercy VVhitmarsh 1706, and d. 1750, as. 69. — 
Lvdia m. Richard VVhitmarsh 1712. — Mary m. Zephaniah Perkins 
1766. — Amos of Marshfield m. wid. Sarah Pettingill 1766. — Ben- 
-jamin m. Sarah Brett 1773. — Elizabeth m. George Keith 1780. 
Hannah m. Joshua Ames 1786. — Sarah m. Barnabas Packard a. 
1761. — John had a son Abijah in E. B. 1741. — John m. Mehita- 
bel Kingman 1794. — James m. Parna Howard 1800. — Bathsheba 
m. Lemuel Fuller of C. 1800. — Rebecca m. Oliver Pratt 1805. — 
Mercy of Marshfield ni. Nahum Packard 1817.— Simeon of 
Herkimer m. Sophia, D. of David Kingman, and d. 1839, ai. 64- 
— Lauren m. her sister, Mary Kingman, 1816. — Hannah d. 1801, 
X. 77. — Silence m. Anthony Sherman a. 1746. 

FREELOVE. — John Freelove m. Abigail, D. of William 
Washburn 1739; he d. about 1755, she d. in E. B. 1772, x. 59; 
had Sarah, Abigail, John, and Thankful 1752. — John m. Sarah 
Fuller 1765 and had a child that d. 1773. — John Freelove m. 
Sarah Wood i774.-^Abigail Freelove m. Ebenezer Whitman 
1760. — Thankful m. Ezra Whitman 1796. 

FRENCH. — Dependence French (s. of John French of Ran- 
dolph) lived in Stoughton corner, and was a member of the 
North Parish of Bridgewater, d. 1803, ae. 89; m. Mary Lynfield 
1738, and had Dependence 1739, Levi 1740, Deliverance 1742, 
Mary 1744, John 1749, V^■illiam 1751, Elizabeth, Silence 1756, 
Martha 1759, and Olive 1761. — Dependence m. Rebecca Ham- 
mond 1765, d. and left no children. — Elizabeth m. Seth Bryant 
1765. — Mary m. Jeremiah Beals 1768. — Silence m. Ephraim 
Churchill 1787. — Martha m. Samuel Cheesman. 

2. John (twin brother of Dependence above) m. Mary Fenno 
174S, and wid. Christian Holbrook 1753, and had Rebecca 1754, 
Ruhama 1757, and John 1763. — Rebecca m. Jacob Packard 3d 
1774. — Ruhama m. Noah Ames 1778. 

3. Levi (s. of Dependence i) m. Amy, D. of W^illiam Pack- 
ard 1764, and lived in N. B., and had Levi 1765, Samuel 1766, 
Ruhama 1768, Dependence and Rebecca 1771, Lemuel, Isaac, 
Silvanus, and Hannah. — Ruhama m. Barnabas Pratt 1787. — 
Rebecca m. Theophilus Curtis 1791. — Hannah m. Luther Swan 
1796. — Samuel settled in Amherst. — Dependence m. Hannah D. 
of Seth Harris 1794. — Isaac m. Polly, D. of Jonas Reynolds 
1801, and lives in Stoughton. — Silvanus m. Silence, D. of Jona- 
han Keith 1805. — Wid. Amy m. George Monk 1798. 

4. Capt. John (s. of Dependence ni. Damaris, D. of Bar- 
nabas Howard, Esq., 1779, and had Artemas, Daniel, Sidney, 
John, Zelopha, Olive, and Anna. — Zelopha m. Benjamin Ames 
1804. — Olive m. John Cobb. — Anna m. Isaac Keith 1810. 

5. Capt. William (s. of Dependence i) m. Mary, D. of Luke 
Perkins, and had Alpheus, Rhoda, Rebecca, Patty, Sibil, and 



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Phebe. — Alpheus m. Mehitable, D. of Samuel Brett 1800. — 
Rhoda m. William Carr 1797. — Rebecca m. Col. Cyrus Porter 
1800. — Patty m. John Packard 1803.— Sibil m. Zenas Brett 18 13. 
^Phebe m. Capt. Nath'I Wales 1815. 

6. Levi (s. of Levi 3) m. Betsy Meritt 1799, and had Meritt 
1800, Betsy 1806, and Levi 180S.— Le\i French m. wid. Keziah 
Jenkins 1805. 

7. Micah and his wife Ruth (s. of Thomas of Braintree, and 
nephew of Dependence i) settled in E. B. a 1747, and had 
Micah 1747, Mary 1749, Bartholomew 175 1, Ruth 1753, Pru- 
dence 1736, Anne (or Hannah) 1759, Barzillai 1762, and Alpheus 
1767. — He removed to Stoughton. 

8. David (brother of Micah above) in. Mehitabel, D. of 
Samuel Pratt, and had Nathaniel 1756, Silas 1761, Joseph 1763, 
Barnabas, Daniel, Samuel Pratt, and David 1776, after his 
father's death. — The widow m. Benjamin Price 1782. — Nathaniel 
d. at N. York in the army, 1776 ; and Barnabas moved tij Maine. 
— Joseph m. Hannah Mehuren 1784; he d. 1799, ae. 38; she d. 
1788, 3d. 36; she left a D. Mehit.ibel, who m. Charles Brown 
1809. — Daniel m. Rhoda, D. of Thomas Tribou 1792; had 
Daniel, who m. Sarah Standish 1S17, and Rh(Kla who m.. Joseph 
Keen 1815. — Samuel Pratt m. (Jlive Reed 1801, and had Wil- 
liam*, Luther, Samuel, Lucy, and Polly; Luther m. Keziah, D. 
of Reuben Besse ; Polly m. Oliver Stark 1821 ; Lucy m. Marcus 
Packard 182 1, and lives in Easton. — David m. Rachel Hanks 
1797, and had several children, 2 only are living, viz.: Abigail 
1800, who m. Joseph Walton and Eliza 1803, who m. Alvan Cole 
1823 ; his wife d. 1825, and he has a second wife. — Silas m. a 
Brown and had Nathaniel. 

9. William and his w. Alice, D. of Ezekiel Washburn 1773, 
and had Mary 1777, Lydia 1778, Eli 1780, Jesse 1783, Ezekiel 
1785, William 1787, and Sally 1791. — Lydia M. Isaac Keith 
1801. — William m. Anna Wales 1810. — Sally m. Asa Cushing 
1813. — William French m. Lydia Kezer 1767. 

10. Nathaniel (s. of Silas: see No. 8) m. Eliza Waterman 
of H. 181 1, and had Nathaniel Waterman 1813, Mary Brown 
1815, Lucy Sampson 1818. 

11. Ebenezer m. Elizabeth D. of William Orcutt 17 17, and 
had Elizabeth, who m. Jonathan Pratt 1740. 

Most of the above are descendants of John and Grace French 
of Braintree, who had John 1641, Thomas 1643*, Dependence 
1648, Temperance 165 1, William 1653, Elizabeth 1655, Thomas 
1657, Samuel 1659; he d. 1692, £e. 80, she 1680. 

David French m. Abigail Owen 175 1. — Sarah m. Jedediah 
Jordan 1744. — Polly m. Abiah Packard, Jr., 1788. — Warren m. 
Betsy Lathrop 1813. — Daniel of Quincy m. Hannah K. Haskell 



FULLER.— FULLERTON.— GAGE. 169 

1815. — Capt. Zephaniah of St. m. Betsy Ames 1816. — Freelove 
m. William Fobes 1796. — Wid. Nabby m. Marlboro' Whiting 
1796. — Mehitabel m. Joseph Pratt 1738. — Stephen French of 
Braintree m. Hannah, D. of John Whitman of Weymouth i65o, 
and had Mary 1662. 

FULLER. — Isaac Fuller (from Halifax) settled in N. B. ; m. 
Sarah, D. of Solomon Packard 1737, and had Isaac 1738, Olive 
1740, Lemuel 1742, Isaiah 1744, Sarah 1746, Susanna 1748, 
Lois 1751, Benjamin 1754, Reliance 1756. — Isaac m. Mary, D. 
of Daniel Alden 1764, and settled in Eiston. — Lemuel d. in the 
army 1762. — Isaiah m. Mary Kezer 1768, and moved to War- 
wick. — Olive m. Daniel Edson 1765. — Sarah m. John Freelove 
1764. — Susanna m. Ashly Curtis 1770. — Lois m. Samuel Dyke 
1772. — Reliance m. Josiah Edson, Jr., 1777. — Benjamin m. 
Sarah, D. of Daniel Ames 1777, and he and his father Isaac 
removed to Winchester. 

Jabez Fuller dis. from W. B. Ch. to Medfield Ch. 1747. — Eliza- 
beth joined W. B. Ch. 1735. — Jabez Fuller d. of small pox 1788. 

Jacob (s. of Isaiah above) m. Abigail Leonard 1800, and had 
Betsy 1801, Josiah 1803 ; she d. and he m. Hannah. D. of Nath'l 
Orcutt 1806, and had Nabby 1807. Leonard Orcutt 1809, and 
Mary Flagg 18 14. 

Rebecca m. Elijah Alden 1783. — Lois m. Nathan Pratt 17S6. 
— Hannah m. Azor Eddy 1786. — Chloe of Attleboro' m. Calvin 
Howard 1790. — Elizabeth m. Mason Johnson 1790. — Silence m. 
Samuel Harden 1792. — Lemuel, Jr., of Canton m. Bathsheba 
Ford 1800. — Wm. m. Tabatha Benson 1801. — Stephen of Att'o. 
m. Sarah Copeland 1810. — Squire of Brookfield Vt. m. Bethiah 
Ames 1815. — John, of Boston, m. Jane B. L. Fearing iSig. 

FULLERTON.— William Fullerton m. Mary Porter 1796, 
and had Mehitabel 1800, Harvey 1803, Almira 1805, Celestia 
1807, William 1810, John 1813, James Porter 1815. — Ruth Ful- 
lerton (or Fullington) m. Samuel Pool 1759, and d. 1835, ^- 97- 

GAGE.— Capt. Thomas E and Mary Gage had Mercy E. 
1802, Joshua E. 1S04. 

GANNETT. — Thomas Gannett was at Duxbury 1642, and 
. "able to bear arms" as early as 1643 i ^^'^^ one of the original 
proprietors and first settlers of Bridgewater ; d. here 1655, the 
first death in the town found on any record : he made a will, and 
left a wid., Sarah, but no children. His estate went to his 
brother Matthew of Scituate. His wid. afterwards m. a Faxon. 
— Matthew of Scituate was born in England 1618, and came early 
to this country, and first settled in Hingham, and afterwards 
about 1 65 1 removed to Scituate; he d. 1695, and had two sons, 
Matthew and Joseph. Joseph m. a wid. Sharp (she had a s. 
Benoni Sharp, by her first husband) and d. before his father, 



lyo GANNETT. 



leaving Hannah 1684, Matthew 1688, Deborah 1690, Joseph 
1693. These 2 ss. Matthew and Joseph, by their grandfather 
Matthew's will, dated 1694, had the estate in Bridgewater, which 
came to their grandfather by their great uncle Thomas above. — 
Hannah, wid. of the first Matthew, made her will 1700, and it 
appears they had other children, viz. : Rehoboth, Elizabeth 
Leverett, Hannah Adams, Abigail Dodson. Rehoboth d. at 
Morristown, N. J., without children. " 

2. Matthew (s. of Joseph, and g. s. of Matthew) m. Mary 
Bacon 17 18 in Scituate. He, with his brother Joseph, came to 
E. B. a. 1713; he had Elizabeth, Mary 1721, Susanna 1723, 
Mehitabel 1726, Sarah 1729. He m. Martha, wid. of Dr. Joseph 
Byram, and D. of David Perkins, 1750, for his 2d wife; she d. 
1779, ae. 74. — Elizabeth m. Nicholas Byram a. 1738, and Thos. 
Hayward 1746. — Mary m. John Edson 1744. — Susanna m. David 
Edson 1746. — Mehitabel m. Zebulon Gary 1747, and d. 1748. — 
Sarah m. Daniel Pettingill 1755, and afterwards Amos Ford of 
Marshtield 1766. 

3. Joseph (brother of Matthew next above) m. Hannah, D. 
of Dea. Jonathan Hayward of Braintree ; had Joseph 1722, 
Hannah 1724, Benjamin 1726*, Benjamin 17 28, Jonathan 1730: 
she d. 1731, and he m. Hannah, D. of Nathl. Brett 1732, and 
had Seth 1734, Thomas 1736; he d. 1774, ce. 80; she 1777, se. 
78. — Hannah m. Ichabod Cary 1741. She and Matthew's D. 
Susanna were the first persons baptized by the Rev. John Angler, 
the first minister of East Bridgewater. 

4. Capt. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Betty, D. of Charles 
Latham, 1744; had Caleb Aug. 22, 1745, Betty 1749, Simeon 
1752, Deborah 1755, Joseph 1760, Barzillai 1764; he d. 1789, 
aj. 67 ; she 1813, ai. 86. Betty m. Nathan Hudson 1767. — Debo- 
rah m. Adam Porter, and removed to Cummington. 

5. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Cope- 
land, 1750, and removed to Stoughton ; his son Benjamin m. 
the famous female soldier, Deborah Sampson. 

6. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 3) m. Hannah Dyer of Abington, 
and had Jacob 1753. He m. wid. Records for his 2d wife; he 
m. a 3d wife from Weymouth. He m. Abigail 1785, wid. of 
Silas Harris and D. of Ebenezer Shaw, and removed to Cum- 
imngton. 

7. Seth (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susanna, D. of Matthew Allen, 
1754; had Matthew 1755, Hannah 1756, Mehitabel 1758, Su- 
sanna 1760, Sarah 1762, Seth 1764, Philena 1768, Nathl. Brett 
1770, Phebe 1773, Nabby 1775, Thomas 1778. — Hannah m. 
Oliver Washburn 1781. — Mehitabel m. Jacob Harden 1778. — 
Matthew m. Alice, D. of Nehemiah Latham, 1783. — Seth, Jr., m. 
Eliza Reed 182 1. — The parents, and most of the family, removed 
to Tamworth, N. H. 



GANNETT.— GAY.— GILBERT.— GILMORE. 171 

8. Thomas (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susanna, D. of Dr. Poll}'car- 
pus Loring of Plympton, where he Hved and d. without children. 
He grad. H. U. 1763; studied no profession; his wife d. 1801, 
ae. 63 ; lie 18 10. a*. 74. 

9. Caleb (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) gra. H. U. 1763, and settled 
in the ministry at .Amherst and Cumberland, Nova Scotia, and 
was ord. (at Hingham) 12th October, 1767 ; left Cumberland 
1 77 1, and returned to Mass., and was chosen a Tutor at H. U. 
1773, and Steward 1780, in which office he remained till his 
death, April 25, 1818. He was twice m. ; by his first wife he 
had John Mico and Thomas Brattle (minister of Cambridgeport), 
and by his last wife (D. of Pres. Styles) he had Ezra Styles, 
minister in Boston. 

10. Simeon (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) m. a Reed of Abington 
1775: had Clarissa 1789, and Charlotte; his w. d. 1808, se. 50, 
and he m. wid. Lydia Little of Scituate 1809. Clarissa m. 
Amasa Field 1813. — Charlotte m. Thomas Whitmarsh 181 1. 

11. Joseph (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) m. Anna, D. of Thomas 
Hobart of Hanson, 1783; had Luther 1784, Nancy 1787, Chris- 
tiana 1793, Joseph 1795, Susanna 1797, Mary 1804, and Jane. 
Nancy d. 1817. x. 30. — Christiana m. Marston Lazell. — Joseph 
m. Lucy Stowell. — Susanna m. Ebenezer Noyes 182 1; she d. 
1822 ; he then m. Mary, and she d. 1827. — Jane m. Luther 
Faxon. — The mother d. 1826, st 62 : he 1829, a;. 69. 

12. Barzillai (s. of Capt. Joseph 4) gra. H. U. 1785, studied 
divinity and preached, but was never settled; removed to Gard- 
ner, Maine, and m. and had a family there ; was Representative 
of the Town, Clerk of the Sessions, and County Treasurer ; he 
went to Canada. 

13. Capt. Luther (s. of Joseph 11) m. Olive, D. of Capt. Levi 
W'ashburn 1810; had Eliza Ann 1811, Luther 1814, George 
1819 ; he removed to Belfast, Me. 

Amelia Gannett m. Oliver Mitchell 1791. — Lucinda m. Lot 
Ramsdell 1794. — Sally m. Zenas Harden 1815. 

GAY. — Rev. Ebenezer Gay and Laura had Calvin 1725, 
Laura 1728. 

GILBERT.— Nathaniel Gilbert m. Betsy, D. of Caleb Gary, 
1802, and had Caleb C. 1803, Mary P. 1805, Grenville 1809, 
Henry 1811, Nathaniel 1813, Marshall B. 1815, Betsy C. 1818, 
Charles 1820, George 1823. 

Ebenezer Gilbert of the ch. W. B. after 1721. — Ruth Gilbert 
m. Reuben Hall 1741. 

GILMORE.— James Gilmore m. Thankful Tyrell of Ab. 
1725 ; had Adam, Agnes, both bap. W. B. 1742, Thankful 1738, 
William 1740, Tyrrell 1744, Whitefield 1746. 

2. Robert had a s. Robert bap. W. B. 1739. 



1 72 GODFREY.— GOULD.— GROVES.— GURNEY. 

3. Andrew m. Abigail, D. of Elisha Dunbar, 1752; had An- 
drew 1753. 

William m. Mary Willis 1731. — Margaret m. John Cochran 
1733. — Jane m. Thomas Kennedy 1735. — Jane m. Joseph Wes- 
ley 1739. — William m. Margaret Steward 1742. — David in B. 
1744. — John m. Martha Smith 1764. — Joshua m. Hannah Lath- 
rop 1789. — Sally m. Peleg Leach 1802. 

GODFREY. — Francis Godfrey was an early settler in Bridge- 
water ; was a Carpenter; d. between 1666, the date of his will, 
and i66g, when it was proved ; mentions his D. Elizabeth Cary 
(wife of John) and grandson John Cary. 

Abby Godfrey of Norton ni. Ebenezer Copeland 1770. — Han- 
nah Godfrey of Norton m. Ebenezer Copeland, Jr., 1801. — Sally 
Godfrey m. Calvin Jackson 18 10. 

GOULD. — William Gould and his wife Grace had John 1721, 
Mary 1723, Hannah 1725. He lived in what is now Hanson. 

GROVES.— Ephraim Groves of N. B. m. Bathsheba, D. of 
William Bowditch, 1762; had Deborah 1762. — Susanna m. John 
Porter 2d, 1790. — Ephraim Groves m. Jenny, wid. of Nathaniel 
South worth, 17S9, D. of Simeon Brett. 

GURNEY. — Zechariah Gurney (s. probably of Zechariah, 
and g. s. of Richard of Braintree) and his wife Sarah, came from 
Abington and settled in N. B. a. 1746 ;* had Zechariah 1729, 
Elisha 1731, Micah 1739, Mary 1747, Sarah 1750. Mary m. a 
More— Elisha m. Jane, D. of Henry Kingman, 1760, and had 
Betty 1761, and Jacob 1763, and went to Me. — Michah m. 
Hopestill Jackson 1765 and went to Me. 

2. Zechariah (§. of Zechariah i) m. Mary, D. of David Ames, 
1754 ; had John 1755, Mary 1757, Martha 1760, Zechariah 1762, 
David 1765. The father, a Lieut, in the revolutionary war, d. 
1813, X. 84; she 1800 ai. 77. — Mary m. James Churchill 1794. 
— Martha m. Ebenezer Drake 1781. — ^The father m. wid. Mary 
Southworth 1800. 

3. John (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Mehitabel, D. of Lemuel 
Southworth, 1777; had Mehitabel 1778, Patience 1780, Mille 
1782, Martha 1784. John 1786, Sibil 1788, Anna 1790, Rhoda 
1792, Lemuel 1794, Samuel 1797. The father d. 1796. — Rhoda 
m. Baruck Morse of St. 181 1. 

4. Capt. Zechariah (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Matilda, D. of 
William Packard, 1783, and had Azel 1785, Olive 1786, Alpheus 
1789, Betsy 1790, Ozen 1793, Matilda 1795, Zechariah 1797, 
Charles 1798, Thomas Jefferson 1803, Lucius 1804. — Olive m. 
Capt. Oliver Jackson 1807. — Betsy m. Barnabas Edson 1814. — 
Matilda m. Hezeziah Packard 1820. — Alpheus removed to Bos- 
ton. — Ozen m. Melinda, D. of Ichabod Howard, 1820, and went 
to Paris, Me. — Zechariah went to Mobile. — Azel m. Polly, D. of 



GURNEY.—HAINS.— HALE.— HALL. 173 

Abijah Knapp, 1715, and had Mary 1861, and Alpheus 1818. — 
Capt. Charles m. Louisa, D. of Perez Crocker, and had Charles* 
and others. — Thomas J, m. Fidelia \\'ade of St. ; she d. 1734, 3£. 
31- 

5. Capt. Uavid (s. of Zechariah 2) m. Molly, D. of Jonathan 
Ames, 1789; had Polly 1790; his wife d. 1791, and he m. Su- 
sanna, I), of Samuel Bartlett, 1792, and had David 1793, Austin 
1795, Susanna 1796, Harris 1799, and went to Bath, Me. 

6. Perkins Gurney and his wife Jane (he was son of Joseph 
and Mary of Abington, and was born 1723) settled in E. B. ; had 
David 1759, Thomas, Jonathan, Adam, Seth and Ruth. — David 
gra. H. U. 1785, and settled in the ministry at Titicut 1787. — 
Thomas and Jonathan went to Me. — Adam d. in the army. 

7. Seth (s. of Perkins 11) m. Rebeckah, D. of Edward 
Packard, 1788, and had David 1791, Seth 1293, Jane 1795, Re- 
becca 1801, Cyrus 1803, Almon 1805. Deborah 1807, Alva 1808. 
— David m. Lurana, D. of Ichabod Howland, 1815, and he is 
d. — Seth in. Anna. D. of Christopher Bates, i8i8. — Jane m. 
Abiah Reed of Abington 18 14. 

8. Benjamin and his w. Betty had Betty 1756, Asa 1758. 
Ruth m. Peleg Stetson 1775. — Hannah m. Jo. Sampson 

1780. — Molly m. Ephraim Tinkham 1787. — Silvia m. Solomon 
Hearsey, Jr., 1801. — James H. Gurney m. Deborah Reed 18 16. 
— Jona. R. Gurney m. Deborah Reed 1816. — Clarissa m. Peleg 
Stetson 1819. — Daniel m. Mehitabel Harden 1819. — Sophronia 
m. Gibeon Sharp 1820. 

HAINS OR HINDS. — John Hains m. Hannah Shaw 1709; 
had Hannah 1710, Elizabeth 1712, Abigail 1714, John 1717, 
Ebenezer 17 19, Susanna 1722. — Abigail m. Stephen Cobb of 
VValpole 1735. — John m. Hannah Lyon 1738. — Susanna m. a 
Chamberlin 1740. 

2. Ebenezer (s. of John above) and his w. Susanna had Ke- 
ziah 1745, Salome 1747; his w. d. 1751, and he m. Lydia Bart- 
lett 1 75 I, and had Ebenezer 1753. — Elizabeth Hains m. Nath'l 
Conant 17 16. — Ebenezer Willis m. a Hinds. 

HALE. — Artemas Hale, Esq. (s. of Moses of VVinchendon) m. 
Deborah Lincoln of Hingham 181 5, and settled in S. B., and had 
Caroline Augusta i8i8, Deborah Lincoln 1820, Artemas 1822. 

HALL. — Reuben Hall m. Ruth Gilbert 1741, and lived in S. 
B., and had Reuben 1742, Sarah 1744, Mercy 1745, Ruth 1747, 
(Gilbert 1748, Mehitabel 1752, Silvanus. He d. 1788, a. 68. — 
Sarah m. Josiah Byrani 1766. — Mercy m. Abner Lewis, of M., 
1763. — Silvanus m. and had a family. — Silvanus, Jr., m. Almira, 
D. of Jotham Cushman, Esq., 1816. — Ebenezer m. Nanny Dun- 
bar of Hal. 18 1 6. — Susanna m. Zion Swift 17 18. — VVid. Sarah d. 
1800. a:. 44. 



174 HANKS.— HAMLIN.— HANMER.— HARDEN. 

Keziah m. Edward White 1739. — Abigail m. Captain David 
Kingman 1752. — Sarah m. Solomon Alden 1755. — Philip m. 
Hannah Keith 1760. — Mary m. Nathan Edson 1766. — Anne m. 
Saijiuel Edson 1767. — Mary m. David Leonard 1769. — Luther 
m. Abigail Mehuren 1781. — James m. Sarah Orcutt 1782. — 
Mason of R. m. Hannah Willis 1789. — Samuel of T. m. Mercy 
(or Mary) Willis 17 18. — Nathan m. Ruth Waterman 1790. — 
Lucy m. Caleb Cole 1792. — Vodisa m. ApoUos Hooper 1799. — 
Jabez m. Triphear Wilbor 1791. — Luther of R. m. wid. Mehita- 
bel Leach 1806. — Macey of R. m. Susanna Washburn 1807. — 
Joseph m. Polly Copeland 1812. — Betsy R. m. Alpheus Krett 
1815. — Jemima m. Marcus Howard 1814. — -Martha m. Peter 
Tribou 1S17. — Wealthy of R. m. Earl Cushman 1820. 

HANKS. — James Hanks resided in E. B., and had Joseph 
1743, Hannah 1745. — Rachel Hanks m. David French 1797. 

HAMLIN. — Isaac and Sarah Hamlin (she was a Shaw, D. of 
Nicholas and Lydia of Abington, born 1726) had Isaac 1748, 
David 1752, Molly 1754, Joseph 1756, Sarah 1760. 

2. Eleazar and Lydia Hamlin (she was a Bonney, m. 1752) 
had Asia 1753, Betty 17^4. It is said this man had four sons 
named Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. They removed to 
Harvard, and afterwards to Me. 

3. Josiah and Mary Hamlin had Josiah 1779. — Marv Hamlin 
m. Joseph Richards 1742.— Mary m. Thomas Moore 1746. — 
Elizabeth m. William Holmes 1750. — Mary m. Jonathm Per- 
kins 3d, 1765. 

HANMER. — John Hanmer, sometimes written Handmore, 
with his wife, came from Halifax and settled in B. 1739; wid. 
Hanmer had Abigail, Jerusha and John all bap. in W. B. 1742. 
Abigail m. Thomas Latham 1752. — Elizabeth m. Ebenezer Hay- 
ward 1750. — Mary m. John Smith 1749. — Elizabeth m. Thomas 
Wade 1743. — Jerusha m. John Orcutt, Jr., 1752. 

2. John (s. of the above) lived in E. B., m. Mary, D. of 
Joseph Prior, 1760, and had Nabby 1762, Lucinda 1763, Cyn- 
thia 1765, Zenas 1767, Peninnah 1770. — John Hanmer was at 
Plymouth 1638. 

HARDEN. — John Harden (from Braintree) and his w. Han- 
nah settled in S. B. a. 1707, and d. 1718; had Samuel, John, 
Nathaniel, Peter, Sarah (who m., perhaps, John Hooper and 
then Francis Wood), and others; Deborah who m. Thomas 
Latham 1712, and Abigail who m. Samuel Harris 1710, might 
have been his Ds. John, perhaps, settled in Abington. — Nath'l 
m. Susanna, D. of James Latham, 1715, and had Nathaniel 
1727, Abraham, Seth 1731, and probably others. 

2. Samuel (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Nicholas Wade, 
1739, and had John, Mary, Daniel, Samuel 1746, Lydia, Nathan 



HARDEN.— HARLOW.— HARRIS. 175 

1749. The father d. before 1764; she, a wid., d. 1764. Lydia 
m. Jonathan Benson, Jr.. 1774. — Daniel d. 1775 in the army. — 
Nathan d. 1800, a. 51. 

3. John (s. of Samuel 2) m. Eunice, D. of Jonathan Benson, 
1766, and had John and Jonathan. 

4. Samuel (s. of Samuel i) and his vv. Phebe had Betsy, 
Silvia, Eunice, Stephen and Daniel all bap. in E. B. 17S7, Re- 
beckah 178S. He d. 1799, ae. 53. 

5. John (s. of Capt. John of Abington ) m. Lydia Hearsey 
1779, and lived in E. B., and had Deborah 1780, John 1782, 
Noah 1790. Lydia 1795, Charlotte 1800. Deborah m. Eli 
Blanchard 1798. — Lydia m. Sullivan Dunbar 1817. — Charlotte 
m. Oran Reed Reed 18 17. — Noah m. Alice Hearsey 18 16. 

6. John (s. of John 3) m. Lucy Holmes of Plymouth 1792, 
and had John Constant, Ward, and others. One D. m. Jotham 
Dumphy. — John Constant m. Nancy Bates 18 13. 

7. Samuel (of S. B.) m. Silence, D. of Jabez Fuller probably, 
1792, and had Lucia 1793, Jabez 1795, Thomas 1797, Harriet 
1800, Rhoda 1802, Albert 1806. His w. d. 1816, and he m. 
Lydia Wade of Halifax, 18 19. — Lucia m. Benj. Hayward Keith 
1819. — Harriet m. Carver Washburn. — Jabez m. Sarah, D. of 
Captain Simeon Pratt. 

8. John (s. of John 5) m. Jane, (or Jennj'), D. of Peleg 
Stetson, 1803, and had Clarissa 1804, Salome 1806, Nahum 
1808, Peleg Stetson 1810, Jane 1812, Maria 1814. 

9. Thomas (s. of Samuel of A.) m. Mehitabel Harden iSii, 
and had Sarah 1812, Nancy White 1815. 

Wid. Martha Harding d. 1633, leaving a son. — John Harding 
at Duxbury 1643. — Joseph Harding took the oath of fidelity at 
Eastham 1657. ^Mary of Pem. (now Hanson) m. Jesse Hay- 
ward of Halifax 1763. — Sarah m. Matthew Allen 1734. — Hannah 
m. Christopher Sever 177 i. — Reuben m. Rebecca Harden 1782, 
and had a son Seth. — Harlow m. Sarah Stetson 1795. — Mary 
Harden m. John Cary 1741. — Time. Harding m. Sarah Stone 
1793. — Sally m. Solomon Ames 2d 1794. — Willis m. Elizabeth 
Hobart 1802. — Nancy m. Thomas White 1703. — Betsy m. Lewis 
Brown 1806. — Wid. Betsy m. Enos Cox 1808. — Isabella m. 
Thos. White 1810. — Calvin m. Roxana Hatch 1813. — Zenas m. 
Sally Gannett 1815. — Mehitabel m. Daniel Harden, Jr., 1819. — 
Abraham m. Ruth Perry 1740. 

HARLOW. — Wm. Harlow was in Bridgewater 1742, and 
Capt. William Harlow's family are there now; he was from 
Plymouth. 

HARRIS. — Arthur Harris, one of the original purchasers and 
proprietors of Bridgewater and among the first settlers in W, B. 
was at Duxbury as early as 1640. — He d. in Boston having made 



176 HARRIS. 

his will there in 1673. His wife's name was Martha (Lake per- 
haps, see Felt's History of Ipswich p. 160;) had two sons Isaac 
and Samuel and two Ds. Martha and Mary, and perhaps other 
children. — Samuel lived in E. B., but there is no account of his 
family. — Martha m. Thomas Snell. — Mary m. John Winchcomb 
of Boston, and she made her will in 1717, and mentions her 
cousins, (nephews), Thomas Harris and Isaac Harris, her sister 
Martha Snell, and cousin, (niece), Jane Smith Smith. — No cer- 
tain account of Thomas. 

Thomas Harris of Boston made his will 17 14, mentioning his 
wife Giles, and ss. Thomas and John, and I). Elizabeth, and his 
sister Dorothy Skelton of London. There was also a Thomas 
there, who was d. in 1715, leaving a wid. Rebecca and a s. Ben- 
jamin, and Ds. Jane, Rebecca, and Mehitabel. ^Thomas Harris 
there m. Susanna Cornish 1713, whether either of these was son 
or g. s. of Arthur is not ascertained. — Abner Harris there m.' 
Elizabeth Lawrence 1709. — Sir Arthur Harris of Stowford, Dev- 
onshire, Eng. 1673. — Daniel and William Harris "said to be 
from Boston," were among the first settlers of Middletown, 
Conn., 1670. Among the letters remaining in the Post Office 
at Montgomery (Ala.) 182 1, were one to Wm. Harris, one to 
Joshua Harri-s, and another to Arthur Harris Esq. — James Har- 
ris, who m. Elizabeth, I), of Guido Bailey 1693, and afterwards 
Elizabeth Irish 1696, may have been Arthur's son; he appears 
at Scituate and then at Taunton, now Easton 1696. 

3. Isaac (s. of Arthur i) m. Mercy, D. of Robert Latham, 
and had Arthur, Isaac, Samuel, Desire, Jane 167 1, Susanna, 
Mary, Mercy 1680, Benjamin, and Martha; the 2 last were by 
Mary, a 2d wife, D. of Robert Dunbar of Hingham and sister 
of Peter Dunbar. — He and his w. both d. a. 1707. — Desire m. 
John Kingman. — Jane m. first James Dunbar, who d. 1690, and 
afterwards Pelatiah Smith. — Susanna m. Jeremiah Newland 
1696. — Mary m. Daniel Packard 1713.— Arthur probably d. at 
sea; he wrote to his brother Isaac from an Eng. ship 1703, 
which is the last time he was heard of. — Mercy m. Josiah Sears 
probably and d. 1720, £e. 40. 

3. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2) m. Jane, I), of Caleb Cook of Ply- 
mouth, (now Kingston probably) 1707 ; they were m. at Scituate; 
he had Arthur 1708, Abner 1710, Anne 1712, Elizabeth 1714, 
Jane 17 16; his wife d. and he m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Shaw, 
and wid. of Noah Washburn 17 19, and had Isaac 1720. — Anne 
m. John Holman 1734. — Jane m. James Johnson, who removed 
to Middleton, Conn. — In the division of the estate among the 
heirs in 1740, Elizabeth and Isaac are not mentioned and there- 
fore it is probable they d. young. 

4. Samuel (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail Plarden 17 10, and had 
Susanna, Abigail, Mary 1725, Seth 1726, Samuel 1728, the father 



HARRIS. 177 

then died. — The wid warned out 1732. — Susanna m. Joseph 
Wilbur 1741. — Abigail m. Thomas Drew 1739. — Perhaps Joseph 
also was his son. — George Harris of B. who m. Hannah Lyon 
of Mid'o 1763, was probably Joseph's son. 

5. Benjamin (s. of Isaac 2) sold to Isaac, in 1722, 21 acres 
of land laid out to Isaac deceased, and lying to the westward of 
the road leading to Weymouth. He had then removed to 
Hingham; in 1724 he sold his lands on the North and West 
side of the river to his brother Isaac ; he was then of Bridge- 
water, but removed again, perhaps to Taunton. 

6. Arthur (s. of Isaac 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of Samuel Rick- 
ard of Plympton 1730, and had Benjamin 1731, Silas 1735, Lucy 
1739; his wife d. and he m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. Thomas Hay- 
ward 1741, and had Mehitabel 1747. — He d. and the wid. m. 
Robert Latham. — Liicy m. Nehemiah Latham 1757. — Silas m. 
Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Shaw, and d. in the revolutionary war 
1777, and she m. Jonathan Gannett of Cummington 1785. 

7. Abner (s. of Isaac 3) was at Taunton and enlisted into 
the French War 1755 under Gen. Winslow at the seizing of the 
Neutral French, m. Mary, D. of Micah Pratt of Taunton 1735, 
and had Betty 1737, who m. Elijah Smith. 

8. Seth (s. of Samuel 4) went to M. and m. Abiah, D. of 
Samuel Alden 1751, and then went to Abington and had Seth, 
Abiel, Oliver, John, and Rebecca; he afterwards m. Mary, wid. 
of Eliphalet Phillips, D. of David Howard, and had Hannah. — 
He d. 1797 ae. 73 ; she 1816, s. 74. 

9. Samuel (s. of Samuel 4) we have no certain account of. 
Samuel of Plymouth, coaster, 1759, and Samuel whose wife was 
Sarah, and who sold land to Dr. LeBaron at Plympton 1761, 
might have been this man. 

10. Benjamin (s. of Arthur 6) m. Sarah, D. of James Snow 
1751, and had Arthur 1753, Sarah 1755, William 1762, Benja- 
min 1765, Samuel 1768, John 1770. — Sarah m. Francis Gray of 
Boston 1777, and d. young leaving an only child, a D. who d. 
1782. — He d. 1803, ae. 71 ; she 1807 ae. 75. — Samuel m. a Wil- 
liams and lives in Boston. 

11. Arthur (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Celia, D. of Col. Edward 
Mitchell 1781, and had Sarah 1784, Deborah 1787, Azor 1789, 
Celia 1796. — He d. 1813, ae. 60, she 1836, a;. 79. — Sarah m. Levi 
Washburn 1807. — Deborah ra. Bezer Hall of Dorchester 181 1. 
Celia m. Daniel Whitman 18 15. 

12. Dea. William (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Alice, D. of Gush- 
ing Mitchell 1788, and had Jennet Orr 1790, William and Alice 
1794 (born at Charlestown). — He d. 1831, a;. 69. — Jennet Orr 
m. Welcome Young, Esq., 18 16, and d. 182 1, x. 31. — Alice m. 
Joseph Chamberlin, Jr., 1819, and d. 1838. 



178 HARRIS.— HARTWELL. 

13. Maj. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Sarah, D of Col. 
Edward Mitchell 1791, and lived in Boston ; he d. at E. B. 1828, 
ae. 63 ; she d. 1839, ae. 80. — They had no children. 

14. John (s. of Benjamin 10) m. Eunice, D. of John Young 
1795, and had Lucy, Lydia 1802, Samuel 1810; she d. 1811, ae. 
36: and he m. Rebecca Wood of Halifax 181 1 ; he died 1829, 
ffi. 58. 

15. Azor, Esq. (s. of Arthur 11) m. Sarah Shaw of M. 1813, 
and had Esther, and Arthur. — Esther m. Galen Latham, Jr. 

16. Dea. William (s. of Deacon William 12) m. Mary W. D. 
of Winslow Thomas 18 19, and had Benjamin Winslow 1823, 
Lucia, and William. 

17. Joseph Harris (probably s. of Samuel 4.'^ and his wife 
Hannah; she was bap. in East Bridgewater 1736 ; had Hannah, 
bap. 1737, and Abigail bap. 1739. — ^^ probably went to M. as 
Joseph Harris appeared there in 1743 and 1770. 

John Harris m. Mary Torrey 1743, both of M. — Sarah m. 
James Hayward, Jr., 1750. — Anne m. Joseph Leach 1736. — 
Alice m. James Powell 1742. Most of these may have been 
descendants of the first or 2d Samuel, who probably went to 
Plympton with the Newland family, and thence they spread into 
M. — Lucy m. Samuel Boyden 1806. 

HARTWELL. — Samuel Hartwell d. 1760, leaving Nathan, 
Jonas, and Sarah, perhaps, who m. Joseph Carver 1746, Han- 
nah, Silence, and perhaps others. — Hannah m. Nath'l Reynolds, 
Esq., 1739. — Silence m. Robert Keith 1763. 

2. Nathan (s. of Samuel i"! m. Susanna D. of Richard Field 
1746, and had Mary 1753, Daniel 1755, Susanna 1758; his wife 
d. 1758, and he m. Betty Cushman 1761, and Sarah Bonney 
of Pembroke 1762, and had Nathan 1765, b. in E. — Mary 
m. Abner Shirley 1781. — Susanna m. Asa Keith 1780. — Nathan 
m. Sally Ripley of Plympton 1789. 

3. Jonas (s. of Samuel i) and his wife Ruhama had Isaac 
1752, Samuel 1755, Jonas 1761, after his father's death; the 
wid. m. Josiah Snell, Jr., 1763. — Jonas gra. at Dartmouth 1787 
and settled at Kittery in the ministry 1791. 

4. Maj. Daniel (s. of Nathan 2) m. Mahitabel, D. of Jonathan 
Copeland 1779, and had Betty 1783, Daniel 1785, Ephraim 1787, 
Lentha 1789, Udotia i79r, Polly 1794, Lucy 1796, George 1799. 

Daniel m. Irene, D. of Zebulun Willis 18 17, and had a son 
Charles 1818; she d. 1818, and he m. Mary Soper 1821. — Len- 
tha m. Daniel Richards 18 12. — Polly m. Zeba Richards 1817, 

5. Isaac (s. of Jonas 3) m. Abigail, D. of Maj. Daniel Lath- 
rop 1775, and had Isaac, Jonas, Ruhama, John. 

Ruhama m. David Harvey 1821. — John m. Lucinda, D. of 
Nathan Howard 1801. — Hannah m. Alfred Howard 1799. — 



HARVEY. 179 

Isaac m. Melinda Manly i8og. — Jonas m. Sally, D. of Nehemiah 
Howard 1820. 

Experience m. Jonathan Leach Jr. 1768. — Martha m. Joshua 
Packard Jr. 1756. 

HARVEY.— I. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. John Willis m. a Har- 1^,11 
vey, and the following were probably her children or grand \ 

children, viz.: Joseph, Nathaniel 1705, Jennyj Mary, Elizabeth, , * 

and Mehitabel.— f^nny m. Seth Leach 1732. — Mary m. Charles "y^V"^ 
Cushman 1739.— ETizabeth m. Jonathan Whitman 1747. — Me- 
hitabel m. Caleb Orcutt 1738. 

2. Joseph (see Elizabeth i)and his w. Mary, had Joseph 1730. 

3. Nathaniel (see Elizabeth i) m. Margaret, D. of John Wil- 
lis 1733, and had David 1735, Nathaniel 1744. — Nathaniel Har- 
vey d. 180I, Si. 96. 

4. Joseph Jr. m. Keziah Washburn 1749, and had Zerviah 
1750, Seth 1754, Joseph 1756. — Keziah Harvey m. Nathan 
Keith 1773. 

5. Joseph 3d m. Betty (wid. of Israel Keith perhaps ; her 
maiden name Chandler, D. perhaps of Jonathan Chandler,) 1749, 
and had Abthiar 1755, Jonathan 1761. — Abthiah m. Nathan 
Williams of R. 1781. 

6. David (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Content, D. of Nicholas By- 
ram 1756, and had Nathan 1757, Mary 1759, Martha 1761, Olive 
1763, Hannah 1765, Oliver 1768, David 1770, Content 1773, 
Byram 1775, Susanna 1777. — Mary m. Edmund Harvey of 
W'oodstock Ct. 1782.— Martha m. Daniel Ripley 1783, — Con- 
tent m. Josiah Winslow 1798. — Susanna m. Isaiah Macomber 
1799. 

7. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Bethiah, D. of John 
Hayward perhaps 1766, and had Daniel, Bezer. — Bezer m. Ruth 
Carver 1795. 

8. Nathan (s. of David 6) m. Mehitabel Harvey 1788, and 
had Otis 1789, Galen 179 1, Seth B. 1794, Betty H. 1796, Con- 
tent R. 1799, Nathan 1803, Mehitabel A. 18 10. — Nathan the 
father d. 181 5. — Otis m. Eunice, D. of Benj. Leach 18 19. — 
Galen m. Anna Leach 18 17. 

9. Oliver (s. of David 6) m. Desire (or Keziah), D. of Geo. 
Turner 1793, and had Oliver 1794, Abiezer T. 1798. 

10. David (s, of David 6) m. Olive, D. of Jesse Dunbar 1803, 
(David Harvey m. Phebe, D. of Thaxter Dunbar,) and had 
Thaxter 181 1, David 1815, Lorenzo D. 1817, Oliver B. 1820; 
she d. 1820, and he m. Ruhama, D. of Isaac Hartwell 182 1. 

11. Byram (s. of David 6) m. Parnel, D. of Calvin Keith 
1800, and had Charles Miller 1801, James Keith 1804, Calvin 
1806, Patty Alger 1809, Sally 181 1, Willard 18 15. 



i8o HATCH.— HATHVVAY. 

12. Daniel (s. of Nathaniel 7) m. Mehitabel, D. of Simeon 
Ames 1795, and had Experience 1795, Barzillai 1798, Lydia 
1800. He d. and the wid. m. Parmenas Ames 1804. 

Bethiah m. John Hayward 1759. — Keziah m. Nathan Keith 
1773. — Mary m. Edmund Williams of R. 17S1. — Betsy m. Wil- 
liam Clark 1781, Marshall m. Orphah Edson 1785. — Chloe of 
Freetown m. Robert Robinson 1807. — Sophia m. Levi Osbourne 
of R. 1797. — Experience m. Elisha Hayward 170S.— Mary m. 
Nathaniel Hayward 17 16. — Abigail Harvey of T. m. James La- 
tham 1739. — Wm. Harvey at T. 1744. — Thomas Harvey at T. 
1726 £e. 84, s. of William below probably. 

William and Joan Harvey of Boston had Abigail 1640, Thomas 
1641, Experience 1644, Joseph 1645. — William and Martha had 
William 165 1, Thomas 1652, John 1654. 

HATCH. — I. David Hatch (from Marshfield) m. Mary 
Turner and lived in E. B. and had David, Mary 1734, John 1737, 
Mercy 1740. — Mary m. Thomas Phillips Jr., 1755. — Mercy m. 
Joseph Noyes 1766. — David, father or son, m. Jemima Norton 
1754. — David m. Lydia, D. of John Allen. 

2. John (s. of David i ^ m. Deborah, D. of John Allen, and 
had Walter, Mary, Deborah, Allen, Elizabeth, Louisa, Lurana. 
and Thirza. — Walter m. Eunice, D. of Capt. David Kingman 
1780, and went to Belfast. — -Mary m. Ichabod Howland 1780, 
and then Capt. Levi Washburn. — Deborah m. Joseph Joslyn Jr. 
1785. — Allen m. Sarah Standish 1787, and lived in Hal., and 
had a family and d. 183 i re. 67. — Louisa m. John Willett 1799. 
Lurana m. a Jones. — Thirza m. Seth Beal 1799. 

3. Luther (s. of Isaac of Hanover) m. Molly, D. of Benjamin 
Whitman 1790, and settled in E. B,, and had Mary 1791, Pris- 
cilla 1794, Luther 1796, Isaac 1798; she d. 1830, x. 67. — Luther 
was killed by lightnuig 18 19, te. 23. — Isaac m. a Chandler. 

Lucy of Hingham m. Micah White 1771. — Roxana, D. of Al- 
len probably, m. Calvin Harden 18 13. — James m. Mary Town- 
send of A. 1819. 

HATHAWAY. — Ebenezer Hathaway (s: of Josiah of Hali- 
fax,) settled in E. B. a 1807, and had Ebenezer, Seabury Child, 
Cushman, John Hooper; he d. 1830, sa. 62. — Seabury C. m. Sa- 
rah Porter of H. 1818. — Cushman m. Mary F. Trask of P. 1820, 
she d. 1826, X. 25. 

Josiah Hathaway Jr. of Halifax m. Hannah, D. of Joseph 
Latham 1766. — Josiah Hathaway m. Sibil Pettingill 1788. — 
Zephaniah Hathaway of T. m. Silence Alden of M. 1792. — Chloe 
Hathaway m. Jonah Benson Jr. 1819. — Olive Hathaway of M. 
m. Samuel White 1792. — Deborah m. Jonathan Pratt 18 17. — 
Lazarus m. Olive Pratt 1774. 



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HAYDEN. — •!. Jonathan Hayden m. Hannah Cushman of 
Halifax 1754, and had Sarah 1755, Hannah 1757, Betty 1762, 
Jonathan 1764, Mary 1767, Moses Cushman 1770, Levinia 1773. 
Sarah m. Francis Drake 1775. 

Lydia Hayden m. Samuel Lathrop 1751. — Jonathan Hayden 
of Graf ton m. wid. Joanna Packard 1807. 

2. Col. Josiah (s. of Benjamin of Braintree) came to N. B. 
in youth; m. Silence, D. of Daniel Howard Esq. 1763; was 
major in the Revolutionary war; had Charles 1764, Josiah, 
Daniel, Silence, Mehitabel, Demaris, Elizabeth, Mary. — He re- 
moved to Winslow, Me., and d. 1814, ae. 84. — Silence m. a Clark 
and afterwards Jonathan Cary 1808. 

Samuel Hayden was in N. B. 1763, Polly Hayden of Brain- 
tree m. Elijah Hayward 4th 1792. — Lewis Hayden of St. m. 
Abigail Tirrell 181 5. 

3. Abner Nathaniel Hayden and his wife Sarah had Abner 
Wales 1827, Isaac Keith 1829, Edwin 1830. 

HAYWARD. — I. Thomas Hayward came from England in 
the same vessel with John Ames and settled in Duxbury before 
1638; was made a freeman 1646; was an original proprietor, 
and among the earliest and eldest of the settlers of Bridgewater, 
he d. 1681; his will dated 1678; no wife living. — He had 
Thomas, Nathaniel, John, Joseph, Elisha; Mary w. of Edward 
Mitchell, and Martha, w. of John Howard ; his son Thomas 
was a witness to his will, and probably wrote it. 

2. Thomas Esq. (s. of Thomas i) was also one of the first 
settlers of Bridgewater, and by far the most honored and dis- 
tinguished man in the place; was one of the first military of- 
ficers; appointed Lieutenant 1667 and Captain 1692; was a 
Magistrate and one of the Governor's Assistants, first chosen 
1690, and Justice of C. C. P. and Sessions 1692 ; his death was 
occasioned by a fall from his horse, 15 Aug. 1698; he left a wid. 
Sarah, but no children, he lived near where Daniel Hayward 
now lives. 

3. Nathaniel (s. of Thomas i) m. Hannah D. of Dea. John 
Willis, and had Nathaniel 1664, John, Thomas, Samuel, Benja- 
min, Elisha, Patience, and perhaps other Ds. — Patience, m. ' 
Israel Alger. 

4. John (s. of Thomas i) commonly called John ok the 
Plain, to distinguish him from John Haward (both being pro- 
nounced alike, Howard): he m. Sarah, D. of Experience Mitch- 
ell ; and had Sarah 1663, John 1667, Joseph 1669, Mary 1672, 
Thomas 1674, Benjamin 1677, Susanna 1680, Elizabeth 1683, 
Benoni 1686, Mercy 1687. — His estate settled 17 10. — Sarah m. 
Nathaniel Brett 1683. — Mary m. William Ames 1698. — Susanna 
m. Thomas Hayward 1702. — Elizabeth m. Edmund Rawson 



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1717. — Benoni m. Hannah Gould 1717, and Hannah Page 1743 ; 
qu. if she did not m. Ephraim Cleaveland 1747. — He Uved on 
the Plain between the late old Mr. Jonathan Copeland's and 
the old Powder House, where his son-in-law Nath'l Brett lived 
after him and where young Jonathan Copeland lives now. 

5. Dea. Joseph (s. of Thomas i) m. first Alice, D. of Elder 
William Brett and had Joseph 1673 ; he had 3 wives, and had a 
D. Alice 1683 ; his 3d wife was Hannah, D. of Experience 
Mitchell, by whom he had Mary 1685, Thomas 1687, Edward 
1689, Hannah i6gi, and Susanna 1695, Peter 1699, Abigail 
1702. — His will 17 18. — Alice m. Israel Alger. — Mary m. Thos. 
Ames 1706. — Hannah m. Capt. Ebenezer Byram 17 14. — Su- 
sanna m. Jonathan Packard probably 1719. — Abigail m. Zecha- 
riah Snell 1731. — Dea. Joseph, and his father Thomas, lived 
probably near where the Rev. Dr. Reed lived. 

6. Elisha (s. of Thomas i ) was never m. : he lived in E. B., 
(at Joppa), and his brotherin-law, Edward Mitchell, lived with 
him and had most of his estate, which was considerable ; his 
will, dated 1703, mentions his nephews, Thomas, s. of Joseph, 
Thomas, s. of John, Thomas, s. of Nathaniel. 

7. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 3) lived in E. B. (at Joppa); 
his wife Elizabeth, had Josiah 1688, Nathaniel 1690, Isaac 1691, 
Hannah 1694, Sarah 1696, Elizabeth 1698, Timothy 1700, Mercy 
1702, Mary 1705, Susanna 1707, Bethiah 171 1 ; his will 1734. — 
Sarah ni. Joseph Latham 1717. — Elizabeth m. Samuel Reed 
1737. — Mercy m. Elisha Dunbar 1727. — Mary m. Capt. David 
Kingman 1732. — Susanna m. David \\'hitman 173S. — Bethiah 
m. Jonathan Perkins 1738. — Col. Edward Mitchell finally owned 
the estates of both Samuel and Nathaniel, and there is now no 
house where either of them lived. 

8. John (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Sarah, D. of Nathaniel Willis, 

1707, and had John 1707, Ebenezer 1710. Ebenezer m. Eliza- 
beth Hanmer 1750. 

9. Thomas (s. of Nathaniel 3) lived and was the first settler 
at the Center, so called ; m. Susanna, D. of John Hayward, (m. 
at Scituate) 1702, and had Elizabeth 1706, d. 1772. Thomas 

1708, Susanna 1711, John 1713, Jacob 1717, Jemima 1721.-^ 
The father and mother both d. 1746. — Susanna m. David Dun- 
bar 1738. 

10. Samuel (s. of Nathaniel 3) lived awhile in E. B. near his 
brother Nathaniel; his wife, Elizabeth; had Experience 1701, 
Patience 1704, Samuel 1706. — Experience m. James Dunbar 
1722. — Patience m. John Willis 1724. — Samuel Hayward m. 
Abigail Torrey of Scituate 1725, and had James 1729. — Samuel 
Hayward m. Hannah Hill 1732, perhaps wid. of Nathaniel. 

11. Benjamin (s. of Nathaniel 3) lived in S. B. near Hay- 
ward's Bridge, so called, and m. Sarah, D. probably of John 



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Aldrich a. 1700, and had Benjamin 1701, Sarah 1705, Hezekiah 
1707, Jacob 1712 ; his will 1732 ; he d. 1733, ae. 56. — Sarah m. 
David Conant 1723. 

12. Elisha (s. of Nathaniel 3) had the homestead of his 
father, and lived where his s. Ezra afterwards lived on the south 
side of the river; m. Experience Harvey 1708; had Elisha and 
Experience 1710, Hannah 171 1, Tabatha and Abner 17 14; he 
m. Bethiah, D. of William Snow, 172 1 ; had Bethiah 1722, 
Naomi 1726, Ezra 1729. Experience m. Benjamin Curtis 1732, 
— Hannah m. John Snow, 1731. — Tabatha m. Jacob Hayward 
1742. — Bethiah m. Thomas Willis probably 1743. — Naomi m. 
Joseph Alger 1747. 

13. John (s. of John 4) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Edson, 
and had Susanna 1699, Sarah 1703; he d. 1705, and the widow 
m. Elihu Brett, Jr., i7o6.-r-Susanna m. Joshua Howard 1724. — 
Sarah m. Josiah Winslow of Freetown 172 i. 

14. Dea. Thomas (s. of John 4) m. Bethiah, D. of William 
Brett 1706; he lived on the southerly side of Matfield River, 
within the bounds of E. B., where his father-in-law, Brett, lived 
before him. There is no house there now. Had Alice 1707, 
Bethiah 1715, Mary 1719, Seth 1721, Phebe 1725. He d. 1741,. 
she 1745. Alice had a son, Thomas Cushman, and m. Joseph 
Pratt 2d 1749. — Bethiah m. Arthur Harris 1741, and afterwards 
Robert Latham. — Mary m. Samuel Dunbar 1745. — Phebe m. 
Josiah Washburn 1753. 

15. Joseph (s. of John 4) m. Mehitabel, D. of Daniel Dun- 
ham, 1700; he lived where his uncle Thomas, Esq., lived, with 
whom he was brought up, near where his grandson Daniel now 
lives ; he had Mehitabel 1701, Thomas 1702, Joanna 1704, Mela- 
tiah 1706, Hannah 1708, Sarah 1710, Joseph 1713, d. 1738; 
Daniel 17 15, d. 1749; Benjamin 17 17. He d. 1758; his will 
dated 1751. Mehitabel m. Samuel Edson 1738. — Joanna m. 
David Snow 1731. — Melatiah m. Samuel Dunbar. — Hannah d. 
single 1785. — Sarah never m. 

16. Joseph (s. of Dea. Josiah 5) m. Sarah Grossman 1703, 
lived in or near Raynham probably, and had William 1704, 
Eleazar 1705, Alice 1707, Lydia 170S, Jemima 171 1, Sarah 17 13, 
Mary 1718, Joseph 1725. Alice m. Joseph Drake 1727. — Lydia 
m. James Perigo 1728. — This may be the man who was called 
Joseph Hayward of the neck 1727. — Joseph Hayward of R. m. 
Mary Cohoon 1744. 

17. Thomas (s. of Dea. Joseph 5) m. Bethiah Waldo, and 
lived where Dr. Reed lived, and had Edmund and Jane 1720, 
Elijah 1722, Hannah 1723, Bethiah 1725, Rebecca 1727. — Jane 
m. Benjamin Pierce, Jr., of Scituate 1750. — Hannah m. Oliver 
Cheney of Pomfret 1744. — Bethiah m. Zephaniah Willis 1754. — 
Rebecca m. Isaac Willis 1759. 



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i8. Edward, Esq. (s. of Dea. Joseph 5) lived in Easton and 
m. Keziah White a. 1749. Edward Hay ward m. Zilphah Leach 
1760. — Capt. Edward Hayward m. Betty Powers 1802. — Edward 
Hayward 3d m. Parnel Howard 1805. — Edward Hayward, Jr., 
m. wid. Sally Keith 1820. 

19. Peter (s. of Dea. Joseph 5) m. Abigail Williams 1732, 
and had Jonathan 1734, Hannah 1748. The father d. a. 1765. 
— Hannah m. Samuel Kinsley 1772. — Jonathan m. Mary, D. of 
Maj. Isaac Johnson 1769 ; had Abigail, 1770, Jonathan, Jerath- 
mael 1776, Polly 1777, Hannah 1778, Martin, Barzillai, Daniel 
and Betsy, twins. — Abigail m. Jonah Willis 1788. — Jonathan m. 
Mary, D. of Timo. Hayward 1795, and afterwards Celia Wil- 
bor. — Jerathmael m. Rebecca, D. of Nath'l Manly, 1802. — Polly 
m. John Tilden 1796. — Hannah m. Jonah Willis 1800. — Martin 
m. Susanna, D. of Daniel Manly, 1808, and had Susanna 181 1, 
Martin 1813, and Phebe Maria 1816. — Barzillai gra. B. U. 1807, 
and m. Vesta, D. of James Howard 181 1, and afterwards Han- 
nah Rathburn of Bellingham 1813, and lived in Northampton, 
and then in Munson, where he d. and left a family; he. was a 
physician. — Daniel m. Keziah Wilbor of E. 1S15. — Betsy m. a 
Drake of E. 

20. Josiah (s. of Nathaniel 7) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Kins- 
ley, 1715, and had Josiah 1717, Nathan 1720, Abraham 1722*, 
Sarah 1724, Martha 1727*. He then m. Sarah, wid. of Theo- 
dosius Moore and D. of John Prior. 1738, and had Hannah; he 
d. 1764. Sarah m. Silas U'illis a. 1745. — Hannah m. Eliphaz 
Prior of Duxbury. 

21. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 7) m. Mary Harvey 1716, and 
had Nathaniel, Experience 1719, Simeon, Silence, Dorcas, d. 
1756, Mary probably, and perhaps Elizabeth. — He d. 1755-, she 
1756. — Experience m. Jonathan Alden of Greenwich 1743, and 
d. 1809, ai. 90. — Mary m. Jacob Tomson 1735. — Simeon m. Mary 
Basse 1757 and left the town. — Elizabeth m. John Bolton, Jr. 
1751. — Silence m. Benjamin Price 1743. 

22. Isaac (s. of Nathaniel 7) m. Martha wid. of Nathan Per- 
kins and D. of Solomon Leonard 1728. — Martha Hayward m. 
Joseph Perkins 1761. — Solomon Hayward m. Martha Burr. 

23. Timothy (s. of Nathaniel 7) m. Mary wid. of Samuel 
Reed 1730, and had Timothy 1732, Ebenezer 1734, Daniel 1740. 
— He then m. wid. Jael Peterson and had Mary, Ezra 175 i, after 
his father's death. — The wid. then m. Capt. Seth Alden 1758. — 
Ebenezer went to Rindge, N. H. — Ezra went to Dux. m. Esther 
D, of Lemuel Delano ; had Ezra, Daniel, Isaac, and Pamela 
who m. John Watson. — Mary went to Windsor, and m. there. 

24. John (s. of John 8) and his wife Esther had Zadock 1733, 
Sarah 1735, Mary 1736. — Zadock Hayward m. Experience 
Bearce 1768. — Sarah Hayward d. 1768. 



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25. Nathan Ha3'ward and his w. Content had Nathan 1749, 
Daniel 1751, Jonathan 1752. 

26. Thomas (s. of Thomas g) m. Elizabeth, wid. of Nicholas 
Byram and D. of Matthew Gannett, 1746, (lived at the Centre) 
and had Susanna 1747, Mary 1749, Betty and Thomas 1753; 
she d. 1812, ae. 94. Susanna m. Jesse Edson 1768. — Mary m, 
Benjamin Marshall 1768. — Betty m. Nath'l Manly 1778. 

27. Jacob (s. of Thomas 9) m. Tabatha, D. of Elisha Hay- 
ward 1742, and had Jacob 1743, John 1745, Tabatha 1746, Ex- 
perience 1748*, Silvanus 1750, Cornelius 1752, Jemima 1754, 
Hannah 1756. Jacob left no children. — Cornelius d. a bache- 
lor. — Jemima m. David Snow 1787. — Hannah m. Thomas 
Hayward i 781. 

28. Samuel (s. of Samuel 10) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel 
Edson 1736, went to Taunton, and there d. Had Samuel, and 
one D. who m. a Stacy, and Betty, who m. Nath'l Harvey 1766, 
and Abigail who m. Beriah Willis 1759. 

29. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 11) m. Elizabeth, D. of ^^'i]liam 
Conant 1724, and had Sarah, Rebecca 1729, Hannah 1736, Ruth 
1741, after her father's death. — Sarah m. Isaac Buck perhaps 
1773. — Rebecca m. Thomas Parris. 

30. Hezekiah (s. of Benjamin 11) m. Huldah D. of Capt. 
Josiah Edson 1738, and had Elijah 1741, Huldah 1744, Heze- 
kiah 1746, Ziba 1749, Edward 1753. — Huldah m. Calvin Pierce 
of Scituate 1767. Edward m. Jenny, D. of Edward Mittchell 
1782; had no children ; the father d. 1790, ee. 83, she 1800, ee. 87. 

31. Dea. Jacob (s. of Benjamin 11) lived in S. Bridgewater ; 
m. Martha, D. of Nehemiah Allen 1736, and had Jacob 1738, 
Martha 1744, Benjamin 1747. — Martha m. Major James Allen 
1761. — Dea. Hayward d. 1778. 

32. Elisha (s. of Elisha 12) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of 
James Washburn, 1740, and had Elisha, Jesse 1742, Caleb 1746, 
Betty, Molly and Hannah. Elisha Hayward m. Abigail Eddy 
1747. — Elisha m. Mercy Whiting of Plympt. 1760. — Elisha m. 
Polly Blanchard 1778. — Jesse m. Mary, D. of Abraham Harden 
of Hanson 1763, and had Jesse who lived awhile in E. B., and 
thence removed to Ohio. — Caleb m. a Clark of Plymouth and 
had Caleb, Hannah, Rhoda and Lydia ; he d. 181 1, £e. 65. — 
Caleb Hayward m. Persis Hayward 1773. — Hannah m. Col. 
Jesse Reed 1800. — Rhoda d. single 18 18, k. 38. — Betty m. John 
Hayward 1778. — Hannah m. Abraham Hayward 1787. 

^2,. Abner (s. of Elisha 12) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Alger, 
1739; had Susanna 1742*, Nathan 1744*, Abner 1746, Susanna 
1754. He d. 1796 , his will dated 1788 ; left a wid. Grace: she 
was a Turner, m. 1784. — Susanna m. Capt. Edward Hayward. — 
Capt. Abner m. Abigail, D. of Henry Howard, 1772. 



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34. Ezra (s. of Elisha 12) m. Lydia Lee 1757 and had Be- 
thiah 1758, Ezra 1764, Lydia 1767, Charles 1769, Cyrus 1772, 
Sarah 1777. He lived where his father and grandfather lived 
before him, and d. 1808; she 1816. Bethiah m. Philip Bolton 
1787. — Lydia m. Samuel Turner 1794. — Cyrus m. Deborah 
Ripley 1804. — Sarah m. Ansel Cobb. 

35. Seth (s. of Dea. Thomas 14) lived in S. B. ; m. Tabitha 
D. of Joseph Pratt, Jr., 1748, and had Azariah 1749, Sarah 1752, 
Solomon 1754, Bethiah 1757, Charity 1760, Ruth 1764. — 
The father d. 1778; the mother 1789. Sarah m. Noah Whit- 
man 1774. — Charity m. David Benson 1780. — Seth Hayward m. 
Sarah Washburn 1792. 

36. Thomas (s. of Joseph 15) lived in Titicut m. Constant 
D. of Samuel Keith, and had Amos 1730, John 1732, m. but left 
no children, Eliab 1734, Robert 1737, Mehitabel 1740. — He d. 
1789, «. 87, she 1770. — Mehitabel m. Edward Keith 1778. 

37. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 15) m. Sarah, D. of Dea. Recom- 
pense Gary 1742, and lived by the River in W. B., and had 
Sarah 1744, Joseph 1746, Mary 1750, Daniel 1752, Benjamin 
1754, Cary 1759. — ^^ ^- ^773; she 1776. — Sarah m. Issachar 
Snell, Esq., 1769. — Mary m. Capt. Zebedee Snell 1777. — Cary 
m. Mary, D. of Thomas Thompson 1779, and went to Ware. 

38. William (s. of Joseph 16) and his wife Abigail had Abi- 
gail 1730, Lois 1732, Sarah 1735, Keziah 1740, Ann 1743. — 
Sarah m. Levi Edson 1774. 

39. Eleazer (s. of Joseph 16) and his w. Keturah had Abel 
1732, Rufus 1734, Reuben 1742. — Rufus Hayward was with 
Gen. Winslow 1755 in seizing the Neutral French at Nova 
Scotia; he enlisted from Stoughton. 

40. Edmund (s. of Thomas 17) m. Anna, D. of Josiah Snell 
1751, and had Mary 1753, Isaiah 1755, Waldo 1758, Edmund 
1762, Elijah 1763, Anna 1766, Hannah 1770. — His estate settled 
1781 ; she d. 1776. — Mary m. Daniel Howard 1772. — Edmund 
went to Sidney, Me., and m. Sukey Matthews 1792. — Anna m. 
Solomon Shaw 1782. 

41. Elijah (s. of Thomas 17) m. Silence, D. of John Snell 
1751, and had Silence 1751, Elijah 1752, Rebecca 1754, Luther 
1758. — He d. 1800; she 1802. — Elijah, the son, left no children. 

42. Josiah (s. of Josiah 20) m. Sarah, D. of Thomas Perkins 
1742; had Lois, Sarah; he then m. Mary Dunham 1756; had 
Hepzibah, Molly, Phinehas, Cyrus, Independence, Otis, Kinsley, 
Eliza, Lucy. He m. a Muxam for his 3d w. ; he d. 1773. — 
Lois m. Moses Simmons 1769. — Sarah m. at Wareham and 
afterwards P. Turner. — Hepzibah m. Lt. Rotheus Mitchell 1783. 
Molly m. Robert Edson 1782. — Gyrus m. Silvia Hayward 1809. 
Independence m. Hannah Thorn 1799. — Otis m. Betsy Parris 



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1804. — Kinsley m. Hannah Pool of H. 1805. — Eliza m. a Bar- 
tholomew of Boston. — Lucy also went to Boston. 

43. Nathan (s. of Josiah 20) m. Susanna, D. of Charles 
Latham a. 1748; and had Adam 1749*, Beza 1752, Cephas 
1754*, Susanna 1757, Sarah 1759*, Eunice 1761*, Nathan 1763, 
Betsy 1767*. — He d. 1794, ai. 74. — Susanna m. Doctor James 
Thacher of Plymouth 1785. 

44. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 21) m. Elizabeth Curtis of 
Halifax 1742, and had Nathaniel 1743, Enos 1745, Mary 1750, 
Barzillai 1753, Calvin 1755, Dorcas 1758, Rebecca; his w. d. 
1766, and he m. Hannah Soule of Plympton 1769, and had 
Philip 1770, Oliver 177 1, Libeus 1772, Rufus 1774, Isaac, and 
Adam 1777*. His will 1780. — Mary m. a Dwier. — Dorcas m. 
a Bryant. — Nathaniel m. Mary Packard 1762, and he, Enos, and 
Barzillai went to Wareham. — Oliver m. Ann, D, of Solomon 
Washburn 1797, and had Oliver, Solomon 1805, Anna 1807, 
Harriet 181 1, Ossian 1813. 

45. Timothy (s. of Timothy 23) m. Hannah, D. of Solomon 
Pratt 1767, and had Timothy 1770, Hannah 1772, and Mary. — 
The mother d. 1795 x. 63. — Hannah m. Nath'l Perkins. Jr., 
1794. — Mary m. Jonathan Hayward 1795. 

46. Daniel (s. of Timothy 23) m. Abigail, D. of Richard 
Davenport, Jr., 1761, and had Jairus ; and removed to Green- 
wich. — He also had 2 Ds. who m. at Greenwich (now Enfield). 

47. Thomas (s. of Thomas 26) lives at the Centre, and m. 
Hannah, D. of Jacob Hayward 1781, and had Ansel 1782, Betsy 

1784, Hannah 1793, Harriet 1795, Thomas 1798. — Betsy m. 
Nath'l Edson 1802. — Hannah m. Thomas Johnson, Jr.. 1809. — 
Harriet m. Francis Cary 1816. — Thomas m. Lucy Foster of K. 

48. John (s. of Jacob 27) m. Betty, D. of Elisha Hayward 
1778, and had Experience 1779, Jacob 1781, Betty 17S2. — Ex- 
perience m. Rufus Crosman 18 18. — Jacob m. Abigail, D. of 
Jonah Willis 1816; he d. and she m. Alfred Whitman 1833. — 
Betty m. Ebenezer Colwell, Jr., 1804. 

49. Silvanus (s. of Jacob 27) m. Joanna, D. of Joseph Snow, 
and had Silvanus, Sarah, Hannah, Tabitha, and one other not 
m. — Sarah m. Daniel S. Brett 1807. — Hannah m. John Colwell 
18 13 ; she d. and then Tabitha m. him 18 16. 

50. Elijah (s. of Hezekiah 30) m. Mary Tomson of Halifax 

1785, and had Elijah, Edson, Erastus, Edward, Bela. — Elijah m. 
Betsy (Eliza), D. of David Kingman 1809, and removed to Cin- 
cinnati. She d. 1834 ; he was a Lawyer, Judge and Commis- 
sioner of the Land Office at Washington. — Erastus m. Mary P. 
Torrey 18 13. — Bela lived in Weymouth and was Representative 
there 1839. 

51. Hezekiah (s. of Hezekiah 30) m. Hazadiah King of R. 
1791; had Hazadiah, an only child, who m. Caleb Keith 1812, 



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52. Ziba (s. of Hezekiah 30) m. Lucy, D. of John Conant, 
1773 ; had Ziba, Lucy, Calvin, Jeremiah, Huldah ; he d. x. over 
80. — Ziba m. Sally Bozworth of H. 1806. — Lucy m. Wm. Boz- 
worth of H. 1807. — Calvin m. Mary, D. of Ezra Fobes 1801, 
and had Jane Mitchell 1802, Mary Fobes 1805*, Celesta 1806. 

53. Jacob (s. of Dea. Jacob 31) m. Joanna, D. of Daniel 
Snell 1759, and had Joanna 1760, and removed from town. 

54. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Jacob 31) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan 
Benson 1767, and had Sarah, Mary, Martha. Sarah m. Caleb 
Alden 1790. — Martha m. Howe Keith 1795. — Mary m. Oliver 
Washburn 1804. 

55. Charles (s. of Ezra 34) m. Eleanor Howard of Plymouth 

1797, and had Charles 1797, Ezra 1800, Hannah 1805, John 
1807, Henry 18 10, Ellen 1813. — Charles m. Sally Keith 182 1, 
and d. the same year. 

56. Azariah (s. of Seth 35) m. Ann Pratt 1768, and had Az- 
ariah and Davis; he and she both d. 1802, he x. 52, she 55. — 
Davis m. Freelove, D. of Noah Whitman 1804, and moved to 
Me. — Milicent d. 1801, ae. 25. 

57. Solomon (s. of Seth 35) m. Zerviah Washburn 1782, and 
had Solomon 1783, Martin 1784, Joseph 1786, Silas 1788, 
Nahum 1790, Seth 1792, Betsy 1794, Almarine 1796, Lewis 

1798, Lavinia 1800, Luther 1802. Solomon m. Betsy Bates 
1807. — Joseph m. Silvia Conant 1814. 

58. Amos (s. of Thomas 36) m. Mary, D. of John Ripley, 
1766, and had Walter 1768, Deborah 1769, John Ripley 1771, 
Mary. He d. 18 16, m. 86. — Mary m. Capt. Joseph Alden 1800. 

59. Eliab (s. of Thomas 36) m. Martha, D. of John Fobes 
1762, and had Wealthy 1763, Lucy 1765, Thomas 1767, Eliab, 
Amos, and went to Townsend. — Eliab m. Celia, D. of Dea. 
Daniel Leach 1803. 

60. Robert (s. of Thomas 36) m. Hannah Keith 1768, and 
had Olive 1771, Constant, Caleb, Oliver, Hannah. Oliver gra. 
B. U. 1804, and settled in the ministry at Barnstable, and m. 
Lucy, D. of David Hooper 1815, and d. of a consumption. — 
Hannah m. Timothy Keith 1819. 

61. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 37) m. Olive Manly 1768, and 
had Asaph 1770, Hannah 1772, Olive 1774, Sarah 1776, Rebecca 
1778, Silvia 1780, Manly 1782, Mary 1784. Hannah m. Jacob 
Dunbar 1794. — Olive m. Hayward Marshall 1794. — Sarah m. 
Robert Packard 1798. — Rebecca m. Jonas Reynolds 1798. — 
Silvia m. Solomon Stone of Easton 181 7. — Mary m. Gannett 
Marshall of St. 1810. — Manly m. Mary Monk 1803, and had 
Joseph 1810, Mary Clapp 1812. 

62. Daniel (s. of Benjamin 37) m. Bethiah, D. of James 
Howard 1777, and had Mehitabel 1780, Adin 1782, Ruby 1784, 



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Sarah 1786, Daniel 1788, Pliny 1790. Sarah m. Hayward Manly 
1816. — Daniel m. Vesta Manly 1817. — Pliny m. Polly Kingman. 

63. Benjamin < s. of Benjamin 37) ni. Abigail, D. of Josiah 
Perkins 1777, and had Mehitabel 1779, Abigail 1781, Lucinda 

1784, Sarah 1786, Benjamin 1790. He went to Ware. 

64. Isaiah (s. of Edmund 40) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Bart- 
lett 1777. and had Barzillai 1778, and moved away. 

65. Waldo (s. of Edmund 40) m. Lucy, D. of Samuel Bart- 
lett 1781, and had Ira 1782, Abby 1786, Bela 1787, Zina 1789, 
Waldo 1794, Otho 1796, Lucinda 1800. Abby m. Isaac Eames 
181 1. — Waldo m. Polly 1816, and Nancy 1818, both Ds. of 
Ebenezer Alger. 

66. Elijah (s. of Edmund 40) m. Polly Hayden of Braintree 
,1792, and had Eli 1793, Betsy F. 1795, Lavinia 1796, Polly 

1 798, Jane 1801, Susanna 1802, Anne 1S05, Elijah Edmund 1807. 
He left town. — Betsy F. m. Oliver Bonney of Hadley 18 14. 

67. Luther (s. of Elijah 41) m. Betty, D. of Nathan Willis 

1785, and had Luther 1787, Eliza 1789, Nahum 1790, Nathan 
1792 ; his wife d. and he m. Urania White of Marshfield 1794; 
he d. 1832. Luther m. Clarissa R. Inglee 1812, and had Betsy 
Willis 1813, Luther 1814, James Ingells [816. — Eliza m. John 
Southworth 1S06. — Maj. Nathan m. Rhoda, D. of Howard Carv 
Esq., 1818. 

68. Hon. Beza (s. of Nathan 43) m. Abigail, D. of Col. Briggs 
Alden of Duxbury, 1784. and had John Alden 17S8*, and Beza*, 
his w. d. 1800, X. 45, and he then m. Experience, wid. of Capt. 
James Russell of Plymouth and D. of Ichabod Shaw, 1801, and 
had Charles Latham*, John Shaw, and Susanna 1805. He gra. 
H. U. 1772, studied divinity and preached, but was never set- 
tled ; spent the early part of his life in fitting young men for 
college; was Representative, Senator, and Councillor ; removed 
to Plymouth, and held the office of Register of Probate for many 
years, and until his death. 

69. Dr. Nathan (s. of Nathan 43) gra. H. U. 1785, lives at 
Plymouth ; was a Surgeon in the army, and is High Sheriff of 
the Co.; m. Joanna, D. of Pelham Winslow Esq., and had Geo. 
Washington and John Adams, (twins), both d.* ; Mary Winslow, 
James Thacher, Elizabeth, Pelham Winslow, Charles Latham, 
George Partridge. Mary W. m. Wm. S. Russell. — James T. m. 
a D. of Judge Thomas Dawes of Boston. 

70. Timothy (s. of Timothy 45) m. Huldah, D. of Silvanus 
Ames 1792, and had Polly 1792, Timothy 1795, Huldah 1797, 
Sally Willis 1800, Sullivan 1802 ; his wife d. 1807, and he m. 
Mary Crooker Stetson 18 17, and had Bethiah Stetson 18 17, 
Mercutio 1819, Mary 1822, Nathan Stetson 1S24, Hannah Pratt 
1827. Polly m. Isaac Fobes 181 1, and d, before 1822. — Timo- 



190 HAYWARD.— HEARSEY. 

thy m. Sarah Billings 1817. — Huldah m. Asa Perkins t8i5, his 
mother was a Morse. — Sally W. m. Simeon Perkins. 

71. Ansel (s. of Thomas 47) m. Huldah, D. of Thos. John- 
son 1807, and had Ansel Alonzo 1808, Harriet Ann 1810, Lo- 
renzo Thomas 1812, John Elbridge 1814, Lucy Maria 1815, and 
went to Belchertown, and writes his name Howard. 

72. Azariah (s. of Azariah 56) m. Silvia, wid. of Silvanus 
Conant, and D. of John Conant 1798, and had Tempe 1799, 
Anna 1800, Chloe 1803, Marshall 1804, and went to Me. 

73. Walter (s. of Amos 58) m. Ruth, D. of old John Alden 
of M. 1793, and had Alden 1798, Loisa 1801, Franklin 1802, 
Thos. Jefferson 1804, Walter 180S ; he d. 1838. One s. m. a D. 
of Thomas Mitchell. 

74. John Ripley (s. of Amos 58) m. Nabby Robinson 1801, 
and Clarissa Robinson of M. 1802, and had Nabby Robinson 
1802, Clarissa Robinson 1803, Emily 1807. 

75. Constant (s. of Robert 60) m. Hannah Snow, wid. of 
Josiah Keen and D. of Ezra Whitman 1808, and had Henrietta 
1809, Harriet Whitman 1812. 

76. Asaph (s. of Joseph 61) m. Polly Drake of Easton 1791, 
and had Asaph 1793, Olive 1794, Joseph 1796, Laura 1799, 
Azel 180 1, Edwin and Emmy 1803. This family removed to 
Waybridge, Vt. 

77. Ira (s. of Waldo 65) m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Edson, 1806, 
and had Otis 1806, Ambrose 1810, Sumner Augustus 1812, 
Julia 1814, Sarah Reliance i8i8: his wife d. 1819, and he m. 
wid. Susanna Fish 1820, and removed to Kingston. 

78. Edward (see Edward 18) m. Parnel, D. of James How- 
ard 1805, and had Eliza 1806, Rhoda 1808, Susanna 1810, Ed- 
ward 1812, Vesta 1815 ; his w. d. 1818. 

James Hayward Jr. m. Sarah Harris 1751. — Martha m. Jo- 
seph Perkins 1761. — Jonathan Hayward, or Howard, of E. m. 
Sarah, D. of Timothy Leach, 1762. — Olive Hayward m. Jeremiah 
Leach 1776. — Olive m. Joseph Fobes of E. 1780. — Oliver m. 
Tabitha Howard of St., 1786. — Adah m. Jedediah Willis of E. 
1802. — Bethiah m. Backus Leach 1804. — Benjamin m. Philibert 
Leonard of Mid'o 1807. — Ansel of Boston m. Lucinda Tolman 
181 2. — Lydia m. Nathan Richards 1813. — Silas m, Mary Thayer 
1779. 

HEARSEY. — I. William Hearsey (s. of William and Abigail 
(Tirrell) of Abington, born 17 19) settled in East Bridgewater, 
m. Lydia Gurney of Abington 1745 and had Stephen 1751, Wil- 
liam 1753, Lydia 1757, and Deborah 1762. — The father d. 1816, 
as. 97. — Lydia m. John Harden 1779. 

2. Stephen (s. of William i) and his w. Polly, had David, 
Jacob, Nathaniel, Dorothy, Mehitabel, and Relief. — David m. a 



HEIFORD.— HENRY.— HEWETT. 191 



Barstow of Hanover. — Jacob m. Polly Drake 1812. — Dorothy 
m. Thomas R. Aldan. — Mehitabel m, Ellias Holmes. — Susanna 
Hearsey ra. Achish Pool 1799. 

3. William (s. of William i) m. Molly Pratt of Abington 
1778, and had John, William. — John m. Sarah Lathrop 1807. — 
William m. Abigail, D. of Nathan Dawes. 

David m. Esther Reed 1707. — Alice m. Noah Harden 1816, 
Galen m. Polly Johnson 1813. — Obadiah m. Naomi Reed 1777. 
Solomon, Jr., m. Silvia Gurney 1802. — Martha m. Jacob Dawes 
1800. — Thos. m. Deborah Pool 1793. — Molly m. David Church- 
ill, Jr., 1797. — Joseph, Jr., m. Sarah White 1799. 

HEIFORD OR HAYFORD.— John Heiford (or Hayford) 
m. Lydia Pierce 1706. — Edward Hayford's w. d. 1779, ae. 22, 
and he m. Lenity, widow of Nathan Kingman, 1779 ; she was a 
Thomas of Marshfield : his 2d w. — John Orcutt m. a fieiford. 
— Thomas Washburn m. Abigail Heirford 17 11. 

HEGENE. — John Hegene and his wife Elizabeth had John 
1744, Mary 1745, Elizabeth 1747. 

HENRY. — I'homas Henry m. Ann Miller 1743. — This is one 
of the Irish families that settled in N. B. a. 1740. — He had 
Thomas 1744, James 1746, Jennet 1747, John 1750, Margaret 
1752, David 1754, Ann 1756, Samuel William. — James m. Me- 
hitabel Hall 1770, Jennet m. Hozea Dunbar of Halifax, and had 
three Ds.. viz., Betsy Dunbar, who m. William Mitchell 1793, 
and Jennet Dunbar, who m. first Allen Latham 1796, and then 
Zephaniah Howard 1800, and Nancy who m. Ebenezer Hall 
18 1 6. — He and all his family except Jennet moved to Harper- 
field, N. Y., about 1 77 1, and Thomas and James were killed by 
the Indians and Tories in 1775 or 1776, and John was taken 
prisoner and d. in Canada. — Robert Henry m. wid. Mary Wor- 
mel. 

HEWETT.- — James Hewett and his w. Abigail had Abigail 
1730, Sarah 1732, Susanna 1733, Bathsheba 1735, Abiah 1739, 
Abraham 1742. 

HIGGINS OR HAGEN.— John Higgins and his w. Elizabeth 
resided in E. B., and had Elizabeth 1747, who d. 1777; he d. 
before 1760 ; he owned the Wesley Place, so called. — He was in 
communion with Mr. Morehead's church in Boston ; probably 
a Scotchman. 

HILL. — I. Jonathan Hill and his w. Mary early settled in 
E. B. ; he was s. probably of John and Frances of Dorchester; 
he had Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Mary and Bethiah. — 
Jonathan perhaps went to Mid'o. — Mary m. Elnathan Bassett 
1702. — Bethiah was a member of the Church 1724. 

2. Nathaniel (s. of Jona. i) m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel Co- 
nant 1710 (she perhaps afterward m. Sam'l Hayward 1732), and 
had David 17 12, Abijah 17 14, Mary 17 17, Ebenezer 17 19, 



192 HILL. 

Josiah 1722, Hannah 1725. — Mary m. Benaiah Smith of Easton 
1738. — Hannah m. William Snow 1743. — Nathaniel sold his 
homestead to Ebenezer 17 18. 

3. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan i) m. Susanna, D. of Jacob 
Leonard 1714, and had Ebenezer 1715, Jacob 17 17, Israel 17 19, 
Eleazar 1730. — The father d. 1760; the mother 1764. — Ebenezer 
quits his estate to his brother Eleazar 1760, and d. a. 1767. 

4. Ebenezer (it is not certain who this man was ; he might 
have been a brother of Jonathan i) m. Ruth, D. probably of 
Guido Bailey, and had Ruth 1685, Ebenezer 1686. — Ebenezer 
and Sarah his w. sold land to John Irish 1694; he d. 1696. — 
Ruth m. James Hodges of Taunton 1704. — This family probably 
went to Taunton ; there was a John of Kingston, R. I., son of 
Ebenezer, perhaps of this family. 

5. David (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Buck 
1733, and had Anna 1747, Eunice 1749, Molly 175 1, Jerusha 
1753, Tiley (or Silence) 1755. — Anna m. Joseph Vinton 1774. — 
Eunice m. Abraham Joslyn 1769. — Molly m. Nehemiah Shaw 
1775. (See Nathan Beal.) — Jerusha m. \\'illiam Snow 1776. 

6. Abijah (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Sarah Lawson 1747, and 
lived in N. B., and had James 1753, Robert 1756. 

7. Ebenezer (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. Abigail Stoddard (or 
Stodder) of Hingham 1749; she d. 1775; he had Jonathan, 
Joseph, Solomon, John. — This family lived in S. Corner, Abing 
ton, and N. B. till after 1775. — He m. Bathsheba Rogers of 
Weymouth 1777, for a 2d wife, and lived in Weymouth, and 
there d. se. 88. — Jonathan settled in Abington. — Joseph d. leav- 
ing a D. Susanna in Abington. — John went to Boston, no child- 
ren, and he and his w. d. of small pox 1839. 

8. Josiah (s. of Nathaniel 2) and his w. Mary, had Mary 
1747, Huldah, Josiah 1751, Noah 1753, Abigail, Sarah, William 
1760, Elizabeth, Prudence, Barnum 1770. This family lived in 
S. B. ; he d. 1805, te. 83. — Mary m. Nathaniel Ames 1783. — 
Josiah m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Beal 1779, and removed to 
Plainfield ; had Ds. but no son. — Noah m. Hannah Beal 1780, 
and had Oliver 1781, Cyrus 1786, Alban 1790. — Sarah m. Samuel 
Codding of T. 1781. — Barnum m. Mary Ellis of R. 1806. 

9. Jacob (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Bon- 
ney of Pembroke 1754, and had Hezekiah 1754, Jacob 1756, 
Susanna 1759, Abigail 1761, Eleazar 1764; shed. 1781, a. 51; 
he 1804, ae. 87. — Hezekiah and Eleazar went to Me. and lived 
on an Island near N. Yarmouth. 

10. Israel (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Beriah, D. of Thomas La- 
tham 1748, and had Thomas 1749, John 1753, Tamor 1755, 
Keziah 1757, Joseph 1759, Anne 1761, Israel 1763, Deliverance 
1764, Ebenezer 1766, Deborah 1768, Beriah Latham 1770. 



HILL.— HOBART.— HOLDEN. 193 

11. Eleazar (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Anna, D. of Dr. Daniel 
Field 1769; they had no children; he d. 1791, ae. 62. 

12. Solomon (s. of Ebenezer 7) ni, Rachel Stowell of Abing- 
ton and afterwards a Hollis of Braintree ; he had a D. Polly 
1792 ; he went to Plainfield. 

13. Joseph (s. of Ebenezer 7) b. and lived in Abington ; m. 
a Stowell of Hingham and lived there till he d. a. 1832 ; he had 
Nabby, Susan, Joseph, Dama, Hannah, Charles, Daniel. 

14. Jacob (s. of Jacob 9) m. Anne, D. of Thomas Tribou 
1780, and had Melzar 1783, Jacob 1784, Nanny 1786, Leonard 
1788, Bela 1790, Bezer 1792 ; she d. 1823, a;. 65 ; he 1827, £e. 70. 
— Melzar m. Mary Howland 18 13, and had Caleb, Lydia, Ben- 
jamin and Mary, and went to Minot. — Jacob gra. Br. U. 1807, 
and settled in the law at Minot, and m. a Lobdell. — Nanny m. 
Ephraim Cary 1809, and went to Minot. — Leonard m. Polly, D. 
of Jonah Willis 1817, and had Charles; he m. a 2d w. and has 
a D. — Bela m. an Orr, sister of his brother Bezer's wife. — Bezer 
m. Hannah, D. of Robert Orr 1816, and was killed 1821 by the 
oversetting of his cart. 

15. John Hill was an early settler in Bridgewater, but soon 
died or removed, and has left no posterity here. — Jonathan sold 
land to him in Br, 1694. — Susanna m. John Smith 1777. 

16. Samuel Hill of Duxbury m. Phebe, D. of Philip Leonard 
1694; lived in Duxbury, and had Abigail 1697, Philip 1699, 
Samuel 1701, Richard 1702, Ebenezer 1705, Ephraim 1707, 
Joseph and Lydia 17 10. There was a Leonard Hill in Pem- 
broke, probably one of this family. 

HOBART.— I. Seth Hobart (s. of Col. Aaron of Abington) 
m. Esther, 1). of Jona. Allen of Braintree 1782, and settled in 
E. B., and had Betsy 1783, Jonathan 1786, Polly 1790, Joseph 
1796, Esther 1798. She d. 1813; he 1814. — Polly m. David 
Pratt 1815. — Joseph m. Ruth Sherman of Pembroke 1820. — 
Esther m. Micah White, Jr., 1818. 

I. Hon. Aaron Hobart (s. of Aaron, Esq., and Grandson of 
Col. Aaron of Abington) m. Maria, D. of Andrew Leach, and 
lived in Hanover and afterwards settled in E. B., and had 
Susan, Aaron, George, Maria, Edward, John, Catharine. 

Elizabeth m. Willis Harden 1802. — Salome m. Marcus Alden 
1807. — Benjamin Hobart, Esq., m. Lucy Lazell 18 11. — John 
Hobart m. Mary, D. of Matthew Allen 1765 ; he was father of 
John Hobart, Esq., of Leicester. — Noah Hobart m. Deborah 
W. Thomas 1789. — Jemima m. Shubael Clark of Rehoboth 1818. 

HOLDEN. — William and Hannah Holden had Samuel 1737, 
William 1739. 

HOLLO WAY. — Jona. Holloway m. Elizabeth Brown 1746, 
and had William 1747, Seth 175 1, Jonathan 1756. 



194 HOLMAN.— HOLMES. 

HOLMAN. — I. Col. John Holman of Milton sold his farm 
there to Gov. Jona. Belcher 1727, and came and settled in E. B. ; 
he gra. at H. U, 1700, and m. Ann, D. of John Quincy, Esq. of 
Braintree 1705 ; represented the town of Bridgewater several 
years, and -was much respected ; had John, Ann, Peggy, Ruth, 
and Mary; he had a 2d wife, Sarah, who d. 1740, a^. 60; he d. 
1759, ae. 80; his will dated 1757, proved 1759; Dea. Thomas 
Whitman, Exor. — Ann m. Joseph Billings of Stoughton 1730. — 
Peggy m. John Johnson 1731. — Ruth m. Benjamin Johnson 
1732. — Mary m. Ezra Gary 1737. 

2. Capt. John (s. of Gol. John 1) m. Anne, D. of Isaac Har- 
ris 1734, and had Sarah 1736, Anne 1738, William 1740, Abigail 
1743, Isaac and Jane; he d. 1755 ; she 1757, £e. 45. — Sarah m. 
James Keith, 1752. — Anne m. Benjamin Byram 1757. — William 
d. 1762. — Abigail m. Seth Keith 1764. — Jane m. Ephraim Gary 
1771. 

HOLMES.— I. John Holmes of Halifax m. Abigail, D. of 
Abijah Thayer 1799, and lived in W. B. and had Anna 1800, 
Freeman 1803, Vesta 1804, Abigail 1806. 

2. Dea. Gornelius Holmes and Elizabeth settled in S. B. and 
had Gornelius 1781, Ellis 1783, Benjamin 1784, Thomas 1788, 
Betsy 1791, Charles and Henry 1793, William 1796. — Benjamin 
m. Waitstill Benson 1807. 

3. Gornelius (s. of Uea. Cornelius 2) m. Mehitabel, D. of 
Ezra Gonant 1806, and had Cornelius 1807, George W. 181 1, 
Gaius 18 16. 

4. Ellis (s. of Dea. Cornelius 2) m. Lois Holbrook Bartlett, 
and settled in E. B., and had Louisa Bartlett 1813, Ellis Wins- 
low 1816; his wife d. 1830, a:. 39; and he m. Mehitabel, D. of 
Stephen Hearsey. 

Ephraim m. Margaret, D. of John Washburn 1741. — Betty of 
M. m. Lot Gonant 1744. — Sarah m. Jonathan Carver 1746. — 
William m. Elizabeth Hamlin 1750. — Experience m. Ebenezer 
Perkins 1751. — Eunice of H. m. Benjamin Sprague 1762, and 
Solomon Ames 1781. — Hannah of H. m. Barnabas Snell 1781. 
Benjamin of N. m. Mehitabel Howard 1783. — Samuel m. Mary 
Bryant 1791. — Lucy m. John Harden 1792. — Samuel m, Mary 
Orcutt 1794. — Otis of T. m. Nabby Fobes 1792. — Patience m. 
Joseph Bailey of Freeport 1796. — Ellis, Jr., m. Patty Gonant 
1803. — Howland m. Huldah Copeland 1804. — Mary m. Solomon 
Leach 1806. — Ellis of H. m. Lucy Copeland 1806. — Betsy of H. 
m. Alpheus Brett 1807. — Nabby m. Eaton Aldridge 1807. — Ellis 
of S. B. m. Content Chipman of H. 1808. — Mary m. Caleb Bas- 
set, Jr., 1811, — Samuel m. Deborah Packard, 1813, and d. 1827, 
ae. 34. — Abigail m. Samuel Sturtevant 1816. — Melzar of H. m. 
Abigail Howe 1818. — Roxana m. Hosea Packard 1818. — Phi- 
lander m. Elizabeth F. D. of Parmenas Brett, and had George 
N. 1828, and Susan W. 1830. 



HOOPER. 195 

HOOPER. — John Hooper and his w. Sarah, D. perhaps of 
John Harden, had Nathaniel 1703, Sarah 1705, James 1708, and 
perhaps others born before they came to this town. Sarah m. 
Stephen Leach 1725, and afterwards Ebenezer Snow perhaps 
1737. — His estate was settled 1709, and the wid. Sarah m. 
Francis Wood 17 10. — John, Thomas, and William below, were 
probably his ss. ; and Elizabeth, who m. Enoch Leonard 1707, 
and Ruth, who m. John Bolton, Jr., 17 10, might have been his 
sisters. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Nathaniel or John 
Packard, 1722, and had John 1725, Winslow 1729, Hezekiah 
1732, Joseph 1735, Rebecca 1738; his will 1741, her's 1742 and 
she made her brother Joseph Packard, Exor. — Rebecca m. Dea. 
Joseph Copeland 1760. — Winslow with his friend Timothy 
Mitchell were both lost at sea in youth. 

3. Thomas (s. probably of John 1) m. Sarah, D. of Nathaniel, 
Sam'l, or John Packard, 1722, and had Sarah 1730, Thomas 
1737, John 1739, Jerusha 1743 ; these were all bap. in E. B. — 
Thomas m. Deborah Cushman of Halifax 1761, and she after- 
wards m. Wm. Dunham 1781. — John m. Sarah Pool 1766, and 
d. 1807, ae. 67, without children. — Jerusha m. Robert Latham 
1778, and afterwards Jacob Mitchell 1791, and d. 1829, a;. 85; 
she had no children by either husband. — Sarah m. Stephen 
Leach, perhaps 1749. 

4. William (s. probably of John i) m. Lois Thomas of Mid'o' 
and had William, Thomas 1731, Lois 1733, Elisha 1736, Susanna 
1740, David 1743, Luther 1746, Calvin 1749. Plis estate was 
divided among the heirs 1757. Thomas m. a White, and after- 
wards Ebenezer Ames' widow, but had no children. — Lois m. 
Jona. Gary 1754. — Elisha went to Stockbridge. 

5. Nathaniel (s. of John i) and his w. Elizabeth had Eliza- 
beth 1729, Mary 1731, Patience 1732, Nathaniel 1735, Sarah 
1737. Marym. Zephaniah Keith 1750. — Nathaniel m. Elizabeth 
Bryant of M. 1762. 

6. James (s, of John i) m. Mary, D. of Isaac Johnson 1737, 
and had James, Milicent, Abihail. He d. 1784, a;. 76. Mili- 

cent m. Daniel Keith 1766. — Abihail m. Solomon Pratt 1767. ■^^'^ ■ <> 1^''^'' 

7. John (s. of John 2) m. Sarah Cowing 1746, and had John 
1747, Sarah 1749; his will 1750. Sarah m. Thomas Lawrence 
1769, and afterwards Capt. Barney of Taunton. 

8. Hezekiah (s, of John 2) m. Elizabeth, D. of Solomon 
Leonard, 1758, and had Elizabeth, Winslow, Joseph, Hezekiah; 
she d. 1799, X. 62 ; and he m. Hannah, wid. of Timothy Conant, 
1803 ; she was a Blackman. Elizabeth m. Benjamin Conant 
1782. — Hezekiah gra. H. U. 1789, and settled in the ministry 
at Boylston, and d. single 1795. 



196 HOOPER. 

g. William (s. of William 4) m. Susannah, D. of Jonathan 
Gary, 1759, and had William; the father d. young; the wid. d. 
1795, ffi. 62. 

10. David (s. of William 4) m. Martha Shaw of M. 1768, 
and d. 1831, ae. 87. He had Lucy, who m. Oliver Hayward 
18 1 5, and perhaps others. 

11. Luther (s. of William 4) and his w. Phebe, had Lois 
1780, Susanna 1782, Lyman 1787, Abigail 1791, Thomas 1793. 
The father d. 183 1, ae. 85. Lois m. Avery Fobes, Esq., 1801. — 
Susanna m. Zephaniah Keith 1807. — Lyman m. Hannah Shaw 
1810. — Abigail m. Aberdeen Wilbor 1809. 

12. James (s. of James 6) m. Susanna, D. of Benjamin Wash- 
burn, 1772, and had Isaac 1772, Molly 1774, Susanna 1776, 
Azubah 1783, Parnel 1786, Levi 1790. — Isaac m. Sarah, D. of 
Capt. Simeon Wood, 1799, and went to Oakham. — Susanna m. 
Rufus Wood 1799. — Azubah m. Zeph. Caswell 1803. — Levi of 
Walpole d. here 1790, a;. 20. 

13. John (s. of John 7) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Cowing, 
1777, and had John 1779, Joseph 1780, Hannah 1782. He 
afterwards m. Ruth, wid. of Ebenezer Whitman of Oakham ; she 
was a Delano. — Joseph m. an Ellis of M. — Hannah went to Me. 
and m. a Matthews. — John, the father, removed to Oakham. 

14. Winslow (s. of Hezekiah 8) m. Polly, D. of Chilton 
Latham, 1791, and had Hezekiah, Mary, and Betsy. — Hezekiah 
d. in Boston, ae. a. 20; the father d. 1834, x. 73. — Mary m. 
Paschal Bassett 1811. — Betsy m. Benja. Bates. 

15. Capt. Joseph (s. of Hezekiah 8) m. Lucia, D. of Edward 
Mitchell, and had Joseph 1793, Lucia 1797, Jane 1799, Eliza- 
beth 1801, Saba 1804, Mitchell 1808. — Joseph m. Betsy, D. of 
Joseph Alden, and settled in New Bedford. — Lucia m. Philo 
Leach, Esq. — Jane m. Capt. Tripp of Fairhaven. — Saba m. Ed- 
win Keith. — Mitchell m. wid. Hayward, D. of Thos. Mitchell. 

16. William (s. of William 9) m. Polly Tilson of Halfax 
1793, and had William, Cyrus, Thomas, Susan, Mary and Sarah, 
William went to the Cape, and then to N, Bedford. — Cyrus m. 
Jane, D. of Perez Crocker, and went to N. Bedford. — Thomas 
m. Eloisa, D. of Calvin Washburn. 

17. John (s. of John 15) m. Betsy Ellis of M, 1803, and had 
Eliza 1803, Sally 1805, Catherine 1807, John Ellis 1809, Isabella 
1811. 

Anne m. Robert Wallis of P. 1752. — Sarah m. Nehemiah Lis- 
comb of S. 1760, — Ebenezer m. Relief Bartlett 1761. — Zilphah 
m. Jabez Warren of M. 1766. — Levi m. Susanna Leach 1767. — 
Mary m. James Perkins 177 1. — Patience m. Moses Robbins 
1777. — Zalmuna m. Hopestill Pool 1787. — Thomas m. Susanna 
Fobes 1795.^ — Roxana m. Bernice Leach 1797. — Apollos m. 



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Vodisa Hall of R. 1799. — Isaac m. Susanna Leach 1805. — Sally 
m. Stephen VVilbor, Jr., of R. 1809. — Charles m. Patty Learned 
of Ox. 1810. 

HORTON.— Barnabas Horton (from Winchester, N. H.) m. 
Polly Morse and settled in S. B. and had David 1785, Sibil 
1788, Daniel 1793, Polly 1798, Hannah 1802. — Sibil m. Daniel 
Tomson 18 13. 

Isaac Horton of N. B. m. Betsy Shaw 1805. — Sally Horton 
m. Aden Packard 1806. — Mary m. Galen Packard 1809. — Jeru- 
sha m. Zenus Packard, Jr., 1820. 

HOW. — Azor How settled in S. B., and m. Lydia Pratt 1787, 
and had Marcus 1787, Olive 1790; his w. d. 1790, and he m. 
Ruth Cheesman 1791, and had Lydia, Melinda, Salome, Ophir, 
Martin, Abigail. Marcus m. Deborah Hatch, D. of Joseph 
Joslyn 18 13. — Lydia m. Absalom Osborne 181 2. — Melinda m. 
Abner Shelly 18 12. — Salome m. Libeus Smith 18 14. — Ophir m. 
Mary T. Reed 1818. — Martin m. Lurana Lindsay 1820. — Abi- 
gail m. Melzar Holmes 1818. 

HOWARD. — John Howard, with his brother James, came 
from England and settled in Duxbury ; he was among those able 
to bear arms there in 1643. James, it is said, went to Bermuda, 
and John came to W. B., and was one of the proprietors and 
original settlers in the town a. 1651 ; was young when he came 
over, and it is said, lived in Capt. Miles Standish's family; was 
a man of much influence in the new plantation ; one of the first 
military officers in Bridgewater ; took the oath of fidelity here 
1657 ; his descendants still own and live on the place where he 
first settled ; he always wrote his name Haward, and so did all 
his descendants till after 1700, and the early town records are 
conformable to this spelling ; but for the last century it has been 
invariably written Howard. It is remarkable that the two names 
of Hay ward and Haward, which have always been known as 
distinct families, were uniformly pronounced alike, Howard. 
They were perhaps the same originally, and both Hayward ; but, 
in writing, John omitted the Y. There was supposed to have 
been some connection between the families, but perhaps it arose 
altogether from intermarriage, as John m. Martha, D. of Thos. 
Hayward, and was a younger man even than Thomas Hayward, 
Jr. — He d. about 1700. — He had John, James, Jonathan, Eliza- 
beth, Sarah, Bethiah, Ephraim. — Elizabeth m. Edward Fobes.'— 
Sarah m. Zaccheus Packard. — Bethiah m. Henry Kingman. — 
He was licensed to keep an Ordinary or Tavern as early as 
1670, and it is remarkable that a public house has been kept 
there by his descendants ever since till within a few years. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Sarah, D. of Robert Latham, and 
lived in E. B., where Dea. Samuel Keen now lives, till a. 1703, 
when he sold to Edw. Mitchell, his uncle by marriage, and re- 



198 HOWARD. 



moved to W. B. He was sometimes called John Howard mini- 
mus, and sometimes John Howard of John's Bridge, not only to 
distinguish him from his father, but also from John Hayward, 
who was an older man, both names being pronounced alike. — 
He had Susanna, Edward 1697, Robert 1699, Martha, Sarah, 
Bethiah. He d. before 1727, and his estate was settled and di- 
vided 1729.— Susanna m. Capt. Nathaniel Ames 1702. — Martha 
m. David Perkins. — Sarah m. David Turner of Rehoboth, a 
Clergyman 1721. — Bethiah first m. Jona. Randall 17 12, and 
afterwards John Hays of Providence. — Susanna, the eldest child 
was probably named for her grandmother, Susanna Latham, 
who was D. of John Winslow, brother of Gov. Edward Winslow, 
and whose mother, Mary Chilton, is said to have been the "first 
lady who came on shore at the landing of our forefathers at 
Plymouth in 1620. 

3. James (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Washburn, 
and had Elizabeth 16S6, Mercy 1688, James 1690. He went 
into the Canada Expedition 1690, and d. in the service. — Eliza- 
beth m. Thomas Buck 1712. — Mercy d. 1704. — The wid. Eliza- 
beth m. Edward Sealey. 

4. Ephraim (s. of John i) m. Mary. D. of Rev. James Keith, 
and had Jane 1689, Susanna 1692, Martha 1695, Ephraim 1697, 
Daniel 1699, David 1703, Silence 1705, Mary 1707. He d. 
1750, she 1760. — Jane m. Nehemiah Washburn 17 13. —Susanna 
m. Samuel Jacobs a. 1720. — Martha m. Josiah Williams of T, 
1714. — Silence m. John Burr 1722. — Mary m. John Field 1726, 
and afterwards Elisha Pierce of Scituate. 

5. Maj. Jonathan (s. of John i) m. Sarah Dean, and had 
Jonathan 1692, Joshua 1696, Susanna 1698, Ebenezer 1700, Seth 
1702, Abiel 1704, Sarah 1707, Henry 1710, Kezia 1712. His 
estate was settled and divided 1739. — Susanna m. Benjamin 
Williams of Norton, probably 1720. — Sarah m. Ebenezer Ames. 
Kezia m. Thomas Ames 1731. 

6. Maj. Edward (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. Nicholas Byram 
171 1, and had Sarah 1714, Mary 1717, Bethiah 1719, Jane 
1721, Edward 1724, James 1726. She d. 1767, he 1771. — Sarah 
m. Christopher Ripley 1737. — Mary m. Henry Howard. — Be- 
thiah m. Isaac Lathrop. — Jane m. Nathan Howard, Esq., 1746. 

7. Capt. Robert (s. of John 2) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Keith, 
1725, and had John 1726, Martha 1729, Robert 1735, Adam 
1737, Betty 1744, Daniel 1750 ; he was one of the first settlers 
in N. B., and d. 1779, ae. 80. — Martha m. Wm. Edson 1754. — 
Betty m. Abijah Thayer. — Adam m. Mary, D. of Abiah Keith 
1759, and d. 1781, a;. 44, without children. 

8. James (s. of James 3) m. Elizabeth Wallis 17 10, and had 
Mercy 1714, Huldah 1716. — It is said he went to St. and thence 
to Woodstock. 



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9. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 4) m. Abigail Tisdale, and had 
George 1722,"^ Theophilus 1724, Ephraim 1731, Abigail 1733, 
Susanna 1736, Martha 1739, Mary 1741. — The mother d. 1758. 
— Abigail m. Edward Lathrop 1752. — Mary m. David Lathrop 
1762. — Susanna m. Capt. John Ames 1759. — Martha m. Capt. 
Zebedee Snell 1761. 

10. Daniel, Esq. (s. of Ephraim 4) m. Damaris, D. of Thos. 
Williams of Taunton 1724 ; she was born 1698 ; he was also one 
of the first settlers in N. B., and was a man of great respectabil- 
ity and represented the town many years, and had Mary 1727, 
Barnabas 1730, and Silence. — He d. 1779, 3i. 80. — Mary m. Col. 
Simeon Gary 1754. — Silence m. Col. Josiah Playden 1763. 

11. David (s. of Ephraim 4) m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel Leon- 
ard of Taunton, and had David 1728, Phebe 1730, .Simeon 1733, 
Bethiah 1735, Eliakim 1739, Mary 1742, Catharine 1744. — She 
d. 1746; he 1751, ae. 47. — Phebe d. 1803. — Mary m. Eliphalet 
Phillips 1763, and afterwards Seth Harris, and d. 1816. — Catha- 
rine m. Nathaniel Southworth 1762. The w. of Mr. David 
Howard dis. from Scituate ch. to W. B. 1749 ; a 2d w. probably. 

12. Jonathan (s. of Jona. 5) m. Sarah, D. of John Field 1719, 
and had Nathan 1720, Charity 1721, Susanna 1724, Sarah 1726, 
Jonathan 1729, Amy 1734. — Charity m. Benjamin Pierce of 
Scituate 1742 ; who m. Jane, D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward 1750, 
for his 2d. wife. — Susanna m. Col. Edward Howard 1745. 
— Sarah m. Capt. Adams Bailey 1746. — Amy m. Jeremiah 
Belcher 1756, and d. a wid. 18 12. 

13. Joshua (s. of Jonathan 5) m. Susanna, D. of John Hay- 
ward, Jr., 1724, and had Anne 1725, Thankful 1728, Martha 
1735, Matilda 1737. — This family lived in or near Easton. 

14. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan 5) and his wife Catherine had 
Silence 1736, Mehitabel 1746. — He d. 1786; his will 1784. — Si- 
lence m. Eliphalet Leonard of Easton 1755. — Mehitabel m. 
Libeus Fobes 1775. 

15. Seth (s. of Jonathan 5) m. Mary, D. of Thomas Ames 
1735, and had Mary 1738, Jesse 1740, Susanna 1742, Betty 1749, 
Ebenezer 1752. She d. 1758. Mary m. Capt. Eliakim Howard 
1759. — Susanna m. Elijah Snell 1760. — Betty m. Joseph Ford 
1769. 

16. Dr. Abiel (s. of Jonathan 5) gra. H. U. 1729, and m. Si- 
lence, D. of Nehemiah Washburn, and had Silence 1738, Nehe- 
miah 1740, Jane 1742, John 1743, Daniel 1746, Charity 1748, 
Ann 1750, Joshua 1751. — Silence m. Dr. Philip Bryant 1757. — 
Jane m. Ebenezer Ames 1763. — Charity not m. — Ann m. Jacob 
Foster of Me. 1776. — Joshua lived in Easton and m. Priscilla 
Capen of Stoughton 1776. 

17. Henry (s. of Jonathan 5) m. Mary, D! of Maj. Edward 
Howard 1733, and lived in Easton and had Mary 1734, Elijah, 



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Esq., Henry, Abigail, Martha 1759, Susanna. — Mary m. Thomas 
Packard perhaps a. 1757. — Henry m. Phebe, D. of Ichabod 
Bryant. — Henry m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Kingman. — Abigail 
m. Capt. Abner Hayward 1772. — Martha m. Zadock Packard 
1779. — Susanna m. Nathan Howard a. 1770. — Abigail Howard 
m. Thomas Mitchell of E. 1783. 

18. Col. Edward (s. of Edward 6) m. Susanna, D. of Jona- 
than Howard 1745, and had Daniel 1749, Susanna 1751, Parnel 
1753, Edward 1756, Martin 1769. She d. 1785; and he m. 
Abigail wid. of Joshua Howard of Braintree and D. of Benj. 
Beal 1786, and had Benjamin Beal 1788, Charles 1790, Frances 
1791. He d. 1809, X. 85 ; she 182 1. Susanna m. Oakes Angler, 
Esq., 1774, and afterwards Jesse Fobes 1792. — Parnel m. Scot- 
land Keith of Easton 1772. —Frances m. Ezra Kingman, Jr., 
1812. 

19. James (s. of Edward 6) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Willis 
1749, and had Betty 1749, Mary 1751, James 1753, Bethiah 
1755, Chloe 1757, Charles 1759; she d. 1760, and he m. wid. 
Elizabeth Babbit 1765, and had Zephaniah 1766, Azel 1768, 
Persia 1772 ; she d. and he m. wid. Keziah, late w. of Jona. 
Ames 1776, she was a Tinkham. — Betty m. Nathan Snell 1770. 
Mary m. Chilton Latham 1770. — Bethiah m. Daniel Hayward 
1777. — Persia m. Asa Copeland 1792. — Olive Babbit, his 2d 
wife's D. by her first husband, m. Gamaliel Howard 1775. — Azel 
removed to Philadelphia and thtre m. and d. before 1829. 

20. John (s. of Robert 7) m. Abigail, of Daniel Hudson 
1752, and had Ichabod 1754, Bela 1757, Abigail 1762, John 
1764, Adam 1767, Alfred 1770, Keziah 1774. He d. 1792, a. 
66. — Abigail m. Jona. Perkins 1785. — Keziah m. Joshua Niles 
1796. — Adam went to Mansfield. — Alfred m. Lavinia Bisbee of 
St. 1794, and lived there, and had Alfred 1796, Levina 1798, 
Sarah 1800, Abigail Hudson 1802, John 1805, Patty Snell 1807, 
William Gray 1810. — Levina m. John Willis 1813. 

21. Robert (s. of Robert 7) m. Abigail, D. of Zechariah Snell 
1757, and had Zechariah, Robert, Silvia, Hannah, Abigail, Lu- 
cinda. He d. 1808, aj. 73. — Hannah m, Joseph Silvester, Esq., 
1786. — Abigail m. Ephraim Sturtevant 1791. — Lucinda m. Noah 
Cheesman 1799. 

22. Daniel, Esq. (s. of Robert 7) m. Vesta, D. of Barnabas 
Howard, Esq., 1773, and had Darius 1773, Daniel 1775, Am- 
brose 1776, Ziphion 1779, Vesta, 1781, Damaris 1784, Cyrus 
1788, Sydney 1790, Polly 1792, Lois 1794. He d. 1821. Daniel 
gra. H. U. 1797, m. Susan, D. of Capt. Ezra Kingman 1802, she 
d. 1806, 3i. 22, and he m. a 2d wife, and settled as an Attorney 
in Maine, and has a son Sidney K. — Ambrose and Ziphion set- 
tled in Winslow, Me. — Ziphion m. Amy, D. of Joseph Reynolds 
1803. — Vesta m. Robert Swan Holbrook of St. 1805. — Damaris 



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m. Jabez Woodman of New Gloucester, Me., 1810. — Cyrus m. 
Silvia, D. of Col. Caleb Howard 1809, and afterwards Abi D. of 
Wm. Edson, and she d. 1839. — Sidney m. Sally, D. of Samuel 
Alden 1815, and Sally Littlefield of St. 1820. — Polly m. Amos 
Whiting 1810. 

23. George (s. of Ephraim 9) m. Abigail, D. of Jona. Cope- 
land 1745, and had Hannah 1746, Abigail 1748, Betty 1751, 
George 1753, Oliver 1755, Job 1758, Caleb 1760, Rachael 1763, *■ 
Patty 1765, Asaph 1768. Nehemiah 1770, and Polly. She d. 
1809; he 1815, ffi. 93. — Hannah m. Daniel Lathrop 1764. — Abi- 
gail m. Timothy Ames 1778. — Betty m. Edmund Lathrop of 
Easton 1774. — Rachael m. Israel Alger 1785. — Patty m. Azel 
Kinsley 1785. — Oliver went to Easton. — Job m Hannah Capen 
of Dor. 1781. — Polly m. David Bartlett 1796. 

24. Theophilus (s. of Ephraim 9) m. Susanna, D. of John 
Lathrop 1747, and had Susanna 1748, John 1753, Molly 1755, 
Theophilus 1758, Sarah 1762, Mark 1764, Abigail and Tisdale 
1769. — Susanna m. Josiah Lathrop perhaps 1785. — Molly m. 
Benjamin Pettingill, perhaps, of Easton 1773. — Sarah m. Daniel 
Alger 1 78 1. — Abigail m. Ephraim Howard, Jr., perhaps 1786. — 
Mark m. Martha, D. of Daniel Alger 1788. — Tisdale m. Chloe, 
D. of Daniel Alger 1791. — Theophilus m. Bathsheba Keith of 
Easton 1778. 

25. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 9) m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel 
Brett 1753, and had Ann 1753, Sarah 1755, Rebecca 1759, Abi- 
gail 176 1, Ephraim 1764, Eliab 1765, Nathaniel 1771, Lemuel 
1773. — Ann m. George Williams 1773. — Sarah m. Abiel Kinsley 
1777. — Abigail m. a Randall, perhaps, 1778. 

26. Barnabas, Esq., (s. of Daniel 10) m. Mehitabel, D. of 
Seth Packard 1755, and had Vesta 1755, Damaris 1757 Oliver 
1758, Daniel 1759, Jonas 1763, Mehitabel 1765, Gideon 1767, 
Lois 1769. He d. 1813, 3d. 84. Vesta m. Daniel Howard, Esq. 
1773. — Damaris m. Capt. John French 1779. — Mehitable m. 
John Wales 1789. — Lois m. Nathan Keith 1786. 

27. David (s. of David 11) m. Keziah, D. of Thomas Ames 
1751, and had David 1753, Amasa 1756, Abiel 1760, after 
his father's death ; she m. Jotham Ames 1767, and d. 1768. 

28. Simeon S. T. D. and A. A. S. (s. of David 11) gra. H. U. 
1758, and settled in the ministry at Boston 1767, and m. Eliza- 
beth wid. of Dr. Jona. Mahew 177 1 ; (she was a Clarke) and 
had a son John Clarke, who gra. H. U. 1790, and settled in 
Boston, as a physician, and m. a Swan, and had a s. John Clarke 
gra. H. U. 1825. 

29. Capt. Eliakim (s. of David 11) m. Mary, D. of Seth How- 
ard 1759, and had Silvia 1761, Eliakim 1763, Keziah 1765 
Molly 1767, Simeon 1770, Martha 1772, Alpheus 1775, Susanna 
1776, Sarah 1778, John 1780, Uriel 1781. — Silvia m. Ebenezer 



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Bailey 1782. — Keziah m. Dea. Noah Edson 1802. — Molly m. 
Amasa Howard 1783, and afterwards Jonathan Howard 1798. — 
Martha m. James Newbury 1797. — Sarah m. Galen Howard 1799. 

30. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Jonathan 12) m. Jane, D. of Maj. 
Edward Howard 1746, and had Nathan 1746, Jonathan 1749, 
Gamaliel 1751, Bezaliel 1753, Thaddeus 1756, Artemas 1758, 
Sarah 1760, and Jane. — Artemas d. i8oq, not ni. — Sarah m. 
Caleb Packard 1782, and afterwards Caleb Loring 1802, and 
died in 1834, a widow. — Jane m. Luther Burr 1785. 

31. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 12) m. Phebe, D. of Jos- 
eph Ames 1756, and had Elizabeth 1756, d. 1812, Phebe 1759, 
Jona. 1767, Rowena 1771, Galen 1774, Salmon 1777. He d. 
1809. — Phebe m. Dan'l. Manly 1782. — Rowena m. Charles 
Lathrop 1788. 

32. Capt. Jesse (s. of Seth 15) m, Melatiah, D. of Samuel 
Dunbar 1761, and had Seth 1762, Perez 1765, Calvin 1768, Bar- 
nabas 1770, Jesse 1776, Lloyd 1778. She d. 1814. — Perez m. 
Hannah Lincoln of Scituate 1795. — Calvin m. Cloe Fuller of 
Attleboro' 1790. 

2,s- Ebenezer (s. of Seth 15) m. Silence, D. of Charles Snell 
1773, and had Cyrus 1774, Polly 1775, Susanna 1776, Charles 
1778, Aden 1780, Sybil 1782, Betsy 1784, Albert 1787, Ebenezer 
1790, Silence 1793. — This family lived near Easton. 

34. Nehemiah (s. of Dr. Abiel 16) m. Hannah Dean of 
Easton 1768, and had Abiel, Dean, Asa, Jepthah, Nathaniel, 
Hannah. This family lived in ornear Easton. Dean m. Polly 
Perkins 1800. — Jepthah m. Betsy, D. of Abijah Knapp 1804. — 
Hannah m. a Mitchell of E. 

35. John (s. of Dr. Abiel 16) m. Mercy, D. of William Fobes 
1768, lived in Easton and had a son Roland, and a D. who m. a 
Guild. — John, Jr., m. Silence Burr 1773. 

36. Daniel (s. of Dr. Abiel 16) m. Mary, D. -of Edmund 
Hayward 1772, and had Jason 1773, Ambrose 1775, Mary 1778. 
— He d. and his wid. m. Barnabas Dunbar 1784. — Jason studied 
law, but d. young at sea in the navy with Commodore Preble. — 
Ambrose went to Maine, and was a physician. 

37. Judge Daniel (s. of Col. Edward 18) m. Abigail, D. of 
Capt. Isaac Packard 1776 and had Betsy 1777, Francis 1778, 
Abigail 1779, Susannah 1781*, Daniel 1783, Mary 1784, Ellen 
1787, Sybil Porter 1789*, Lucy* and Lois 1791, John Edward 
1793, Jane 1795. She d. 1818; he 1832, as. 83. — Betsy m. Dr. 
Moses Baker 1803, and afterwards John Crafts. — Francis gra. 
B. U. 1797, and lived in Boston, and d. young, and not m. — 
Daniel d. 1814, not m. — Lois, d. single 1838. 

38. Edward (s. of Colonel Edward 18) m. Melly Howard of 
Braintree 1780, and had Walter 1780, Church*, Warren, Cyrus, 
Joshua, Edward, and two Ds., and went to Easton, thence to N. 
Y., and thence to Michigan. 



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39. Martin (s. of Col. Edward 18) m. Vashti, D. of Nathan 
Willis 1793, and had Frederick Augustus 1795*, William Henry 
1799, Maria Willis 1801, Lucia 1803, and John. He removed 
to Oakham, and thence to Dorchester; his w. d. 1830, — William 
H. m. a Willet, and lives in S. Boston. — Maria W. m. Geo. C. 
Thatcher of Boston. — John m. an Adams of Oakham, and lives 
in Dorchester. 

40. Capt. Benjamin B. (s. of Col. Edward 18) m. Olive, D. 
of Gamaliel Howard, 1810, and had Lucy 181 1, Azel 18 15, 
Benjamin 18 19. She d. and he m. a Mitchell of Newton. 

41. Charles (s. of Col. Edward 18) m. Betsy Wade of Han- 
son 1816, and had Charles Edw. 1820, William, Louisa, George. 

42. James (s. of James 19) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. Josiah 
Snell, 1775, and had Chloe 1777, Rhoda 1779, Reuel 1781, 
Marcus 1783, Parnel 1786, Vesta 1791. Marcus m. Jemima 
Hall 1814. — Parnel m. Edward Hayward 3d 1805. — Vesta m. 
Barzillai Hayward 181 1. 

43. Zephaniah (s. of James 19) m. Jennet, wid. of Allen 
Latham and D. of Hosea Dunbar of Halifax 1800, and had 
Charles Volney, Ize Annett 1804, John Jay 1807, Lewis Gibbon 
1810, Pliny Babbit 1812. — Charles Volney d. at Perry Co., 111., 
Nov. 28, 1838. 

44. Dea. Ichabod (s. of John 20) m. Molly, D. of Levi Keith, 
1794, and had Melinda 1796, Bethiah 1797, Linus 1799, Lysan- 
der 1802, Nancy 1804, Maria 1806, Henry 1808, David 1810, 
Mary Ann Keith 18 12. — Melinda m, Ozen Gurney 1820. — Be- 
thiah m. Martin Cary. 

45. Bela (s. of John 20) m. Mehitabel, D. of Col. Simeon 
Cary, 1782, and had Sibil 1784, who m. Oliver Dike 18 10. He 
d. and she m. Samuel Dike 1793. 

46. John (s. of John 20) m. Polly Gill of St. 1794, and had 
Eliza Gill 1801, Polly Hudson 1803. 

47. Rev. Zechariah (s. of Robert 21) gra. H. U. 1784. and 
settled at Canton 1787, and there died ; he m. Patty, D. of John 
S. Crafts, 1787, but left no children. 

48. Robert (s. of Robert 21) m. Susanna, D. of Jona. Per- 
kins, 1788, and had Rhoda 1790, Mira 1792, Lucia 1795, Noble 
1797*, Harrison 1801. Rhoda m. Col. Edward Southworth 
18 1 5. — Lucia m. Nathan Jones 1820. 

49. Darius (s. of Daniel, Esq., 22) m. Sophia D. of Jonas 
Howard 1804, and had Elmina 1804, Sophia and Darius* 1807. 
She d. 1807, and he m. Hulda, D. of Jonathan Cary, 1808, and 
had Cary 1809, Aurelia 1813, Frederick 1815, Darius 1817, 
Abigail 1820. 

50. George (s. of George 23) m. Parnel, D. of Thomas Ames, 
1777, and had Polly Brett 1777, Thomas 1781, Deborah 1783, 



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George 1786, Abigail 1788, Sidney 1791, Parnel 1795, Franklin 
1797, Betsy 1801, Patty 1803; he d. 1812, she 1819. Deborah 
m. Asa Whitman 1804. — George m. Sarah, D. of Daniel Manly, 
1808. — Abigail m. Solomon Reed 181 1. — Sidney m. Sally, D. of 
Caleb Alden, and he and George went to Lancaster. 

51. Col. Caleb (s. of George 23) m. Sylvia, D. of Daniel 
Alger, and had Hannah 1782, Apollos 1784, Abigail 1786, Silvia 

1788, Vesta 1790, Chloe 1793, Nancy 1795, Welcome 1797. Olive 
1799, Caleb 1802, Thomas Jefferson 1804. She d. 1819, and he 
m. Abigail, D. of Isachar Snell, Esq., 1820; he d. 1831. — Han- 
nah m. Zibeon Crafts 1799. — Abigail m. Daniel Howard 1805. — 
Silvia m. Cyrus Howard 1809. — Vesta m. a Torrey. — Nancy m. 
Azor Packard 1815. — Olive m. John Wales 1820. — Caleb m. 
Polly Tilden. 

52. Asaph, Esq., (s. of George 23) m. Phebe, D. of Luke 
Perkins, 1789, and had Phebe 1791, Polly 1793, Martin 1795, 
Asaph 1797, Azel 1799, and went to Minot, Me. 

53. Nehemiah (s. of George 23) m. Sally, D. of William 
Curtis 1791, and had Hannah 1792, Sally 1793, Seba 1795, 
Caleb 1797, Polly 1800, Deborah W. 1803, Roxelana R. 1805, 
Abigail C. 1809. — Hannah m. Ambrose Leach 18 15. — Sally m. 
Jonas Hartwell 1820. — Polly m. Benjamin Marshall 1820. 

54. Oliver (s. of Barnabas, Esq., 26) m. Susanna, D. of Thos. 
Reynolds 1780, and had Parnel 1782, Oliver 1784, Daniel 1785, 
Emily 1786, Bernice 1787, Lois 1792, Otis 1792, Mehitabel 1794, 
Betsy 1796. The mother d. 1817. — Parnel m. James Ford 1800. 
— Daniel m. Abigail, D. of Caleb Howard, Esq., 1805. — Emily 
m. Apollos Howard. — Bernice m. Zophar Field 181 1. — Lois m, 
Samuel Linfield of Randolph 1812. — Mehitabel m. Chas. Cope- 
land 1816. — Betsy m. Robert Packard. — Otis m. Reuma South- 
worth 1818. 

55. Daniel (s. of Barnabas, Esq., 26) m. Silence, D. of Thos. 
Packard, and had Polly, Selina, Relief. — Polly m. John Hol- 
brook of St. 1801. — Selina m. Robt. Swan Holbrook of St. 1800. 
— Relief m. Benjamin Capen of St. 1805. 

56. Jonas (s. of Barnabas, Esq., 26) m. Abigail, D. of Nathan 
Packard, 1784, and had Sophia 1785, Rowena 1787, Barnabas 

1789, Jonas 1791, Anna 1794, Louisa 1798, Lydia 1800, Edwin 

1803, Angelina 1806, Sophia 1810. — Sophia m. Darius Howard 

1804, and d. 1807. — Rowena m. Simeon Cary 1806. — Anna m. 
Charles Littlefield of St. 182 1. — Louisa m. Loring H. Thayer of 
Randolph. — Lydia m. Darius Littlefield. 

57. Capt. Gideon, Esq., (s. of Barna., Esq., 26) m. Molly, D. 
of Nathan Willis, 1788, and had Gideon 1789, Austin 1791, 
Martha 1793, Adeline 1796, Lucy 1798, Albert 1800, Mary 1803, 
Elijah 1805, Betsy 1807, Francis 1809, Nathan Willis 1812. — 



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Gideon m. Sibil, D. of John Harris of A. 181 1. — Austin m. 
Abig. Crane of St. 1819. — Martha m. Daniel H, Gary 1812. — 
Adeline m. Samuel Harris of A. 1815. — Lucy m. Lot Rlanchard 
of St. 18 1 7. — Mary m. Zion Packard. 

58. David (s. of David 27) m. Molly, D. of Jonathan King- 
man 1778, and had Molly 1781, Keziah 1783, Azubah 1786, 
Hannah 1789, Sally 1791*. His wife d. and he m. Rebecca, D. 
of Nathan Whitman, 1791, and had David 1792, Huldah 1794, 
Algernon Sidney 1796. He then removed to Tam worth, N. H., 
and had three wives more, viz. : wid. Abigail, late wife of Wm. 
Snell and D. of Eleazar Alden, Miss Roberts, and another wid. 
— Azubah m. Ford Whitman, Esq. 

59. Gapt. Amasa (s. of David 27) m. Molly, D. of Gapt. 
Eliakim Howard, 1783, and had Katy 1784, Arabella 1787, 
Adonis 1795, Amasa 1797. He d. and his widow m. Jonathan 
Howard 1798. — Katy m. Mark Lathrop, Jr., 1805. — Arabella 
m. Benjamin Eaton of Boston, 1805. — Adonis was a Preacher of 
the New Jerusalem, Gh. 

60. Abiel (s. of David 27) m. Keziah, D. of Samuel Bartlett, 
1798, and had Jantha 1799, Lewis 1802. 

61. Simeon (s. of Gapt. Eliakim 29) m. Hannah, D. of Sam'l 
Bartlett, 1794, and had Harrison 1794, Maria 1797, Davis 1800, 
Ansel 1803. She d. 1805, and he m. Bathsheba, D. of Ephraim 
Jackson 1807, and had Hannah Bartlett 1809, 

62. Alpheus (s. of Gapt. Eliakim 29) m. Sally, D. of Gapt. 
Leavitt Thayer, 1803, and had Nancy 1805, Thomas 1807, Jane 
1810, Leavitt T. 1813, Lewis 1816. 

63. Uriel (s. of Gapt. Eliakim 29) m. Lucy Barnes 1816, and 
had James 1816, Lucy 18 18. 

64. Nathan (s. of Nathan 30) m. Susanna, D. of Henry 
Howard of Easton, and had Abiel 177 1, Nathan 1772, Alfred 
1774, Reul 1776, Lewis 1778, Lucinda 1780, Jane 1782, Bezaliel 
1785, Phebe 1787, Gyril 1789; he d. 1833, ai. 87. — Nathan m. 
Lydia Gopeland 1799, and went to Winthrop. — Lucinda m. 
John Hartwell 1801. 

65. Jonathan (s. of Nathan 30) m, Martha, D. of Nathan 
Willis, 1774, and had Anne 1777, Edwin 1779, Jennet 1783, 
Gharles 1786, Sarah 1788, Sophia 1790, Jonathan 1805. — Anne 
m. Daniel Grane, Esq., 1801. — Sarah m. Ichabod Macomber of 
Easton 1806. — Sophia m. Nathaniel S. Spooner, Esq., of New- 
Bedford 18 1 2. 

66. Gamaliel (s. of Nathan 30) m. Olive Babbit, D. of James 
Howard's 2d w. by her first husband, 1775, and had Lucy 1786, 
Olive 1788, Azel 1791 ; d. 18 13, ae. 22. — Lucy m. Nathan Church 
1810, and d. 1813. — Olive m. Gapt. Benjamin B. Howard 1810. 

67. Bezaliel S. T. D. and A. A. S. (s. of Nathan 30) gra. H. U. 
178 1, and settled in the ministry at Springfield 1784, and there 



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m. a D. of Jonathan Dwight, and had a D. Lucinda Dwight. 
His w. d. and he then m. a Williams, and had John and Charles, 
who m. sisters, Ds. of Col. Thomas Dwight; he d. 1838. Lu- 
cinda m. Samuel Orne, Esq., and had William Wetmore, who 
m. Lucy Dwight — Sophia, who m. Charles Chapin of Brattle- 
boro', Vt. 

68. Thaddeus (s. of Nathan 30) m. Keziah, D. of Jonathan 
Ames 1785, and had Thaddeus 1786, Bathsheba 1788, Harriot 
1794, Keziah 1798, d. 1817 ; Mary 1801. — Keziah, the mother, 
d. 1811, and he m. Seabury, wid. of Hartwell Keith, 1813; he 
d. 1813. — Thaddeus m. Silvia Lathrop 1810. — Harriot m. Davis 
Keith 1820. — Bathsheba m. Spencer Lathrop 1812. — and d. 1813. 

69. Jonathan (s. of Capt. Jonathan 31) m. Abigail Packard 
1794, and had Ruhamah 1795, Walter 1797. 

70. Galen (s. of Capt. Jonathan 31) m. Sarah, D. of Captain 
Eliakim Howard 1799, and had Rowena 1800, Freeman 1803, 
Harriot 1805, Galen 1806, Jonathan 1808, Hiram 1811, Waldo 

1814, William Henry 1816, Elbridge 1820. 

71. Salmon (s. of Capt. Jonathan 31) m. Amelia, D. of Capt. 
Ephraim Snell, 1799, and had Chelsias 1800, Anna Keith 1803, 
Ephraim Snell 1805, Asenath 1808, Bathsheba Ann 1810, Mar- 
tha Fobes 1813, Amelia 1815, Salmon W'ilkes 1818. 

72. Capt. Seth (s. of Capt. Jesse 32) m. Desire, D. of Jona- 
than Bailey, 1782, and had Stillman 1785, Everett Ward 1789, 
Seth 1792, Roland Bailey 1795, Aurelia 1797, Lucretia 1800. — 
He went to Me. 

73. Jesse (s. of Capt. Jesse 32) m. Parnel, D. of Dea. Elijah 
Snell 1799, and had Elijah Snell 1806, Susanna 1808, Mary 
Ann 1810. 

74. Capt. Lloyd (s. of Capt. Jesse 32) m. Abigail, D. of Dea. 
Elijah Snell, 1796, and had Abigail 1797, Caroline 1799, Bezer 
1801, Louisa 1803, John Eliot 1805, Lloyd 1807, Rhoda 18 10, 
Samuel Nelson 1813 ; he d. 1838. 

75. John Edward, Esq., (s. of Judge Daniel 37) gra. B. U. 

18 1 5, m. Harriet M., D. of Capt. Asa Pratt 1821, and had Har- 
riet Augusta and John Edward. 

76. Thomas (s. of George 50) m. Hepzibah, D. of Dr. Elea- 
zar Carver, 1810, and had Mary Ann 1815, Elam 1817, and 
others perhaps ; his D. m. Daniel Crane. 

77. Apollos (s. of Col. Caleb 51) m. Olive, D. of Maj. Daniel 
Cary 1802, and afterwards Emily, D. of Oliver Howard, and 
has a family. 

78. Oliver (s. of Oliver 54) m. Lucy, D. of Ephraim Sturte- 
vant, 1808, and had Abigail 1809, Willard 181 1, Rufus Emery 
1813, Elizabeth 1816. 



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79. Alfred (s. of Nathan 64) m. Hannah, D. of Isaac Hart- 
well, 1799, and had Orynthia 1801, Rhoda Lathrop 1803, 
Lucinda 1804, Jane 1807. 

80. Edwin, Esq., (s. of Jonathan 65) m. Sally Cole of Scitu- 
ate 1803, and had Edwin 1804, Jonathan 1806, David 1807, 
Sarah 1808. She d. 181 1, and he m. Betsy Spooner of M. 1812; 
he d. 1820. 

81. Jonathan (s. of Joshua of Randolph); his mother was 
Colonel Edward Howard's last wife ; m. Molly, widow of Capt. 
Amasa Howard and D. of Capt. Eliakim Howard, 1798, and 
had Amasa 1799, Celestia 1801, Mary Beal 1803, Sidney 1805, 
Eliakim 1807, Sophia 18 10; he d. 1833. — Celestia m. John A. 
Whiting. — Mary B. m. Stephen Otis Copeland. 

82. Asa (s. of Benjamin Howard of Randolph) b. 1776, set- 
tled in N. B. 1802, and m. Eunice, D. of Isaac Thayer, and had 
Ephraim 1798, Samuel 1800, Charles 1803, Isaac Thayer 1805 ; 
d. 1822 ; Mary Ann 1808, Asa 1813* Asa 1815*, Elizabeth 1818, 
and Martha Jane 1820; he d. 1828. — Ephraim m. Lydia, D. of 
James Cary, 182 i. — Samuel m. Mary Carlton and went to Ran- 
dolph, but returned again. — Charles m. Lavinia Round. — Mary 
Ann m. William Faxon. 

Mehitabel m. Benjamin Holmes of Norton 1783. — Eunice of 
Braintree m. Abia Packard 1764. — Theodora of Braintree m. 
Seth Edson 1784. — Sarah m. Cyrus Perkins 1787. — Joshua of 
Sidney m. Zilphar Reynolds 1805. — Tabitha of St. m. Oliver 
Hayward 1786. — James of M. m. Charity Blossom 1802. — Ethan 
of E. m. Julia Packard 1814. — Eleanor of Plymouth m. Charles 
Hayward 1797. — A Howard of Dart. m. Content, D. of Jona. 
Sprague. — Albee m. Abigail, D. of Dea, Nathan Alger. 18 14, 
and had James Lyman 1816. 

HUDSON. — William Hudson (from Lancaster or what is now 
probably Leominster) settled in W. B. and m. Experience, D. of 
John Willis ; his will dated 1728 ; no children ; his wife and Dr. 
Joseph Byram Ex's. ; he was a mason, and built Rev. Mr. Keith's 
tomb. — VVilliam Hudson was made free at Boston 163 1, and al- 
lowed to keep an ordinary (tavern) there 1640 ; he was probably 
the ancestor of all the Hudsons here. — Daniel Hudson and wife 
and two daughters were killed by the Indians at Lancaster 1697. 

2. Daniel (brother of William i) m. Mary, D. of William 
Orcutt 1697, and settled in S. B., and had Mary 1701, Daniel 
1704, William 1707. He m. Abigail wid. of John Fobes 1739 ; 
he d. 1750, a. 73 ; she 1762. — Mary m. Isaac Lazell 1719. 

3. Daniel (s. of Daniel 2) m. Mary, D. of John Fobes, and 
had Mary 1727, Abigail 1730, Reliance 1733, Daniel 1738, 
Nathan 1741, John 1743. The father d. 1775, *• 7^' ^^^ 1786, 
ae. 81. — Mary m, Dea. Nathan Alden 1750. — Abigail m. John 



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Howard of N. B. 1752. — Reliance m. Samuel Billings 1756. — 
Daniel went westward. 

4. William (s. of Daniel 2) m. Sarah, D. of John Fobes 1737, 
and had Sarah 1738, Silence 1740, Barzillai 1741, William 1743, 
Edward 1745, Marah 1747, Asa 1749, Eli 1751. She d. 1789; 
he 1796, re. 87. — Sarah m. John Ward of Middletown, Ct., 1768 ; 
— Silence m. Ebenezer Soule of Plympton 1764, and d. 1835, ae. 
94 and 8 months. — Marah m. Asaph Soule of Plympton 1767. 
— Barzillai went to Hartford, Ct. and was a respectable book- 
seller and printer there; Prentiss Mellen, C. J. of S. J. Court, 
Me. m. one of his Ds. — Edward went to New Braintree. — Asa 
removed also. 

5. Nathan (s. of Daniel 3) m. Betty, D. of Capt. Joseph Gan- 
nett 1767; she d. 1777, X. 28; and he m. Ann Gibbs of Sand- 
wich 1777, and had Betty 1779, who m. Rev. William Briggs 
1799, who settled in the ministry at Kittery but now lives in E. 
B. — Ann, the mother, d. 1831, a;. 81, he d. 1834, ae. 93. 

6. John (s. of Daniel 3) m. Bethiah, D. of Dr. Isaac Otis 
1769, and had Mary 1770, Mehitabel 1772, Otis 1774, Hannah 
1777, Daniel 1779, Abigail 1782, Melzar 1784, Susanna 1788, 
Isaac 1791, Bethiah. He d. 1819, x. 77 ; she 1825, se. 78. — 
Mary m. John Q. Keith 1792. — Mehitabel m. Jonathan King- 
man 1793. — Otis, a Bachelor. — Hannah m. Cyrus Edson 1797. 
— Abigail m. Jonathan Snell 1809. — Melzar m. Lucinda, D. of 
Mark Phillips 18 18, and has a family. — Susanna m. Martin 
Whitman 1815. — Isaac m. Molly, D. of John Wade 1819, and 
has a family. — Bethiah m. Nicholas Wade 1823. 

7. William (s. of William 4) m. Lucy, D. of Ebenezer King- 
man 1767, and had Lucy 1769, Melzar 1771, Barzillai and others. 
He removed from town. — Col. Barzillai lived in Boston. 

8. Eli (s. of William 4) m. Sarah, D. of Thomas Perkins 1774, 
and had Thomas 1776, Asa 1778, Ovid 1781, Eli 1783, Sally 
1785, William 1787, Selah 1790, Olive 1793. — Asa m. Deborah 
Osborn 1803. — He had another s. by the name of Eli, who set- 
tled in Randolph, and whose son m. Hannah, D, of Zebulun 
Willis. 

9. Daniel (s. of John 6) m. Patty, D. of Capt. Ephraim Snell 
1806, and had John Otis 1807, Semantha Snell 1810, Sarah 
Ann 1812, Lucy 1813. His wife d. and he m. Betsy wid. of 
David Waterman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt 1822 ; he d. 1838. 

HYDE. — I. The Rev. Ephraim Hyde of Reheboth, m. 
Mary, D. of the Rev. John Angier 1767, and had Ephraim, John, 
Samuel, Ezra, and Mary ; he d. and she, with her children re- 
turned to E. B. ; she d. 1788, te. 48. — John is a physician and 
he and Samuel went to Freeport, Me. — Mary d. 1790, ae. 15. 

2. Ephraim (s. of the above) m. Mary Dresser of Pomfret, 
Ct., 1794, and settled in E. B. and had Mary 1795, Ledyard 



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1796*, Eliza 1798, Augustus 1801, Nathan Dresser 1803, Orinda 
Carpenter 1805*; he d. Aug. 28, 1834, re. 65. — Mary d. single 
1836, ct. 41. — Eliza m. Wallace Rust, Esq. — August was a mari- 
ner and d. at sea 1839. — Nathan D. m. Elizabeth C, U. of 
Nahum Mitchell 1833. 

3. Ezra (s. of Ephraim i) m. Martha, D. of Joseph Ames 
1805, and lived and d. in Boston, and had Mary Angler, William 
A., Joseph A., Martha W., Armelia W., Margaret P., and Han- 
nah S. ; the mother and children returned to S. B. — Mary A. 
m. Dr. Samuel Alden. 

INGLEE OR INGELL.— James Inglee (from Mido.) m. Ke- 
ziah, D. of John Richards 1787, and lived in W. B., and had 
"Clarissa Richards 1788; he d. 1816. — Clarissa m. Luther Hay- 
ward, Jr., 18 1 2. 

Jane Inglee m. Nathan Orcutt 1781. — Solomon Inglee of 
Halifax m. Bathsheba, D. of Hugh Orr 1783 and lived and d. 
in Plymouth. 

JACKSON. — I. Ephraim Jackson m. Lydia Leach 1736, 
and went to Wrentham. 

Joanna Jackson m. David Packard 1764, Priscilla Jackson m. 
Isaac Brett 1765. Hopestill Jackson m. Micah Gurney 1765. — 
Lydia Jackson m. James Keith 1743. — Mary m. Ebenezer Willis 
1753. — Lydia, D. of Ephraim m. Nathan Packard 1758. — Some 
others of these might be Ds. of Ephraim perhaps. 

2. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim i) m. Bathsheba, D. of John 
Trask 1765, and had Asa 1765, Oliver 1767, Caleb 1769, Lydia 
1771, Bathsheba 1772, George Washington 1776, Rhoda 1778, 
Calvin 1779, Clarissa 1780. His wife d. and he m. Hannah 
Delano 1784 and had Barnard, Lucy, Polly; he d. 18 14. — Asa 
went westward. — Bathsheba m. Simeon Howard 1807. — Rhoda 
m. a Dunston. — Clarissa m. Mayhew Packard 1801. — Lucy m. 
Sullivan Packard 1805. — Lydia was also m. — George W. m. 
Molly Briggs of Halifax 1804 where he lived. — Barnard m. 
Bathsheba D. of Jonathan Keith 1808. 

3. Capt. Oliver (s. of Ephraim 2) m. Olive, D. of Capt. 
Zechariah Gurney 1807, and had Benjamin Franklin 1807, 
Henry 181 1, Alpheus Gurney 1813. 

4. Caleb (s. of Ephraim 2) m. Zervia, D. of Jonathan Keith, 
1801, and had Mary Keith 1801, Hannah 1804, Adeline 1807, 
Elizabeth 1809, Jonathan Keith 1812, Thomas 18 14, Samuel 
i8i8. He removed to Maine. 

5. Calvin (s. of Ephraim 2) m. Sally Godfrey 18 10, and had 
Nahum Hodges 1812, Ophelia Rosseter 1814, Mary Godfrey 
1815, Hector Varnum 1818. 

6. Widow Thankful Jackson of Abington m. Seth Keith 
1775 ; she was a Studley of Hanover, and wid. of Michael Jack- 



210 JAMESON.— JENKINS.— JENNINGS. 

son of Abington, whom she m. 1759, and by whom she had 
Henry and Sally. Henry Jackson m. Mehitabel, D. of Jonathan 
Alden 1786. — Sally m. James Willis 1786, and both went to 
Minot — The wid. Thankful became a wid. a 2d time and d. 
1815, re. 78. 

Hannah m. Barnabas Keith 177 i, Silvia m. Asa Wilbur 1783. 
— John Atwood Jackson m. Keziah Benson 1815. 

JACOB. — Samuel Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Howard, 
and had Seth 182 1. 

JAMESON. — I. William Jameson m. Eunice, D. of Eben- 
ezer Packard 1780, and had Sarah 1781, Ebenezer 1782, Eunice 
1788, William 1790. 

2. Robert Jamieson, a Scotchman, lived several years with 
the Hon. Hugh Orr, but returned to Scotland, and became a 
very rich merchant. 

JENKINS. — Meritt Jenkins (grandson probably of David of 
Abington who came from Scituate and m. Elizabeth Meritt 1741) 
m. Lydia, D. of John Brown, and settled in E. B., and John W. 
1808, Lydia 181 1, Betsy 1813. 

David was s. of Edward, and g. s. of Edward, who was in 
Scituate as early as 1646. Widow Keziah m. Levi French 1805. 
— Charles m. Joanna Collier of Scituate 1785, and his ss. William 
and Noble Everett settled in Boston. — Lucy Jenkins m. Sam'l. 
Bartlett 1785. 

JENNINGS. — I. Richard Jennings (from Sandwich, per- 
haps) m. Mary Bassett, and settled in S. B., and hnd Joseph, 
Samuel 1703; Ephraim, Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, and Hannah 
were also his children, probably; he d. 1751; his w. 1734. — 
Joseph d. 1756. — Elizabeth m. Wm. Ames 1721. — Anne m. John 
Cavener (or Carver) 17 18. — Mary m. John Tobey 1710. — Han- 
nah m. Joseph Leonard 17 12. 

2. Ephraim (s. of Richard) m. Deliverance, D. of Thomas 
Washburn 1719, and had Mary 1720, Ephraim 1722, Sarah 1728. 

Richard Jennings, ancestor of the above, probably, put him- 
self to Robert Bartlett of Plymouth 1635, ^^ ^^ apprentice for 9 
years. — Richard of B. had a legacy in Francis Godfrey's will 
1666, and was called "kinsman" by Wm. Bassett, Jr., of Sand- 
wich 1694. 

JOHNSON. — I. Isaac Johnson, Esq., of Hingham, m. Abiah, 
or Abial, or Abihail, wid. of Isaac Lazell and D. of John 
Leavitt, and had David, Solomon, Daniel, and probably James, 
Deborah and Rebecca. He then came and settled in W. B. a. 
1700, and had Sarah 1702, John 1705, Joseph 1707, d. 1730, 
Benjamin 17 11, Mary 17 16. He was a captain, a representa- 
tive, and a magistrate, and was born 1668; d. 1735; she was 
born 1667, and had Isaac Lazell and Abihail Lazell by her first 



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husband. — James m. Jane, I), of Isaac Harris and removed to 
Middleton, Conn. — Deborah m. Benjamin Perry of Sandwich 
1723. — Rebecca, called of Hingham, m. Jonathan Washburn 
1 7 19. — Sarah m. Solomon Pratt 1719. — Mary m. James Hooper 
1737- 

2. Capt. David (s. of Isaac i) m. Rebeckah, D. of John 
Washburn 17 19, and had Isaac ^721, David 1724, Mary 1729, 
Sarah 1732, Rebecca 1734. — Sarah m. Joseph Packard 1748. — 
Rebecca m. Ezra Edson 1756. 

3. Solomon (s. of Isaac 1) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Edson 
1723, and had Susanna 1723, Seth 1733, Josiah 1^735, Nathan 
1738, Mary 1740; he d. 1771, ae. 76, she 1779. — Susanna m. 
Jonathan Lathrop of E. 1747. — Seth went to St. — Mary of St. m. 
James Lovell 1761. — Jacob Johnson of St. m. Mercy Snow 1760. 

4. Judge Daniel (s. of Isaac 1) m. Betty, D. of James Latham 
1726, and had James 1728, Isaiah 1734, Leavitt 1736. — Perhaps 
he had a 2d wife Bethiah, D. of John Pryor, and had John 
Pryor; d. 1741 ; Betty, and Daniel 1747. — James and Leavitt d. 
bachelors. — Betty d. single 1782. — Daniel grad. H. U. 1767, 
and settled in the ministry at Harvard 1769, and d. there Sept. 
23, 1777. 

5. Maj. John (s. of Isaac i) m. Peggy, D. of Col. John Hol- 
man 1731, and had Sarah 1733, Abial 1735, Lewis 1738, Pa- 
tience 1744, Joseph 1747, Content 1749, Calvin 1751. She d. 
1757, he 1770. He had probably a 2d w. Esther. — Abiel m. 
John Alger 1754, and afterwards Ebenezer Pratt 1758. — Lewis 
lived in St. — Content m. Capt. Jacob Thomas of M. — Lewis 
Johnson m. Betsy Sturtevant 1799. 

6. Benjamin (s. of Isaac 1) m. Ruth, D. of Col. John Hol- 
man 1732, and had Ruth 1736, Benjamin 1739, Rhoda 1743, 
William 1753; shed. 1764, a;. 48, he 1768, ae. 58. — Ruth m. 
Stephen Richardson. — Benjamin d. in the army. — Rhoda m. 
Winslow Richardson 1763. — William m. Jane, D, of James 
Robinson 1779, and had Ruth Holman 1780, and then to Cum- 
mington, and thence to Cincinnati. 

7. Maj. Isaac (s. of Capt. David 2) m. Mary, D. of Thomas 
Willis, and had Huldah 1745, T4iomas 1747, Elizabeth 1749, 
Mary 1751, Isaac 1754, Rebecca 1758; he d. 1807. — Huldah 
m. Silvanus Ames 1768, and afterwards John Willis 1784. — 
Elizabeth m. Elijah Ames 1769. — Mary m. Jonathan Hayward 
1769. — Rebecca m. David Ames 1781, and d. 1834. 

8. David (s. of Capt. David 2) m. Susanna, D. of John Willis, 
Esq. 1743, and had Willis 1744, Daniel 1746, and Susanna 1748. 
His wife d. 1750, he m. Parnel, D. of Joseph Packard 1751. — 
He went to Brookfield, his sons to Westmoreland. — Susanna 
m. Samuel Cony, Jr., of Easton 1770. 



*2i2 JOHNSON. 

9. Josiah (s. of Solomon 3) m. Azubah, D. of Ephraim Cary, 
and had Solomon, Josiah, Nathan; he d. 1812, a;. 75 ; she 1816, 
£e. 76. — Solomon m. Sally, D. of Gain Robinson 1788, and 
moved first to Mendon, and afterwards westward, and finally to 
Rhode Island. 

10. Isaiah (s. of Judge Daniel 4.) m. Ruth, D. of Eliphalet 
Leonard of E. 1757, and had James, Daniel, Cyrus, and proba- 
bly Ruth and Betty. — James m. Sally, D. of Eleazar Washburn 
1798, and went to Easton and then to Maine. — Daniel m. Mary 
Barker of Hanson, and lived in Portland, and finally went to 
the city of N. York, and settled there as an attorney. — Cyrus 
was a physician, went to Maine, and afterwards to N. Bedford, 
and m. Henrietta, D. of Dea. Isaac Lazell : Isaiah, the father 
and his brother Leavitt both d. in Me. 

11. Joseph (s. of Maj. John 5) m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph 
Alger 1771, and had Susanna 1772, Vesta, Alfred 1776, Bethiah, 
Joseph 1 78 1, Calvin 1783, Daniel 1786, Peggy, Martin 1791. — 
Susanna m. Isaac Alger 1788. — The father, Joseph, d. and his 
estate was settled by Nathaniel Perkins 1792, and the family 
removed to Maine. — Alfred m. Naomi, D. of Nathaniel Perkins 
probably 1801. — Bethiah m. Samuel Lathrop 1799. 

12. Thomas (s. of Maj. Isaac 7) m. Molly, D. of Maj. Daniel 
Lathrop 1771 and had Polly 1774, Rhoda 1776, Rebecca 1778, 
Thomas 1780, Daniel 1783, Huldah 17S5; he d. 1834; as. 86. — 
Polly m. Nathan Johnson 1789. — Rhoda m. John Atwood 1797. 
Rebecca m. Rufus Perkins 1797. — Thomas m. Hannah, D. of 
Thomas Hayward 1809. — Daniel gra. B. U. 1806, and settled in 
the ministry at Yarmouth, and m. Maria, D. of Simeon Samp- 
son. — Huldah m. Ansel Hayward 1807. 

13. Isaac (s. of Maj. Isaac 7) m. Mary Wright of Marshfield 
1786, and had Nahum, Isaac, Polly Lathrop. — Polly L. m. Sil- 
vanus Walker 1819. — Isaac m. a Porter of Halifax. 

14. Josiah (s. of Josiah 9) m. Eunice, D. of Isaac Allen 1784, 
and had Polly, Sally, Zebina, Eunice; his wife d. 1792, m. 26; 
and he m. Olive, wid. of Daniel Orcutt, and D. of Benjamin 
Whitman 1793, and had Rhoda 1797, Sidney 1799. He d. 1836, 
she 1828 a;. 63. Polly m. Galen Hersey of A. 18 13. — Sally m. 
Nathaniel Ramsdell 18 12. — Rhoda m. Cotton Bates of Wey- 
mouth 18 1 7. 

15. Nathan (s. of Josiah 9) m. Polly, D. of Thomas Johnson 
1789, and had Nathan, Polly, Rebecca Perkins, Josiah, Daniel 
1804, Harrison, and Azubah; he d. 1821, se. 52; she 1824, x. 
50. — Daniel was killed in the cotton factory 1816, ae. 12. — Polly 
m. Eliphalet Edson 18 10. — Harrison lives in Boston, Azubah 
m. Chester Cooley 18 12. 

16. Capt. Zebina (s. of Josiah 14) m. and has a family. 



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Major Seth Johnson and family (from Boston; originally from 
Kingston) lived awhile in E. B., where he d. 1826, ae. 67. — Wm. 
Johnson of Taunton m. wid. Mary Owen 1782. — Mason Johnson 
m. Elizabeth Fuller 1790. — Mary Johnson of Kingston m. Capt. 
Abisha Stetson 182 1. 

JONES. — Capt. Asa Jones (s. of Nathan Jones of Raynham) 
settled in North Bridgewater, m. Rachel, D. of Jeremiah Beal 
1792, and had Nathan, Rosseter, Augustus, Asa, Sally; his wife 
d. and he m. Charity, D. of Mark Perkins 1806. — Nathan m. 
Lucia, D. of Robert Howard 1820. — Rosseter m. a Marshall. — 
Sally m. John Thompson i8ig. 

Simeon Jones of Pembroke m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Levi 
Washburn 1803, and his sons John and Simeon live in E. B. — 
Joseph Jones m. Elizabeth Eames 1787. — Nancy Jones m. Elea- 
zar Carver 2d 1787.— Freeman Jones m. Nabby Leach 1792. — - 
Polly Jones m. Isaac Whiting 1804. — Lurana Jones of Pem- 
broke m. Joel Edson, his 2d wife, 1820. — Samuel Jones m. 
Nabby Benson 181 1. 

JOSLYN. — I. Joseph Joslyn of Bridgewater (that part 
probably which is now Abington) m. Sarah Ford 1702 ; his will 
dated 1726; his ss. Joseph, Ebenezer, 1709, Abraham 1716; 
Ds. Hannah, Beatrice, Mary, Sarah, 1703. — Joseph was absent 
and his legacies and bequests were on condition he should re- 
turn. — Joseph the father d. 1726; Sarah, the mother, d. 1734. 

2. Ebenezer (s. of Joseph i) m. Esther Hearsey 1733, and 
had Mary 1733, Sarah 1735*, Sarah 1736. 

3. Abraham (s. of Joseph i) m. Rebecca Tirrell 1741, and 
had Joseph 1742. 

4. Joseph Joslyn settled in East Bridgewater near Hanson 
and Halifax, and m. Deborah, D. of John Hatch 1785, and had 
Deborah Hatch, Earl, Cyrus. — Deborah H. m. Marcus Howe 
1813. — Earl m. Anne Brewster 1814. — Cyrus m. a D. of Micah 
White, Jr. 

Rebecca of Pem. m. Bezer Ames 1791. — Eunice of Pem. m. 
Dea. Joseph Kingman 1791. 

KEEN. — I. Lemuel Keen (from Pembroke) lived awhile in 
E. B. ; had Jane, Josiah, Charles, Samuel, and Meribah. — Jane 
m. Matthew Allen 1786. — Meribah m. Bradford Mitchell, his 
2d w. 1801. 

2. Josiah (s. of Lemuel i) m. Hannah S., D. of Ezra Whit- 
man 1792, and had Calvin Whitman bap. 1795, and Hannah 
Shaw bap. 1800, after her father's death; the wid. m. Constant 
Hayward 1808. — Calvin W. m. Jane, D. of Hugh Orr 181 2, and 
had Mary Bass, Calvin Whitman, and Isabella Orr, and d. 1824 
ae. 31. — Hannah S. m. Hugh Orr, Jr. 

3. Charles (s. of Lemuel i) m. Celia, D. of Gushing Mitchell 
1802, and had Warren, d. 1827, x. 25, Maria Newton, and Lu- 



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cretia, and d. 1815, ae. 39. — Maria m. Seth Bryant. — Newton 
lives in Boston. — Lucretia m. Levi Churchill, Jr. 

4. Dea. Samuel (s. of Lemuel i) m. Margaret O., D. of An- 
thony W. Clift 1804, and had Samuel, Margaret, Sarah Jane, 
Lusanna, Harriet, and Mary. — Samuel m. Rhoda, D. of Eleazar 
Churchill. — Margaret m. Isaac Nutter. — Sarah J. m. Arvin Hol- 
brook. 

Joseph Keen m. Rhoda, D. of Daniel French 18 15. — Eliza- 
beth Keen lived in B. 1747 ; she had been a Wid. Turner. 

KEITH. — Rev. James Keith, a Scotchman, was the first 
Minister of Bridgewater; was educated at Aberdeen, in Scot- 
land; came over 1662, at about 18 years of age; ordained Feb. 
1664; m. Susanna, D. of his deacon, Samuel Edson, and had 
James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy, John, Josiah, Margaret, Mary, 
Susanna. He m. a 2d wife, Mary, wid. of Thomas Williams of 
Taunton, 1707; d. July 23, 1719, £e. 76. — Margaret m. a Hunt. 
— Mary m. Ephraim Howard. — Susanna m. Maj. Jonathan 
Howard, and d. young without children. It is said that his 
first sermon was delivered from a rock in Mill Pasture, so 
called, near the river. 

2. James (s. of James i) and his wife Mary had James 1696, 
Mary i6g8, Gershom 1701, Israel 1703, Faithful 1704, Esther 
1707, Jane 1709, Simeon 1712; his inventory 1741. He re- 
moved to Mendon a. 17 19. — John Keith of Thompson, Conn., 
who d. 1833, £e. 76, was probably one of his descendants. James 
and Noah were probably his gr. ss. James had 2 ss., Josiah 
and Aaron, and another who went to Milford.— Noah had 2 ss., 
Chapin and Abijah, who both went to Barre, Vt. ; Chapin was 
High Sheriff there. 

3. Joseph (s. of James i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. Edward 
Fobes, and had Anna 1695, Susanna 1697, Joseph 1699, Jemima 
1701, Eleazar 1703, Abigail 1705, Ephraim 1707, Ichabob 

1709, Martha 1711, Mary 1713, Elizabeth 1715; his will 1730; 
her's 1757 ; she made Constant Southworth her ex'or. Anna 
m. Capt. Ebenezer Alden 17 17. — Susanna m. Jonathan Cary 
1717, and d. young. — Jemima m. Dea. James Packard 1722. — 
Eleazar m. Keziah, D. of Henry Kingman, 1726, settled in 
Easton, and had Lemuel, Seth, and perhaps other children. — • 
Abigail m. Robert Howard 1725. — Martha m. Constant South- 
worth 1734. — Ichabod left a wid. Lydia, but no children. — She 
m. a Dr. Jones of Abington for her 2d husband. — Mary m. Jona- 
than Kingman 1732. — Eliz. m. Samuel Lathrop 1731. He was 
ex'or. of his father's will, and had his homestead, and was Rep- 
resentative 1726. 

4. Samuel (s. of James i) m. Bethiah, D. of Dea. Edw. Fobes, 
1703, and had Constant 1703, Amos 1705, Samuel 1707, Bethiah 

17 10, Susanna 17 14, Ebenezer 17 16, Robert 17 18, Jane 1720, 



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Benjamin 1723. He lived in S. B., and d. 1750. — Constant m. 
Tliomas Hayward of Tit — Bethiah m. John Washburn 1738. — 
Susanna m. Solomon Ames 1737. — Jane m. Joseph Cowen 1743. 

5. Timothy (s. of James i) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. Edward 
Fobes, 1710, and had Timothy 1711, Abiah 1712, Nathan 1714, 
Hannah 1718. He lived in N. B. She d. 1765; he 1767, 3d. 
8;^. Hannah m. Daniel Ames 1742. 

6. John (s. of James i) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Washburn, 
171 1, and had John 1712, James 1716, Israel 1719, Hannah 
172 1, Keziah 1723, Daniel 1725, Susanna 1727, Zephaniah 1730, 
Joseph and Mary. He lived in S. B., and d. 1761 ; she 1766. — 
Hannah m. Benjamin Leach, Jr., 1740. — Keziah m. Arthur 
Bennet of M. 1744. — Mary m. Solomon Pratt, 1761. 

7. Josiah (s. of James i) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Lathrop, 
1703, and had Margaret 1704, Josiah 1706, William 1708, Mark 
1 7 10, Sarah 17 12, Mary 17 14, Daniel 17 16, Jane, Silence, Phebe. 
He, with his family, removed to Easton. Margaret m. a With- 
rell of Norton. — Sarah m. William Thayer of Easton.— Mary 
m. Timothy Gilbert of Hardwick. — Jane m. Daniel Owen of 
Easton. — Silence m. Benj. Smith, and afterwards Seth Willis, 
and went to Chesterfield. — Phebe m. Daniel White, and went to 
Maine. — Mark m. Mercy Parris, and went to New Milford. 

8. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susannah, D. of John Field, 
1 72 1, and first lived near Easton, and afterwards settled in E. 
B. a. 1731, and had Joseph 1722, Abigail 1725, James 1727, 
David 1728, Susanna 1731, Eleazar 1733, John 1736, Seth 1739, 
George 1742, He afterwards m. Keziah, wid. of Capt. Israel 
Bailey 1763. She was a Perry; he d. 1777, ae. 78; she 1796, 
ae. 90. — Abigail m. Joseph Robinson 1746. — Susanna m. Peter 
Whitman 1752. 

9. Ephraim, Esq., (s. of Joseph 3) gra. H. U. 1729 ; m. Sarah, 
D. of Israel Washburn, 1732, and settled in Titicut, and had 
Silvia 1735, Philibert 1737, Ephraim 1739, Timothy 1744, Wil- 
liam 1746, Solomon 1749, and Sarah; his will dated 1777, 
proved 1781, Philibert m. P>ancis Perkins 1775. — William m. 
Eunice, D. of Benjamin Leach 1767, and had William, Ephraim, 
Cassandana, Bulah, Porcia, Cynthia, Amanda, Eunice, Olive, and 
Sarah. — William m. a Dickerman. — Cassandana m. Alpheus 
Leach 1787. — Bulah m. Jonathan Howard. — Porcia m. Mark 
Dogget. — Cynthia m, Sullivan Shaw of M. 1797. — Amanda m. 
Consider Scott. — Eunice m. Eliab Leach 1802. — Olive m. Ber- 
nice Leach 181 o. — Sarah, D. of Ephraim, Esq., m. Dr. Eleazar 
Carver, 1776. 

10. Amos (s. of Samuel 4) m. Sarah, D. of Stephen or Eben- 
ezer Robinson of Raynham. He d. 1782 ; his will dated 1778 ; 
no children ; mentions his brother Ebenezer's son Amos. She 
d. ae. 94. 



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11. Samuel (s. of Samuel 4) m. Hannah, D. of Wm. Ames, 
1734, and had Bethiah 1736, Edward 1740, Hannah 1742, Saml. 
1745 ; he d. 1759, she 1770. — Bethiah m. Daniel Leach 1760. — 
Hannah m. Philip Hall 1760. — (See James 19). 

12. Ebenezer (s. of Samuel 4) m. Mary Pierce of Scituate 
1741, and had Luther 1743, Rachel 1744, Mary 1745, Ebenezer 
1747, Amos 1750, Lucy 1751, Susanna 1753, Caleb 1755, Calvin 
1757 ; she d. 1758, and he m. Hepzibah, wid. of Eleazar Carver 
and D. of Thomas Perkins, 1759, and had Hepzibah 1760, 
Alexander 1762, Lavinia 1764; he d. of small-pox 1778; she 
1800, x. 80. — Mary m. Benjamin Leach 1764. — Lucy m. Jireh 
Swift 1776. — Susanna m. Caleb Fobes 1776. — Hepzibah m. 
Abiezer Alger, Esq., 1778. — Alexander m. Abigail Dean of 
Easton 1788, and settled in Easton. 

13. Robert (s. of Samuel 4) m. Tabatha Leach 1741, and had 
Robert 1742, Phebe, Hazadiah, Tabitha, Sarah*. Constant 1752, 
Wealthy, Sarah, Eliab, 1756, Asa 1758. .His will dated 1787; 
he d. 1796, ae. 77. — Phebe m. Jedediah Leach 1765. — Hazadiah 
m. James Leach 1765. — Tabatha m. Jona. Caswell 1769. — Con- 
stant m. Nehemiah Leach 1772.— Asa m. Susanna, D. of Nathan 
Hartwell 1780. 

14. Benjamin (s. of Samuel 4) m. Abigail, D. of Nehemiah 
Leach 1749, and had Abigail 1753, Lewis 1755, Ruth 1757, Ben- 
jamin, Marshall, Eunice, Bethiah. — Benjamin, the father, d. 1801 
a;. 78 ; she 1806, x. 75. — Marshall m. Hepzibah, D. of Benj. 
Leach 1798. — Eunice m. Ebenezer Leach 1794. — Bethiah m. 
Caleb Bassett 1782. 

15. Timothy (s. of Timothy 5) m. Bethiah, D. of William 
Ames 1737, and had Levi 1738, and d. 1740, x. 29. 

16. Abiah is. of Timothy 5) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Snell 
1737, and had Mary 1738, Anne 1748, Asa 1750, Bathsheba 1752, 
Keziah 1754, Shepard 1756; he d. 1781, a^. 69. — Mary m. Adam 
Howard 1759. — Bathsheba m. Edward Bass of Braintree 1772. 

17. Nathan (s. of Timothy 5) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Snell 
1746, and had Mehitable 1747, Simeon 1749, Damaris 1751, 
Isaac 1753, Jonathan 1754, Hannah 1756*, Martha 1761, Na- 
than 1764. — Nathan, the father, d. 1786, a. 72 ; she 1773, ae. 49. 
Mehitabel m. Theophilus Curtis 1766. — Damaris m. Joseph 
Allen of Braintree 1769. — Martha m. Elisha Bisbee 1779. 

18. John (s. of John 6) m Abigail, D. of Jonathan Willis 
1734. — Abigail Keith m. Zechariah Watkins 1761.— Mary Keith 
m. Solomon Pratt 1761. 

19. James (s. of John 6) m. Lydia Jackson 1743, and James 
Keith m. Lydia Perkins 1744, and had Deborah 1744, Dardany 
1746, Keziah 1748, Hannah 1750, James 1752. These children 
were said to have been by his 3d wife, if so we have no knowl- 



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edge of his first. Deborah Keith m. Ebenezer Shaw, Jr., of M. 
1764; and Deborah Keith m. Zadock Leonard of M. 1765, 
which was this man's D. is uncertain. — Dardany m. Zebedee 
Pratt of M. 1763. — Keziah m. Jona. Wood 1764. — Hannah ni. 
Robert Hayward 1768. (See Samuel 11). 

20. Israel (s. of John 6) m. Betty, D. of Jonathan Chandler 
probably 1741, and had Chandler 1741, Israel 1744. (He d. 
and the wid. Betty probably m. Joseph Harvey 3d 1749.) Israel 
m. Abigail, D. of Nathan Leonard 1767. 

21. Daniel (s. of John 6) m. Elizabeth, D. of Nathaniel Co- 
nant 1744, and had Isaiah 1745, Daniel 1747, Jeremiah 1749; 
she d. and he m. Lydia Keyzer of E., and had Naomi 1754, Seth 
1757, Salmon 1760, Betty; his 2d w. d. 1762. — Naomi m. Miles 
Standish, Jr., 1774.— Betty m. Thomas Sherman 1781. — Isaiah 
m. Sarah, D. of John Burr 1773 ; lived in M. ; his estate settled 
by Joseph 3d, 1775. 

22. Zephaniah (s. of John 6), (he lived in Easton and after- 
wards Vermont), m. Mary, D. of Nathaniel Hooper 1750, and 
had Israel 1750, Scotland, Cyrus, Ruel, Jonathan, Unite, Alfred, 
and perhaps others; he lived to great age. — Israel gia. H. U. 
1771, was Adjutant General in Ms., and afterwards went to Vt., 
and d. 18 19, a;. 69. — Ruel, Unite and Alfred also went to Vt. — 
Jonathan went to Kennebec. — Scotland m. Parnel, D. of Col. 
Edward Howard 1742, and lived in E. — Cyrus m. Bathsheba 
Sproat, and lived in M. 

23. Joseph (s. of John 6) m. Chloe, D. of Samuel Packard 
1759, and had Aberdeen 1760, Lurania 1763, John 1765, Timo- 
thy 1767, Joseph 1769, Martin 1771. This family lived in M. ; 
he settled his brother Isaiah's estate 1775, and was called Joseph 
Keith 3d. — Aberdeen d. 1778. 

24. Josiah (s. of Josiah 7) m. Ruth Manly 1730, and lived in 
E., and had Milicent 1730, Josiah 1732, Rebecca' [735, Ruth 
1739, David 1747, Mary 1749, d. 1824, James 1751, Martha 1754, 
Milicent m. Benjamin Parris 1753. — Josiah m. wid. Susanna 
Williams 1758, (she was a Lathrop) ; lived in Easton ; had seve- 
ral wives ; and had Bathsheba 1759, Benjamin, Thomas, Ruel, 
Lewis, and others, perhaps, James of Westmoreland was one. — 
Rebecca m. Ezra Alden 1756, and John Bisbee 1771. — David 
m. Sarah, D. of Jona. Copeland 1769 and had Francis and Bezer 
of Easton, and Josiah and Friend, of Me., and others perhaps. 

25. William (s. of Josiah 7) m. Mary D. of Henry Kingman 
1738 and settled in E. and had Edward, William, Luke, Japhet. 
Luke m. Martha Littlefield 1768. — Edward m. Susanna Little- 
field 1765. 

26. Daniel (s. of Josiah 7) m. a Manly and lived in E. and 
had Alexander, who went to Greenwich ; Nehemiah who had a 



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s. Caleb; Daniel, who had a s. Daniel and a s. Allen, in Mans- 
field, by a 2d wife, who was an Allen. 

27. Capt. Joseph (s. of Joseph 8) m. Ann Turner 1746, and 
had William 1748*, Joseph 1750*. He d. 1792, ds. 69 ; she 1807, 
36. 79. 

28. James (s. of Joseph 8) m. Sarah, D. of Capt. John Hol- 
man 1752, and had James 1753, Sarah 1754, Anne 1756, Isaac 
1759, Holman 1761, Susanna 1763, William 1765, John Quincy 
1769, Molly 1777, Caleb 1782*. He d. 1803, ae. 76; she 1818, 
je. 81. — Sarah m. Job Bearce 1780. — Anne m. Capt. Ephraim 
Snell 1780. — Susanna d. single 1839. — Molly m, Seth Keith 
1793. — John Quincy m. Mary, D. of John Hudson 1792, and 
went to Minot, Me. 

29. David (s. of Joseph 8) m. Jemima, D. of Dea. Thomas 
Whitman 1754, and had David 1755, d. 1778, Abigail 1758, d. 
1778. — Levi 1760, Molly 1763, Zenas 1766; his wife d. 1771, 
and he m. Charity wid. of Uriah Brett and D. of Jonathan 
Kingman 1772, and had Calvin 1775, David 1778 ; he d. 1812, 
X. 84; she 1819, ffi. 78. — Molly m. Capt. Daniel Kinsley 1785. 

30. Eleazar (s. of Joseph 8) m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. Edward 
Mitchell 1760, and had Betty 1769, Huldah 1762, Silvia 1764, 
Lucy 1766, Eleazar 1769, John 1772, Timothy 1774, Celia 1777, 
Susanna 1780, Martin 1782, Jennet 1785*, Silvanus 1787, George 
1790; his wife d. 1790, as. 48, and he m. Susanna, wid. of Asa 
Keith and D. of Ephraim Cary 1795 ; he d. i8og, se. 76. Betty 
m. Isaac Keith 1784. — Huldah m. Levi Keith 1786. — Silvia m. 
Holman Keith 1785. — Lucy m. Ephraim Copeland 1791. — Celia 
m. Isaac Lathrop, Jr., of Easton 1798. — Susanna m. Galen 
Latham 1802. — Martin m. Sally, D. of Job Bearce 1809, and 
died 1809, Si. 27. — Silvanus m. Lurania D. of Caleb Copeland 
1820 and d. 1825, ai. 38. — George m. Phidelma, D. of Anthony 
Winslow Clift 1815. — Sally, Martin's Wid. m. Edward Hayward, 
Jr., of Easton 1820. 

31. John (s. of Joseph 8) m. Alice, D. of Col. Edward 
Mitchell 1763, and had Alice 1764; his wife d. 1766, ae. 22 ; and 
he m. Ann Belcher 1774; she d. and he m. Zerviah, D. of Benj. 
Willis of Hardwick, and had Joseph, Benjamin, Seth ; he d. 
1819, ae. 83 ; she 1827, £e. 73. — Alice m. Libeus Washburn 1792 
and d. in Pomfret, Conn., 1833. — Joseph is a physician in Minot, 
Me. — Benjamin m. Sally, D. of Joseph Edson 181 1. — Seth lives 
in Boston. 

32. Seth (s. of Joseph 8) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. John Hol- 
man 1764, and had Joseph 1765, Seth 1768; his w. d. 1771, ae. 
28, and he m. Thankful, wid. of Michael Jackson of Abington 
1775; she was a Studley of Hanover; and had Ichabod 1777, 
Bethuel 1779, Abigail 1782 ; he d. 1785, ae. 45 ; she 18 15, ae. 78. 
Seth m, Molly, D. of James Keith 1793, and went to Minot, Me. 



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and d. 1833. — Bethuel not m. — Abigail m. Hiram Washburn 
1806 and d. 1822, a;. 40. 

^T,. George (s. of Joseph 8) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel Clift 
of Marshfield 1768, and had George 1769; his wife d. 1777, ae. 
29 ; and he m. Elizabeth Ford 1780, and had James, who settled 
in Marshfield; he d. 18 19, x. 77. — George lived and d. in Bos- 
ton, and left Stephen, Nathaniel, George, and perhaps others. 

34. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim, Esq., 9) gra. H. U. 1762, m. a 
Smith, and lived in Taunton ; had Marshall, who m. a Cush- 
man, and settled in Boston, Julia, who m. a Gushing, and 
Amelia, who m. a Crosman. 

35. Solomon (s. of Ephraim, Esq., 9) m. Lois, D. of Jonathan 
Gary 1777, and had Clarisa 1778, Mary 1780, Solomon 1783, 
Jona. Gary 1785, Lois 1787' Sumner 1790, Ichabod 1793. 
Glarissa m. Galvin Pratt 1798. — Polly m. Solomon Eaton of M. 
1796. — Lois m. Gonsider Scott of Gharlemont. — Solomon m, 
Lucinda, D. of Salmon Keith 1807, and had Maria, Vassall. 
Solomon, Ambrose, Glarissa, Lloyd, Bartlett, Lafayette, and 
Sumner. 

36. Edward (s. of Samuel 11) m. Mehitabel, D. of Thomas 
Hayward 1778, and had Bethiah 1781 ; he m. Betsy King 1791 
and had Jairus S. 1792, gra. B. U. 1819, Mehitabel 1794, Han- 
nah 1797. He removed to the Eastward. 

37. Samuel (s. of Samuel 11) m. Zilphah, D. of Thomas Go- 
nant 1766, and had Keziah 1768, not m., Barzillai 1770, Ruth 
1772, Abner 1774, Gyrus 1776, Samuel 1779, David and Jona- 
than 1782. — David m. Ruth Wilbur 1806. — Jonathan m. Polly 
Gushe 1805. 

38. Luther (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Sarah Tomson 1767, and 
had a family and removed to Pelham, and thence to Sangers- 
ville. 

39. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Hannah, D. of James 
Allen 1773, and had a large family and went away with his 
brother Luther. 

40. Amos (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Anna, wid. of Jesse Fuller 
Sturtevant and D. of James Alger 1774, and had Mary, Amos, 
Sarah, Gharles, Anna. — Polly m. Abraham Leach 1796. — Amos 
m. Sally Reed of M. 1801. — Sarah m. Gordon Strobridge 1801. 
The parents went to Oakham. 

41. Galeb (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Susanna, D. of Nathan 
Mitchell, Esq., 1777, and had Mitchell, Anna, Garlos, and 
others, and went to Pelham. 

42. Galvin (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Martha, D. of James Alger 
1779, ^^^ ^^^ Sarah, Parnel, and others and went to Pelham. — 
Sarah m. Levi Blossom of Woodstock 1801. — Parnel m. Byram 
Harvey 1800. 



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43. Robert (s. of Robert 13) m. Silence, D. of Nathan Hart- 
well 1763 and had Hartwell 1764, Jonathan 1766, Silvanus 
1767 ; he d. 1818; she 1808. This woman was mother of Seth 
Lathrop of S. Carolina. 

Robert Keith m. Hannah Southworth of Raynham i 782. — 
Jonathan m. Sarah, D. of James Leach 1792. 

43 a. Jonathan (s. of Robert 43) m. Sarah, D. of James 
Leach 1792, and had Sylvanus 1792*, Jonathan 1794, Sally 1796, 
Robert 1799, Olive 1801, Edwin 1804, Albert 1807, Harriet 
1810; he d. 1824 and his widow in 1842. Robert d. 1849, 
Sally d. 1863, Albert d. 1873, Harriet d. 1870. 

Sylvanus (s. of Jonathan 43 a) m. Almira S., D. of Dea. Ed- 
ward PauU of Taunton 1838, and had Edward Everett 1840, 
Robert Franklin 1842, Caroline Eliza 1843; he d. 1875 and his 
widow in 1891. 

Edwin (s. of Jonathan 43 a) settled in Taunton, m. Betsy dau. 
of Zebulon Field 1831, and had Sarah Elizabeth 1833; he d. 
1881 and his widow in 18S4. 

Sylvanus (s. of Robert 43) settled in Charleston, S. C, and 
m. Margaret Howard 1806. Had Caroline Eliza 1807 ; his wife 
d. 1816, ae. 41. 

Caroline E. m. Geo. W. Coy of Providence, R. L, 1828, and 
had Caroline Keith 1829. Sylvanus (above) together with Mr. 
and Mrs. Coy and daughter were lost on the Str. Pulaski on the 
voyage from Savanah to Norfolk, Va., June 17, 1838. 

44. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 14) m. Olive Eaton of M. 
1788, and had Otis 1790, Royal 1792, Benjamin 1795, Olive 
1797, Lucinda 1800, Oliver 18 10. 

45. Levi (s. of Timothy 15) m. Jemima, D. of Luke Perkins 
1759, and had Bethiah 1760, Benjamin 1763, Jemima 1767, 
Molly 1771, Levi 1773; he d. 1813, £e. 76. — Bethiah m. Nath'l 
Reynolds, Jr., 1777. — Jemima m. Wm. Field 1797. — Molly m. 
Dea. Ichabod Howard 1794. 

46. Asa (s. of Abiah 16) m. Susanna, D. of Ephraim Cary 
1774, and had Bethuel 1775, Mehitabel 1778, Asa 1779, Huldah 
1781 ; d. 1808, Alden 1783, Susanna 1785, d. 1813, Sybil 1787, 
Mary 1789; d. 1809. He d. of small pox, and the wid. m. Elea- 
zar Keith 1795. The ss. moved away westward. — Mehitabel m. 
John Keith 1800. 

47. Shepherd (s. of Abiah 16) m. Sally Hawes 1795, and had 
Rowena 1795, Abi 1796. Melina 1798, Olive 1799, Sally 1802^ 
Scepter 1809, Mary 1813. 

48. Simeon (s. of Nathan 17) m. Molly, D. of Col. Simeon 
Cary 1775, and had Hampden 1776, Hannah 1777, Molly 1779, 
Austin 1781, Sidney 1783, Martha 1785, Pardon 1787, Rhoda 



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1790, Silvia 1792, Keziah 1794. — Hampden m. Sally, D. of 
Joseph Bassett, Esq., 1799. — Hannah m. George Haskell 1795*. 
— Molly m. Dr. Issachar Snell 1799. — Martha m. Amos Bond of 
Augusta 1807. — Austin m. Mehitabel, D. of Jona. Copeland 
1813. — Sydney m. Semantha, D. of Capt. Ephraim Snell 1806, 
— Pardon m. Abigail Wild of Braintree 1812.— Rhoda m. Rev. 
Jonas Perkins 1815. — Silvia m. Josiah \\'illiams 1814. — Keziah 
m. Peter Talbot of Winslow 1812. — Hampden and Sidney set- 
tled in Winslow, Me. 

49. Isaac (s. of Nathan 17) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Cole 
1775, and had Timothy 1776, and d. 1776 in the army; and his 
widow m. Capt. Seth Keith 1778. — Timothy m. Lavinia Wilbur 
1797, and afterwards Hannah, D. of Robert Hayward 18 19. 

50. Jonathan (s. of Nathan 17) m. Hannah, D. of Charles 
Snell 1777, and had Isaac 1778, Zeruiah 1782, Tila (Silence) 
1785, Sally 1788, Bathsheba 1790, Abigail 1793. Hannah 1795, 
Jonas 1797, Susanna 1799. — Zerviah m. Caleb Jackson 1801. — 
Silence m. Silvanus French of St. 1804. — Sally m. Calvin Wild 
of Braintree 1810. — Bathsheba m. Barnard Jackson 1808. — Isaac 
m. Lydia, D. of Wm. French 1801.— Jonas m. Mercy E. Bartlett 
of Plymouth 1820. 

51. Nathan (s. of Nathan 17) m. Lois, D. of Barnabas How- 
ard, Esq., 1786, and had Lois 1788, Nahum Mitchell 1794, and 
went to Me. — Lois m. Francis Nash of Braintree 18 10. 

52. Daniel (s. of Daniel 21) m. Melatiah, D. of James 
Hooper 1766, and had Susanna 1767, Zephaniah 177 i, Melatiah 
1774, Howe 1779, Rufus 1783, Melinda 1785, and Daniel. — 
Susanna m. Benjamin Robbins. — Melatiah m. Daniel Washburn 
1795. — Rufus m. Polly Blossom of Eaton, N. H., 1804. — Daniel 
m. Ruth, D. of Dea. Peter Conant 1800. 

53. Jeremiah (s. of Daniel 21) m. Agatha Bryant of M. 1776, 
and had Jeremiah, Bethiah, Naomi, Betsy, Susanna. — Jeremiah 
m. Sally Pratt 1801, lived in M. and had a s. Nahum. — Bethiah 
m. Josiah Pratt. — Naomi m. Isaac Pratt 1804. — Betsy m. Benja- 
min Tucker 1800. — Susanna m. Zebulun K. Pratt 1814. 

54. Capt. Seth (s. of Daniel 21) m. Hannah, wid. of Isaac 
Keith and D. of Ephraim Cole 1778, and went to Me., after- 
wards returned and d. in Titicut. — He had Ephraim, Hannah, 
Polly, Isaac, Aberdeen, Lydia, Philander. — Ephraim went to 
Me. — Hannah m. Hosea Leach 1807. — Pohy m- Wm. Pratt. — 
Aberdeen m. Susanna Murdock 1806. 

55. Salmon (s. of Daniel 21) m. Chloe Wilbor 1779, ^""^ '"'^^ 
Zephaniah 1779, Oliver 1781, Lucinda 1785, Salmon 1789, Chloe 
1792. — Zephaniah m. Susanna, D. of Luther Hooper 1807. — 
Oliver m. Susanna Robbins 1809. — Lucinda m. Solomon Keith 
1807. — Salmon m. Abigail Robbins 1813. — Chloe m. Joshua 
Fobes 2d 1809. 



222 KEITH. 

56. Maj. James (s. of Josiah 24) rn. Anna, D. of Henry King- 
man, and had Ambrose 1774, Nancy 1778, Abigail 1780, Submit 
1783. — Nancy m. Daniel Packard 1796, and went to Pelham. — 
Abigail m. Nathan Snell, Jr., 1800. 

57. James (s. of James 28) m. Mary, D. of Col. Edward 
Mitchell 1780, and had Piam, James, Nahum, Madison, Bela, 
Nabby, Tamsin, Sarah. — James m. Betsy, D. of Noah Whitman 
1815.— Nabby m. Cyrus Cary 1802. — Sarah m. Ebenezer Whit- 
man. This family all went westward. 

58. Isaac (s. of James 28) m. Betty, D. of Eleazar Keith 

1784, and had Isaac, Perez, Barzillai, Freedom, Betsy. — Capt. 
Isaac m. Bathsheba, D. of Capt. Simeon Curtis 1815. — Perez m. 
Silvia, D. of Holman Keith. — Barzillai m. Tempe, D. of Caleb 
Copeland 1819. — Freedom went to Me. — Isaac, the father, d. 
1822, 3£. 64. — Betty, the mother, d. 1838, se. 78. 

59. Holman (s. of James 28) m. Silvia, D. of Elea. Keith 

1785, and had Caleb, Thaxter, Holman, Silvia, Jane. — Silvia the 
mother d. 1828, as. 64; he d. 1835, *• 74- — Caleb m. Hazadiah 
D. of Hezekiah Hay ward 18 12, and had Hezekiah and Elbridge. 
— Silvia m. Perez Keith. — Jane m. Caleb Mitchell 181 1. — 
Thaxter yet single. — Holman m. a D. of B. Pope, Esq. 

60. Dea. William (s. of James 28) m. Abigail, D. of Thomas 
Russell 1789, and had Agnes 1789, Parlee 1792, Elbridge G. 
1795, Semantha 1802. — Dea. Keilh d. 1826, ae. 62, his wife 1832 
ae. 61. — Agnes m. Noah Bonney, Jr., of Pembroke 1819, and d. 
182 I, se. 31. — Capt. Parlee m. Dulcinea, D. of Barnabas Dunbar 
1821. — Elbridge G. m. a Smith of Pembroke and d. 1834. — 
Semantha m. Nathan Whitman. ^ 

61. Levi (s. of David 29) m. Huldah, D. of Eleazar Keith 

1786, and had Levi and Heman. — Capt. Levi m. Mehitabel, D. 
of Capt. Isaac Whitman 181 1. — Heman m. Silvester, D. of Capt. 
Simeon Curtis. 

62. Zenas (s. of David 29) m. Jane, D. of Ephraim Cary 
1792, and had Zenas, Scott, Willard, Jane, Margaret Orr, Mary 
Augusta, Ann Maria, Susan Frances; he d. 1840,86. 74. Zenas. 
m. Salome, D. of Dyer Robinson 182 1. — Scott m. Abigail, D. of 
Dyer Robinson. — Willard m. Eliza Thomas of Marshfield. — 
Jane m. Oliver A. Washburn 1814. — Margaret O. m. Gad Rob- 
inson 1821. — Ann Maria m. Charles Robinson. — Susan F. m. 
Ellis W. Holmes. 

63. Calvin (s. of David 29) m. Bethiah, D. of Abishai Stetson 
1794, and had Zebina, Lewis, Joseph Warren, Nahum. Zebina 
m. Rebecca Wethrell 1820. — Lewis m. Azubah, D. of Levi 
Churchill 17 19. — Joseph Warren m. Eunice Bowen 1823. — Na- 
hum m. a Holmes. 



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64. David (s. of David 29) m. Lydia, D. of Nathan Alden 
Esq., 1801, had Julia 1802, Mary Russell 1804, Lydia Alden 
1806, David Noble 1808, Abigail 1810; he d. 1813, £e. 35. 

65. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar3o) m. Bethiah, D. of Jona. Kingman 

1793, and had Bethiah 1794; his wife d. 1797, m. 25 ; and he m. 
Zilphah, D. of Maj. Thos. Mitchell, and had Huldah 1801, Lucy 
and Lucia 1804, Eleazar 1809; he d. 1822. — Bethiah m. George 
Mitchell 1820. — Huldah ni. Rufus Bates of Hanover 182 1. — 
Lucia m. Jacob A. Rogers. 

66. John (s. of Eleazar 30) ni. Mehitabel D. of Asa Keith 
1800, and had Jennet 1801, Esta Fanny 1804, Timothy, Asa; 
his wife d. 1813 st. 36. — -Jennet m. Josiah Reed 1820. 

67. Timothy (s. of Eleazar 30) m. Lydia VVyer of Charles- 
town, where he lived, and d. 1805 2631, leaving 2 ss. Timoth}'- 
and William. The wid m. William Manning, a printer in Bos- 
ton, who removed to Worcester, and has since returned to Bos- 
ton and is messenger to the Gov. and Council. — She d. 1838. 

68. Joseph (s. of Seth 32) m. Betty D. of Anthony Sherman 
1787, and had Salome 1787. He d. 1789 x. 24. and she m. 
Timothy Allen 179 1. — Salome m. Daniel Alger 1806. 

69. Ichabod (s. of Seth 32) m. Susannah D. of Benjamin 
Robinson 1802, and had Edwin, Eleanor, Francis, Ralph San- 
ger, Joseph Robinson. He d. 1833. 

70. Abner (s. of Samuel 37) m. Eunice D. of David Benson 
1803, and had Zilpha 1804, Anna 1806, Eunice 1808, Laurania 
1811, Abner 1814. Elvira Benson 1818. 

71. Hartwell (s. of Robert 43) m. Seabury Wilbor, and had 
Silence 1786, Seabury 1789, Jonas H. 1791, Hartwell 1793, Da- 
vis 1795, Gideon 1798, Eliza 1798. He d. 1801 x. 40, and she 
m. Thaddeus Howard 18 13. Jonas H. m. Susanna D. of Na- 
thaniel Manly 1816. — -Hartwell m. Mary D. of Joseph Bassett 
1816 and went to Dudley. — Davis m. Harriot D. of Thaddeus 
Howard 1820. — Eliza m. Perez Lathrop 1818. 

72. Benjamin (s. of Levi 45) m. Patty D. of Col. Simeon 
Gary 1788, and had Ziba 1789, Arza 1791, Bela 1793, Charles 

1794, Polly 1798, Jason 1801. Polly m. Franklin xA.nies 1821. 
Ziba m. Sally D. of Jona. Gary 1813. — Arza m. Marcia D. of 
Abel Kingman Esq. 1814. — Bela m. Mary D. of Seth Kingman 
1821. — Charles m. Mehitabel D. of Josiah Perkins 1817. The 
father d. 18 14. 

73. Levi (s. of Levi 45) m. Abigail Porter 1797, and had 
Alvin 1799, and Clarissa 1801, and removed to Me. 

74. Hampden (s. of Simeon 48) m. Sarah D, of Joseph Bas- 
sett Esq. 1799, and had Hannah 1801, James 1803, and went to 
Winslow, Me. 



224 KEITH.— KEYZER.—KIFF.— KING. 

75. Ambrose (s. of Maj. James 56) m. Catherine D. of Na- 
thaniel Southworth 1796, and had Cassander Dodge 1797, Omen 
Southworth 1799, Clifford 1801. He lived in Halifax. Cassan- 
der D. m. Mary Darling of M. 1816. — Clifford m. Arethusa D. 
probably of Oliver Harris of St. 1820. 

76. Isaac of Easton (s. of Josiah 24) m. Mary Randall, and 
had Howe, Isaac, and Lusanna. He d. 1773, and she m. Capt. 
Simeon Wood of S. B. 1774. — Lusanna m. Jacob Tomson of 
Halifax 1795. 

77. Isaac (s. of Isaac 76) m. Joanna wid. of Adam Besse, 
and D. of Dea. Seth Pratt 1797, and had Edwin, Philo, Asa, 
Pamelia, Marietta, and Harriet. Edwin m. Saba D. of Joseph 
Hooper. — Philo m. Caroline D. of Maj. Theodore Mitchell. — 
Pamelia m. Abram Washburn 2d. 1822. 

78. Howe (s. of Isaac 76) m. Martha D. of Benjamin Hay- 
ward 1795, and had Benjamin Hayward 1795, Alexis 1797, Isaac 
1799, Sally 1800, Jacob 1803, Polly 1804, Albertina 1810, Howe 

1814. Benjamin Hayward m. Lucia D. of Samuel Harden 1719. 

79. Mitchell (s. of Caleb 41) m. Salome D. of Major Isaac 
Lazell 1811, and had Thomas Mitchell 181 1, James Drances 

1815, d. 1834. The mother d. 1838, and he m. wid. Charlotte 
Tisdale sister of his iirst w. 1840. 

80. Jacob (of Easton probably) m. Abigail D. of David 
Leach perhaps 1734, and had Abigail 1737, Barnabas 1750. — 
Barnabas m. Hannah Jackson 1771, and had a son Barnabas. — 
Jacob Keith m. Elizabeth Ripley 1801. 

Molly m. Geo. Briggs 1768. -Lemuel m. Abihail Lathrop 1768. 
-Azael m. Olive Edson 1767. -Mary of Easton m. John Dunbar 
1768. — Bathsheba D. of Josiah Jr. of Easton m. Theophilus 
Howard Jr. 1778. — Patience m. Japhet Beal 1770. — Phebe of 
Easton m. Ebenezer Gilbert 1743. — Keziah m. Moses Eddy 
1788. — Francis m. Melinda Holbrook of St. 1800. — Betsy m. 
Cyrus Snell 1801. — Isaac 5th m. Anna French 1810. — Lemuel 
of E. m. Anne Keith 1810. — Eliab m. Patience Wood 1813. — 
Hiram m. wid. Sarah Whitmarsh 18 16. — Sally m. Charles Hay- 
ward Jr. 182 1. 

KEYZER. — George Keyzer from Boston and his wife Eliza- 
beth had Hannah 1720, Abigail 1723, Seth 1727. The family 
removed to Easton. — Mary Keyzer m. Isaiah Fuller 1768. — Ly- 
dia of E. m. Daniel Keith a. 1753. — Mary of E. m. Henry King- 
man Jr. 1761. — Lydia m. Wm. French 1767. 

KIEF. — Thomas Kiff in E. B. m. Mary Bunton 1735, and 
had John 1736, Mary 1738, Ann 1740. 

KING. — Jabez King m. Mary D. of Timothy Washburn 1753, 
and had Elizabeth 1755, Daniel 1757, Mary 1761. Hezekiah 
King m. Sarah Reed 17 12. — Barzillai of Easton m. Betsy 



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Cheesman 18 12. — Josiah King and his wife Ruth had John 
1773. — Joanna of T. ra. Robert Snell 1786. — Hazadiah of R. m. 
Hezekiah Hayward 1791. 

KINGMAN. — Henry Kingman of Weymoutli made free 1636 ; 
grand juror 1637: representative 1638, and 1652 : committee to 
lay out highways 1649 : his wife Joanna d. 1659 : his will proved 
1666: he d. ae. a. 74: had Edward, Thomas and John: his Ds. 
m.one a Holbrook, one a Davis, and one a Barnard. — Moses 
Kingman Jr. m. Eliza Pain of Braintree 1747. 

1. John (s. of Henry above) purchased of Michael Bacon, Jr., 
of Billerica the estate in W. B., formerly belonging to his uncle, 
Daniel Bacon 1685, it being the place where Caleb Kingman 
lived; his wife Elizabeth. They had John 1664, Henry 1668, 
Samuel 1670, Elizabeth 1673, Deliverance 1676, Susanna 1679; 
he d. 1690. — Elizabeth m. Thos. Mitchell, and Deliverance m. 
Jacob Mitchell, both at the same time 1696. — Susanna m. Capt. 
Chilton Latham 1699. — Another D. m. Nath'l Packard, probably. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Desire, D. of Isaac Harris and had 
Desire 1690, Mary 1692, Seth 1696, Deliverance 1698; she d. 
and he m. Bethiah Newcomb 1698, and had Isaac 1699, John 
1703, Abigail 1705, David 1708, Ebenezer 171 1, Josiah 1713, 
Bethiah 17 16; he d. 1755, £e. 91. — Desire m. John Orcutt 1721. 
— Deliverance m. Ebenezer Orcutt 1725. — Abigail m. Jacob 
Allen 1730. — Bethiah m. James Allen 1736. 

3. Henry (s. of John i) m. Bethiah, D. of John Howard, and 
had Bethiah 1693, Elizabeth 1695, Sarah 1697, Martha 1699, 
Henry 1701, Keziah 1703, Hannah 1705, Jonathan 1708, Anne 
17 10, Mary 17 13. — Bethiah m. Benjamin Washburn 1714. — 
Sarah m. Benjamin Pratt 17 19. — Martha m. Benj. Washburn 
1729. — Keziah m. Eleazar Keith 1726. — Hannah m. John Alden 
1727. — Anne m. Gershom Conant 1739. — Mary m. William 
Keith 1 7 38. 

4. Samuel (s. of John i) m. Mary, D. of Jacob Mitchell 1696; 
at the same time with her two brothers (see No. i), and had 
Susanna 1697, John 1699, Joanna 1701, Jane 1704, Mary 1706, 
Samuel 17 10. His will 1740, proved 1742 ; left a wid. Hannah 
2d wife, probably. — Susanna m. Solomon Packard. — Joanna m. 
Akerman Pettingill 1723. — Jane m. Isaac Kingman 1730. — Mary 
Kingman m. Benjamin Vickery 1739. — Hannah Kingman m. 
John Wade 1751. 

5. Isaac (s. of John 2) m. Jane, D. of Samuel Kingman 1730, 
and had Abigail 1730, Lemuel 1732, Jane 1736, Bethiah 1743, 
Isaac 1747 ; his wife d. 1769, and he m. wid. Ruth Luth Loring 
1770. — Abigail m. Samuel Dawes, Jr., 1755. — Jane m. James 
Loring 1770. — Bethiah m. Robert Robinson 1772. — Isaac m. 
Content, D. of James Packard 1769. — Isaac the father lived in 
N. B. till a. 1743, when he removed to E. B. and d. 1779, ae. 79. 
— Pe'rhapslsaac, Jr., went to the westward with his father-in-law. 



226 KINGMAN. 



6. John (s. John 2) m. Rebecca, D. of Samuel Allen, and 
had Mehitabel 1731, Daniel 1732, Abner 1735, Mercy 1737, 
Eliab 1739, Rebecca 1741 It is said he had a 2d wife Eliza- 
beth. — Wid. Elizabeth Kingman joined the ch. in E. B. 1742. — 
Mehitabel m. Ebenezer Wade 1759, and d. 1772, ae. 41. — Eliab 
went to Hingham. 

7. David (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Nathaniel Hayward 
1732, lived in E. B. and had David 1733, Hannah 1743; he d. 
1769, 3d. 61, she 1792, ae. 87. — Hannah m. Col. Robert Orr, 1766. 

8. Ebenezer (s. of John 2) m. Content Turner of Scituate 
1740, and had Caleb 1744, Lucy 1748, Silvia 1754, Marlboro' 
1756, Susy 1762. — Lucy m. William Hudson, Jr., 1767. — All 
this family, except Caleb, removed to Harvard. 

9. Josiah (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Josiah Williams 1737 . 
and had Josiah 1740, Molly 1742, Edward 1744, Benjamin 1746, 
Martha 1750. He settled in E. B., but removed to Easton, and 
d., and his wid. m. Ephraim Cary 1784, and d. 1803, ae. 85. — 
Damon m. Polly Snell 18 14. — Mara m. Wm. Phillips 1795. — 
Eunice m. George Williams, Jr., 1797.— Nancy of Mansfield m. 
Sprague Snow 1820. 

10. Henry (s. of Henry 3) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Allen 
1726, and had Mary 1727, Jane 1729, Matthew 1731, Henry 
1735 ; his w. d. 1740, and he m. Abigail, wid. of Seth Copeland 
and D. of Thomas White of Braintree 1742, and had Abigail 
1749, Anne 1752, Seth 1757, Benjamin 1760, Submit. He d. 
1775, ae. 74. — Mary m. Benjamin Pettingill 1747. — Jane m. 
Elisha Gurney 1760. — Henry m. Mary Keyzer 1761. — Abigail 
m. Daniel Dunbar 1771. — Anne m. Maj. James Keith. — Benj. 
m. Rhoda Shaw 1783, and went to Winchester. — Submit m. 
Simeon Shurtliff 1781. 

11. Jonathan (s. of Henry 3) m. Mary D. of Joseph Keith 
1732, and had Martha 1732, Jonathan 1735, Mary 1738, Charity 
1740, Bethiah 1743, Betty 1751.- — Martha m. James Alger 1750. 
Mary (or Bethiah) m. Henry Howard of Easton. — Charity m. 
Uriah Brett 1760, and David Keith 1772. — Betty m. Robert 
Dunbar 1771. 

12. John (s. of Samuel 4) m. Sarah, D. of Thomas Kingman 
of Weymouth 1722, and had Sarah 1724, Silence 1726, Alex- 
ander 1730, Adam 1733. — Sarah m. William Shurtliff 1745. — 
Alexander m. Sarah, D. of John Lathrop 1755. — Alexander m. 
Abiah Knapp of Easton 1790. — John Kingman m. wid. Anne 
Pettingill, D. of Nicholas Byram 1771; she d. in S. B. 1802, ae. 90. 

13. Samuel (s. of Samuel 4) m. Phebe Washburn 1737, and 
had Eunice 1737, Hannah 1740, Phebe 1742.'^'.' '\m- '^ • ''-^ 

14. Lemuel (s. of Isaac 5) m. Deborah, D. of Capt. John 
Loring 1754, and had Ruth 1755, Lucy 1757, John 1758, Loring 



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1762, Priscilla 1764, and Deborah. — Ruth m. Jonathan Mehuren 
1774. — John removed to Weston and had a family there. — Lor- 
ing d. a bachelor 1834. — Deborah m. Thomas Sherman of 
Plymouth. 

15. Daniel (s. of John 6) m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Cope- 
land of Braintree, and had Nathan 1760, Abigail 1762. — Nathan 
m. Chloe Smith of Norton 1785. 

16. Abner (s. of John 6) m. Susanna, D. of Josiah Leonard 
1761, and had Celia 1762, Josiah 1764, Huldah 1767, Cynthia 
1770, Bela. This family went to M. and some of them thence 
to Providence. — Josiah m. Chloe, D. of Eliab Fobes 1781. 

17. Capt. David (s. of David 7) m. Abigai Hall 1752, and 
had Nathan 1752, Molly 1754, Ezra 1756, Nabby 1758, Eunice 

1760, David 1763, Barza 1765 ; she d. 1794, ae. 62 ; he 1805, ae. 
72. — Molly m. Robert Young 1776. — Nabby m. Malachi Delano 
of Duxbury 1807. — Eunice m. Walter Hatch 1780. 

18. Caleb (s. of Ebenezer 8) m. Freelove Fenno, and had 
Hannah 1768, who m. Timothy Reed, Esq., 1788; he d. 1807; 
she 1815. Reed left one s. Caleb Kingman, who d. 1837. 

19. Matthew (s. of Henry 10) m. Jane, D. of David Packard 
1755, and had Simeon 1756, Mary 1757, Eunice 1760, Hannah 

1761, Harmony 1763, Jane 1764, Martha 1766, Abel 1768, Henry 
1770, Eliphalet 1775, Keziah 1777 ; he d. 1809, £e. 79. — Simeon, 
Esq., m. Rebecca Freeman of Eastham 1778, and settled at 
Orleans on the Cape. — Mary m. Charles Snell. — Eunice m. Perez 
Southworth. — Hannah m. Jacob Packard of Warwick 1806. — 
Harmony m. Joel Packard, Esq., of Fairhaven 1785. — Martha 
m. Capt. Thomas Thompson 1792. — -Capt. Henry m. Anna D. 
of Dr. Philip Bryant 1792, and removed to Pelham. — Jane m. 
Micah Shaw 1792. — Keziah m. Cyrus Packard 1795. 

20. Seth (s. of Henry 10) m. Judith Washburn 1787, and 
had Ambrose 1789, Martin 1791, Benjamin 1793, Henry 1796, 
Abiel 1797, Mary 1799, Josiah Washburn 1802, John Washburn 
1804, Lucy 1808, Judith Washburn 1809 ; his w. b. 1765, d. 1809; 
he m. Jennet, D. of William Edson 181 1, and had Elbridge 18 12. 
Ambrose m. Esther, D. of Josiah Edson 1810; he and 
Henry settled in Reading. — Martin m. Phebe, D. of Levi Pack- 
ard 18 16, and went to Pelham. — Benjamin m. Rebecca, D. of 
Josiah Packard 1817. — Josiah W. m. a Packard. — Abiel m. 
Mary Cary, D. of Micah Shaw 1819. — Mary m. Bela Keith 1821. 

2 1. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 11) m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan 
Copeland 1759, and had Molly 1760, Hannah and Joseph 1763, 
Huldah 1766, Jonathan 1768, Bethiah 1772; he d. 1819. — Molly 
m. David Howard 1778. — Hannah m. Josiah Williams 1785, 
and then Capt. Ephraim Snell 1792, and afterwards Caleb Snell 



228 KINGMAN. 



1808. — Huldah m. Perez Williams 1788. — Bethiah m. Eleazar 
Zeith 1793. 

22. Nathan (s. of Capt. David 17) m. Lenity Thomas of 
Marshfield, sister of Japhet Allen's wife, 1773, and had Nabby, 
and d. and his wid. m. Edward Hayford 1779. — Nabby m. 
Uriah Brett 1790. 

23. Ezra, Esq., (s. of Capt. David 17) m. Susanna, D. of 
Peter Whitman 1782, and had Susanna 1784, Nathan 1785, 
Hannah 1787, Ezra 1789, Melzar 1791*, Charlotte 1792, Caro- 
line 1794; she d. 1797, ae. 36; he 183 1, as. 74. — Susanna m. 
Daniel Howard, Esq., 1802, who settled at New Gloucester, Me. 
— Nathan was killed by a cart wheel 1797. — Hannah m. Simon 
Greenleaf, Esq , of Portland, now professor of law at Cambridge, 
1806. — Charlotte m. Rev. Ralph Sanger of Dover 1817. 

24. David (s. of Capt. David 17) m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. 
Calvin Smith of Mendon, and had Sophia, Mary, Eliza, Lucy, 
Susan, George, Frances; he d. 1812, 3d. 49. — Sophia m. Simeon 
Ford, Esq , who d. 1839, and Mary m. Lauren Ford, Esq., 18 16, 
both of Herkimer, N. Y. — Eliza m. Elijah Hayward, Esq., 1809, 
and d. 1834. — Lucy m. Oran Gray Otis, Esq., of Herkimer, and 
d. 1837. 

25. Barza (s. of Capt. David 17) m. Molly, D. of Mark Phil- 
lips 1 79 1, and had Nathan, David, Adna, Eunice, Clarissa, and 
Charles. — Nathan went westward. — David m. a Ramsdell. — 
Adna went to Wareham. — Eunice m. Wm. Wildy 18 12, and 
afterwards Orren Parris. — Clarissa m. Thomas Parris. 18 15. — 
Charles m. a Raymond. 

26. Adam (s. of John 12) m. Ruth, D. of Joseph White of 
Braintree 1760, and had Samuel 1760, and Joseph. — Adam 
Kingman m. wid. Anne Hollis 1780. 

27. Hon. Abel (s. of Matthew 19) m. Lucy Washburn 1792, 
and had Jabez 1793, Marcia 1796, Tempe 1798, Arnold 1800, 
Harmony 1802, Albert 1804, Abel Washburn 1806; his wife d. 
and he m. Betsy Manly 1807, and had Edwin 1809, Polly 18 10, 
Willard, Jane, Lucia, Betsy. — Jabez m. Phebe, D. of William 
Brett 1 818. — Marcia m. Arza Keith 1814. — Abel \V. gra. iVm- 
herst 1830. 

28. Eliphalet, Esq., (s. of Matthew 19) m. Zilpha, D. of 
Josiah Edson 1801, and had Lucius 1803, Matthew 1807, Ade- 
line 1809, Isaac 181 1. Davis 1814, Lucy 1816. — Lucius gra. B. U. 
1830. 

29. Dea. Joseph (s. of Jonathan 21) m. Eunice Joslyn of 
Pembroke 1791, and had Polly 1792, Huldah 1795, Joseph 1799, 
Anne 1802, Elizabeth 1808. — Polly m. Pliny Hayward. — Huldah 
m. Noah Edson of Hadley 181 4. — Joseph m. Huldah K., D. of 
Perez Williams 182 i. — Anne m. Samuel Rider, Jr., — Elizabeth 
m. Lewis Rider. 



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30. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 21) m. Mehitabel, D. of John 
Hudson 1793, and had Galen Otis 1793*, Hannah 1796, Alvah 
1798, Jonathan 1800, Bethiah 1804, Mehitabel Bass 1807, Henry 
1810, Melzar 181 2. — Hannah m. John Richards 1820. 

31. Ezra (s. of Ezra, Esq., 23) m. Frances, D. of Col. Edward 
Howard 1812, and had Frances, Frederick, Elizabeth, Ezra, 
Edward, Hannah, John, George, Susanna, James. — Frances m. 
a Porter and lives in Waltham. 

Lydia Kingman m. John Allen 1733. — Mary had a D. bap. 
/34'r^34 in W. B. — Mehitabel m. John Ford 1794. 

KINSLEY. — Stephen Kinsley, freeman 1640, Representative 
1650, and first Ruling Elder at Braintree 1653, afterwards of 
Dorchester, and Representative of Milton 1666, where he d. 
1673, having had a s. Samuel who d. before him, leaving a wid. 
Hannah and a s. Samuel b. 1662. 

1. Samuel (the last above named probably) m. Mary, D. of 
John Washburn 1694, and settled in S. B. ; he brought Jeduthun 
Robbins' place, adjoining Thomas Washburn, and had probably 
Samuel, John, Nathan, Benjamin, Mary, Sarah, pjethiah, Su- 
sanna, and perhaps others. — John m. Thankful, D. of William 
Washburn, 1746. — Nathan m. Betty, D. of James Dunbar, and 
settled in Easton, and had a s. Calvin, and removed to Belcher- 
town. — Benjamin m. a wid. Perkins, and had Samuel and Benj. 
— Mary m. Thos. U'illis 17 16. — Sarah m. Josiah Hayward 17 15. 
— Benj. or Benj., Jr., had Silas and Abiel. — Bethiah m. William 
Brett 1732. — Susanna m. Samuel Packard 1729. — Calvin m. 
Susanna, D. perhaps of Seth Lathrop 1773. — Abiel m. Sarah, 
D. of Ephraim Howard 1777. Many of this family lived in 
Easton. 

2. Samuel (s. of Samuel i) m. Sophia White, and had Sophia 
1743, Lydia 1745, Samuel 1749, Nymphas 1750, Caleb 1752, 
Martin 1754, Luther 1756, Hannah 1758, Eunice 1761, Cephas 
1763, and Apollos. The father d. at Worcester 1773. — Sophia 
d. 1800. — Lydia m. Jona. Burr 1792, and d. at Hampden, Me. — 
Samuel m. Hannah, D. of Peter Hayward 1772, and had Sam'l 
1775, and went to Charlemont, and d. at Turner, Me., 1824; his 
s. Samuel had no children. — Nymphas m. Molly Richmond of 
T. 1800, and d. at Hampden 1822, childless. — Caleb went to 
Montague, m. 2 Ds. of Parson Nash, and d. 1827, leaving 4 Ds. 
— Martin gra. H. U. 1778, went to Hardwick, and then to 
Hampden, Me., m. a Bellows, and had an only D. who m. Saml. 
J. Gardner, Esq., of Roxbury, at whose house he d. 1835, «t- 81. 
— Luther d. a bachelor. — Hannah m. Perez Snell 1786. — Eunice 
m. Silvanus Leonard 1786. — Cephas m. Zilpha, D. of Samuel 
Leonard 1787, and d. 1800, leaving a s. and a D., the only g. s. 
who left children. — Apollos m. Hannah Hall of Wallingford, 
Conn., and d. at N. York 1803, leaving a D. 



230 KNAPP.—KNOWLTON.— LATHAM. 

3. Silas (s. of Benjamin of E.) had Azel, Daniel, Adam, 
Silas, Zebina, Rodolphus, Benjamin. His w. d., and he m. Re- 
beckah, wid. of Zebulun Packard 1774; she was a Richardson, 
and m. Packard 1764. — Adam m. a Leonard, and he and Silas 
went to Canton. — Benjamin removed also. — Zebina went to 
West Point, N. York. 

4. Capt. Azel (s. of Silas 3) m. Martha, D. of George How- 
ard 1785, and lived in W. B., and had Azel 1785, Hannah 1787, 
Patty 17S9, Silas 1792, Abigail 1795, Martin 1797, Rebecca 
1799; he then removed to Me.. 

5. Capt. Daniel (s. of Silas 3) m. Polly, D. of David Keith, 
1785, and settled in E. B., and had Nabby K., Polly*, Daniel, 
and Justin. — Nabby K. m. Capt. Cyrus Alden 1808. — Capt. 
Kinsley and Capt. Alden went to Minot, Me. 

6. Rodolphus (s. of Silas 3) m. Salome, D. of Ephraim Cary, 
1794, and settled in E. B., and had a family, and removed to 
Pawtucket, N. Providence, where she d ; he d. at Canton ; he 
had William H. Shepard and others. His s. William Holman 
is a minister. 

KNAPP. — Joseph Knappm. Susanna Packard 1760, and had 
Joseph 1763, Matilda 1767, Zibah 1769, Elijah 1772, Rhoda 
1775. — Joseph of E. m. Eunice Carver 1784. 

2. Abijah (s. of Jonathan of T.) m. Lydia Austin, and had 
Drucilla 1793, Nabby 1794, Abijah 1797, Debby 1799, Betsy, 
Abi, Lydia, Polly. He settled in N. B. 1793. Betsy m. a How- 
ard. — Abi m. Arza Packard 1812. — Lydia m. Ezekiel Meritt 
1809. — Polly m. Azel Gurney 1815. 

Abiah Knapp of R. m. Alexander Kingman 1790. — Zenas of 
R. m. Anna Leach 18 17. 

KNOWLTON. — Thomas Knowlton and his w. Susanna had 
John 1784, Joshua 1785, Susanna 17S8, Sarah 1790. 

LANDERS. — Ebenezer Landers (from Sandwich) lived in E. 
B. and had Gershom 1727, Ebenezer 1729, and Mehitabel 1731. 

LATHAM. — William Latham was at Plymouth 1623 ; at Dux- 
bury 1637, where he sold house and land to Rev. Ralph Part- 
ridge 1639; ^t Marshfield 1643, where he and Roger Cook had 
their house burnt 1648. — Cary Latham and his wife Elizabeth, 
at Cambridge, had Thomas, and Joseph 1639. 

I. Robert Latham was Constable at Marshfield 1643; was 
at Cambridge two years in the Rev. Thomas Shepard's family; 
was s. probably of William, and Cary might have been his uncle. 
He m. Susanna, D. of John Winslow, brother of Gov. Edward, 
1649, and had Mercy 1650 (at Plymouth), James, Chilton, 
Joseph, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah ; he took the oath of fidelity 
at Marshfield 1657; settled at E. B. before 1667; his wife's 
mother was the famous Mary Chilton, who is said to have been 



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the first female who set foot on the Plymouth shore 1620. Her 
father, James Chilton, and her mother Susanna, both d. the first 
winter. — Lathain named his two first sons, after her grandfather, 
James and Cj^fiton. — Mercy m. Isaac Harris. — Joseph was at 
Providence 1690 and 1703, whose wife Phebe signed a Deed 
1688. — Elizabeth m. Francis Cook 1687. — Hannah m. Joseph 
Washburn, Jr. — Sarah m. John Howard, Jr. 

2. James (s. of Robert i ) and his w. Deliverance had Thomas, 
Anne 1693, Susanna, Joseph, Betty, and Lucretia ; he d. before 
1739. — Anne m. Nicholas Wade, and Susanna m. Nathaniel 
Harden, both the same day, 17 15. — Betty m. Judge Daniel 
Johnson 1726. 

3. Capt Chilton (s. of Robert i) m. Susanna, D. of John 
Kingman 1699, and had Charles 1701, Jane 1703, Arthur 1705, 
James 1708, Robert 171 1, Joseph 17 14, Susanna 17 17, Mary 
1720. — Pfe d. 1751, ae. 80; she 1776, ae. 97. — Susanna m. Thos, 
Wade 1746. — Mary m. Jonathan Allen of Braintree 1742. — 
Joseph d. a bachelor 1777, ae. 62. 

4. Thomas (s. of James 2) m. Deborah, D. probably of John 
Harden 1712, and had Joseph, Rotheus 1726, Beriah 1728, 
Anne, Deliverance, Jennet and Rhoda ; he d. before 1769. — 
Anne m. Seth Mitchell 1738. — Deliverance m. David Howell 
1744. — Jennet m. a Drinkwater of N. Yarmouth, Me. — Beriah 
m. Israel Hill 1748. — Rhoda m. David Conant 1748. — Joseph 
went eastward.^ — Rotheus went to N. Carolina and had a family 
there. 

5. Joseph (s. of James 2) m. Sarah, D. of Nathaniel Hay- 
ward 17 17, and had James, Betty, Joseph, Thomas, Nathaniel, 
all bap. 1732, Sarah 1733, Seth 1738. He enlisted into the 
Canada expedition and made his will 1758, and d. 1760; his 
wife d. 1781, ffi. 85. — Betty d. single 1808, ae. 86. — Sarah d. 
single 1785, ae. 53. 

6. Charles (s. of Capt. Chilton 3) m. Susanna, D. of Capt. 
Nathaniel Woodward, and had Betty 1725, Susanna 1727, Wood- 
ward 1729, Mary 1735, Chilton and Jane 1739 ; he d. 1788, a;. 
87. Betty m. Capt. Joseph Gannett 1744. — Susanna m. Nathan 
Hayward. — Mary m. Benjamin Whitman 1757. — Jane m. Edward 
Mitchell 1762. 

7. Arthur (s. of Capt. Chilton 3) m. Alice, D. of Nehemiah 
Allen 1733, and had Nehemiah 1735, Jane 1736; he d. 1736,. 
and his wid. m. Jonathan Allen of Braintree 1739. — Jane m. 
Jonathan Conant 1759. 

8. James (s. of Capt. Chilton 3) m. Abigail Harvey of T. 
1739, and had Abigail 1741, Arthur 1742, Mary 1744, James and 
Susanna. — Mary m. William Britton of Raynham 1766. — Su- 
sanna m. Seth Brett 1769. This family and Brett also went to 
Winchester. 



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232 LATHAM. 

9. Robert (s. of Capt. Chilton 3) m. Mary, D. of David 
Johnson 1751 ; she d. and he m. Bethiah, wid. of Arthur Harris 
and D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward; she d. 1778, ae. 63, and he 
m. Jerusha, D. of Thomas Hooper 1778 ; he d. 1788, a;. 77, and 
his last wife m. Jacob Mitchell 1791, and d. 1829, se. 85. 

10. Joseph (s. of Joseph 5) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Prior, 
1748, and had James 1748, Hannah 1751, Nanny 1763, and 
Winslow. — James m. Esther Baker of R. 1769. — Hannah m. 
Josiah Hathaway 1766, and the whole family went to Oakham 
or Pelham. 

11. Thomas (s. of Joseph 5) m. Abigail Hanmer 1752, and 
had Nabby 1753, William 1756, Betty 1757, Thomas, Benjamin, 
Lucinda, Stephen and Roland.— He d. of small-pox 1778, x. 49; 
she d. 1786, a;. 55. — Nabby d. 1785, a;. 32. — Betty d. 1785, ae. 
28. — Lucinda m. Joshua Pool 1783. — William and Thomas 
served in the revolutionary war and went westward. — Benjamin 
went to Providence. — Stephen m. Nabby, D. of Amos Whitman, 
and he and Roland went to Me. 

12. Nathaniel (s. of Joseph 5) m Mercy, D. of Nehemiah 
Leach 1756, and had Nathaniel and Levi, and d. young;. Na- 
thaniel d. 1776 at N. York in the army. 

13. Seth (s. of Joseph 5) m. Rachel House, of Hanover, 1763. 
She d. 1797, K- 53; he m. Wid. Elizabeth Hanks 1800, and d. 
childless 1825, ae. 87 ; she 1825, a;. 75. 

14. Woodward (s. of Charles 6) m. Rebecca Dean of R. 
1763, and had Eliab 1764, Susanna 1766, George 1768, Dean 
1771, Barzillai 1773, Galen 1775 ; he d. 1802, ae. 71 ; she 1813, 
ae. 77. Eliab m. Lucy, D. of Nehemiah Latham. 1786, and went 
to Gray in Me. and was burnt with his house. — Susanna m. 
Thos. Blanchard of Abington 1786, and moved to Windsor. — 
George went to Gray, Me., m. a Matthews, and had a family. — 
Dean d. a bachelor 1835, x. 64. — Barzillai m. Polly, D. of Benj. 
Washburn i8oi. and went to Me. 

15. Chilton (s. of Charles 6) m. Mary D. of James Howard, 
1770, and had Chilton 1771, Mary 1772: he d. 1792, ae. 52. — 
Mary m. Winslow Hooper 1791. 

16. Nehemiah (s. of Arthur 7) m. Lucy, D. of Arthur Harris, 
1757, and had Arthur 1758, Alice 1760, Lucy 1764, Allen 1771. 
She died 1797, ai. 53, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Samuel Allen 
and D. of Joshua Pratt 1801 ; he d. 1807, x. 74; she 1820, a;. 
80. — Arthur went to Lyme. — Alice m. Matthew Gannet 1783. — ■ 
Lucy m. Eliab Latham 1786. — Allen m. Jennet, D. of Hosea 
Dunbar of Halifax, 1796, and d. 1798, and his widow m. Zepha- 
niah Howard 1800. 

17. Arthur (s. of James 8) m. Margaret, D. of Andrew 
Bearce, of Halifax, and had nine Ds., and went to Winchester 
with his father. 



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18. Levi (s. of Nathaniel 12) m. Hannah, D. of Eleazar 
Alden 1782, and had Nathaniel, Cyrus, Susanna Alden, Robert 
1793, Marcus 1795, and then with his mother and family went 
to Windsor, and there had Lewis and Hannah. — Nathaniel was 
a deacon at Windsor t8i6. 

19. Galen (s. of Woodward 14) m. Susanna, D. of Eleazar 
Keith 1802, and had Williams 1803, Galen 1805, Charles Austin 
1807, Rowena \\'illiams 1809, Susanna 1812, Eliab 1818. — Wil- 
liams gra. B. U. 1827, and is settled as an Attorney in S. B. — 
Galen m. Esther, D. of Azor Harris, Esq. 

20. Chilton (s. of Chilton 15) m. Betsy, D. of Dr. Eleazar 
Carver 1803, and had Charles 1804, Susanna 1806, Nathaniel 
Woodward 1810; he d. 1811, at. 42; she m. Joseph Barrows 
1816, and had two children. 

21. Robert (s. of Arthur of Lyme; see Nehemiah 16) and 
Polly, his wife, lived awhile in E. B., and had John Tomson 
1805. He returned to Lyme; he had two brothers, Allen and 
Bela, who were educated and read law in E. B., and settled as 
Attorneys in the western country; he had also a brother William 
Harris, and others. 

L.A.THROP. — Mark Lathrop (probably from Duxbury; per- 
haps from Weymouth or Braintree) settled in W. B. as early as 
1656, but not an original proprietor, nor had he any known con- 
nection with any of the name in N. E. He has been supposed 
by some to have descended from the Rev. John Lathrop of 
Scituate. but this cannot be ascertained, nor is it probable ; he 
d. a. 1686, and had Elizabeth, Mark, Samuel, and Edward; 
no w. is mentioned.^ — Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard, Jr. — Mark 
"designed into the war," made his will 1690, and d. in the 
Canada expedition. — Edward d. a. 1696 without children. 

2. Samuel (s. of Mark i) m. Sarah Downer, and had Mary 
1683, Samuel 1685, John 1687, Mark 1689, Sarah 1693, Joseph 
and Edward 1697 ; he d. a. 1724. — Mary m. Josiah Keith 1703. 
— Joseph m. Alary, D. of Joseph Snow, 17 18, and d. without 
issue. — Sarah m. Solomon Packard 17 15, and d. young. 

3. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) m. Abial, D. of Isaac Lazell, 
1710, and had Samuel 171 1, Isaac 17 14, Sarah 17 17, Daniel 

172 1, Abiel 1729. — Sarah m. Abiezer Edson 1737. — Abial m. 
Israel Alger, Jr., 1747. 

4. John (s. of Samuel 2) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Edson, 1716, 
and had Mary 1720. Sarah 1734, Susanna 1726. — ^Mary d single. 
— Sarah m. Alexander Kingman 1755. — Susanna m. Theophilus 
Howard 1747. 

5. Mark (s. of Samuel 2) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Alden, 

1722, went to E., and had John, Seth, Jonathan, and Joseph; she 
d. a^. 81. — Jonathan m. Susanna, D. of Solomon Johnson 1747. 
— Seth m. Martha, D. of Thomas Conant 1755. 



234 LATHROP. 

6. Edward (s. of Samuel 2) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Wade 
and had Seth 1722, Josiah 1726, Edward 1728, David 1735, 
Mark 1738. David m. Mary, D. of Ephraim Howard, 1762, 
and d. 1787 without children. 

7. Samuel (s. of Samuel 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Keith 
1735; his will 1776; had Nathan 1735, Jonathan 1738, Mark 
1746. Samuel Lathrop m. Lydia Hayden 1751. 

8. Isaac (s. of Samuel 3) m. Bethiah, D. of Maj. Edward 
Howard. She d., and he m. Patience, D. of Joseph Alger, 1742, 
and had Bethiah 1744, Edmund 1746, Isaac 1748, Zephaniah 

1750, Abihail 1752, Nathan 1755, 1^^^ ^757) Sarah 1763, Ke- 
ziah 1767; had. 1774. Bethiah m. Samuel Willis 1767. — Ed- 
mund m. Betty, D. of George Howard, 1774, and settled in E. 
and had Howard, Isaac, and Cyrus, and probably others. — Isaac 
m. Sarah, D. of Adams Bailey, 1775, and settled also in E. — 
Isaac m. Betty Hacket 1786. — Abihail m. Lemuel Keith of E. 
1768. — John m. Sarah Cook 1780. — Sarah m. John Cook 1790. 
— Keziah m. Simeon Lathrop 1785. 

9. Maj. Daniel (s. of Samuel 3) m. Rhoda, D. of Thomas 
Willis 1744, and had Daniel 1745, Rhoda 1747, Molly 1755, 
Abihail 1758. — Rhoda m. Daniel Williams Jr. of E. 1763. — 
Molly m. Thomas Johnson 177 1. — Abihail m. Isaac Hartwell 

1775- 

10. Joseph (s. of Mark 5) m. Content, D. of John Washburn 

1746, and settled in E., and had Seth, Jonathan, Joseph, and 
probably others. Susanna Lathrop m. Abiel Lapham 1786. 

11. Seth (s. of Edward 6) m. Lydia, D. of George Packard, 

175 1, and had Susanna 1754. She d. and he m. Mehitabel 
Daily of E., and had Lydia 1758, Mehitabel 1761, Seth 1765, 
he d. 1804, she 1770. Susanna m. Calvin Kinsley of E. 1773. 
— Mehitabel m. Alpheus Fobes 1781. 

12. Josiah (s. of Edward 6) m. Sarah Church of Scituate 
1749, and had Hannah 1753, Sarah 1755, Josiah 1759, Huldah 
1764, Charles 1767; he d. 1808, she 1815. — Hannah m. Joseph 
Bassett Esq. 1776. — Huldah m. Edmund Alger 1786. — Sarah 
m. Edward Williams of E. 1772. 

13. Edward (s. of Edward 6) m. Abigail, D. of Ephraim 
Howard 1752, and had Barnabas 1758, Simeon 1760, Hannah 
1762, Jane 1764, Ambrose 1768, Molly 1770, Vina 1773. Jane 
m. Capt. Daniel Briggs of Milton 1782. — Ambrose lived and d. 
in Cohasset. — Vina m. Dr. John H. Perkins 1793. 

14. Jonathan (s. of Samuel 7) m. Chloe Dickerman 1765, 
and had Lemuel 1766, Libeus 1769, Sarah 1772, Chloe, and 
perhaps others. Libeus m. Charity Wharton 1803, and settled 
in E. — Sarah m. David Alger 1790. — Chloe m. Jacob Fisher 1797. 

15. Mark (s. of Samuel 7) m. Elizabeth Dickerman, b. 1758, 
and had Elijah 1780, Mark, Spencer, Betsy and Silvia. Elijah 



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m. Lavinia, D. of Barnabas Dunbar, 18 18, and settled in St. — 
Mark m. Katy, D. of Capt. Amasa Howard, 1805, and had Sam- 
uel 1806, Catharine 1808, Alma 1810, and went to Millbury. 
Spencer m. Bathsheba, D. of Thaddeus Howard, 1812; she d. 
1813, and he m. Eleanor White of Millbury 1817. — Betsy m. 
Samuel Dunbar 181 1. — Silvia m. Thaddeus Howard Jr. 1810. 

16. Zephaniah (s. of Issac 8) m. Sarah, D. of Nathan Pack- 
ard, 1779. and had Silvia 1779, Oliver 1781, Azel 1783, Zepha- 
niah 1787. She d. 1790, and he m. Silvia Manly 1791, and had 
Avery 1792, Sally 1794, Bezer 1796, Perez 1797, Raymond 1799, 
Rhoda 1801, Olive 1803, Manly 1807. Oliver m. Hannah Cur- 
tis of St. 1803. — Avery m. Hannah, D. of Jacob Dunbar, 1819, 
and Joanna Bacon of Randolph 182 1. — Sally m. George Alger 
Jr. of E. 18 1 4. — Bezer m. Vesta Cobb of Mansfield 1820. — Perez 
m. Eliza, D. of Hartwell Keith, 1817. 

17. Daniel (s. of Maj. Daniel g) m. Hannah, D. of George 
Howard, 1764, and had George 1765, Daniel 1767, Thomas 1768, 
Hannah 177 i. She d. and he m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Willis, 
1775, and had Samuel 1777, Sullivan 1778. His 2d wife d., 
and he m. Mary, D. of George Turner, 1785, and had Alson ; 
he had other Ds. — Daniel m. Sally Whiting of Attleboro 1787. 
— Samuel m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph Johnson 1799, and had a s. 
Daniel who d. 1821. This family all removed to Me. — George 
m. Molly, D. of Jeremiah Thayer, 1783, and settled in Leeds, 
and d. 1839, ^- 74- — Hannah m. Joshua Gilmore 1789. — Daniel 
Lathrop m. Wid. Abigail Lathrop 1803. 

18. Seth (s. of Seth 11) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Bassett, 
1784, and had Barzillai, Cyrus, Betsy. Barzillai d. at sea. — 
Cyrus m. Mary, D. of Daniel Willis, 1801, and went to Liver- 
more, Me., but returned. — Betsy m. Warren French 18 13, and 
went to Me. 

19. Josiah (s. of Josiah 12) m. Susanna, D. of Theophilus 
Howard, 1785, and had Vesta 1795, Susanna 1798, Josiah 1802, 
Howard 1804, Edwin 1807, Margaret Nevens 1809. This fam- 
ily removed to Canada. 

20. Charles (s. of Josiah 12) m. Rowena, D. of Capt. Jona- 
than Howard, 1788, and had Phebe Ames 1789, Galen 1791, 
Charles 1793, Edward 1795, Rowena 1796. This family also 
went to Canada. 

21. Barnabas (s. of Edward 13) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan 
Bozworth, 1777, and had Stillman, Barnabas, Edward, Tisdale, 
Sarah, Betsy; he had a 2d wife Rachel, D. of Samuel Bartlett, 
Barnabas m. Rachel Thayer 181 3. — Sarah m. John Hearsey 
1807. — Betsy m. Bernard Alger of E. 1810. — Edward lives in 
Boston. 

22. Simeon (s. of Edward 13) m. Keziah, D. of Isaac Lath- 
rop, 1785, and had Hannah, Keziah. Simeon m. Peggy Nevens, 
of Salem 1807. — Keziah m. Ezekiel Wilson of Methuen 1808. 



236 LAWRENCE.— LAWSON.—LAZELL. 

23. Lemuel (s. of Jonathan 14) m. Sarah Reed of E. 1794, 
and had George Watson 1805. 

24. Azel (s. of Zephaniah 16) ni. Anna Eaton 1805, and had 
Philenia 1806, Sarah 1807, Silvia 1809, John Eaton 1812. 

25. Zephaniah (s of Zephaniah 16) m. Lydia Ripley of 
Plympton 1812, and had Almon 18 15. 

Caleb of E. m. Hannah Ellis 1806. — Celia of E. m. Samuel 
Short 1806. — Rebecca m. Jno. Snow Jr. 181 1. — Hannah R. m, 
Leonard Alger 1821. Jacob m. Sarah Snow 1787. — Zenas m, 
Sally Tower 1788. 

LAWRENCE. — Thomas and Desire Lawrence had Hannah, 
Sarah, Thomas: he d. 1759. Hannah m. Capt. Josiah Edson 
1760, and Maj. Eliphalet Cary 1782. — Sarah m. Obadiah Eddy 
1750. — Thomas m. Sarah, D. of John Hooper 1769. — Jonathan 
m. Rachel Smith 1765. 

LAWSON.— Shurtliff and Millecent (or Milleson) Lawson 
had Asa Shurtliff 1794. — Sarah Lawson m. Abijah Hill 1749. 

LAZELL. — John Lazell (at Hingham 1647) "'^- Elizabeth, D. 
of Stephen Gates, 1649, and had John 1650, Thomas 1653, 
Joshua 1655, Stephen 1656, Isaac 1660, Mary, Sarah, Hannah 
1666, Israel 1671; he d. a. 1695. Mary m. a Burr. — Sarah m. 
Peter Ripley 1693. — Hannah m. Turner.— Thomas m. Mary 
Allen at Duxbury 1685, and settled there, and was afterwards at 
Plympton, and then at Falmouth, and finally at Windham, Conn. 
John, Stephen and Israel remained at Hingham. — Joshua d. 
1689; his wid. Mary; he had Elizabeth, Martha, Joshua and 
Simon. — Simon at Plymouth and Joshua at Duxbury 1709; 
Joshua had lived in Mendon where a Joshua Lazell d. 1832, ae. 
81. — Simon went to Mid'o, and many of his descendants lived 
there and in S. B. — Isaac m. Abial (or Abihail), D. of John 
Leavitt, and d. at Hingham 1690, leaving a son Isaac and a D. 
Abial; his wid. m. Isaac Johnson, who came to W. B. a. 1700, 
and brought these two ch. of his wife with him. This name is 
variously written in the early records, Lazell, Lascelle, Lessell, 
Hazell, Hazael, Hassell. There is reason to believe the name 
was originally French, and written La Hassell, and thence cor- 
rupted to Lassel and Lazell. — John Hassell was made free in 
Mass. 1637. — Richard Hassell made free 1647. 

1. Isaac (s. of Isaac and gr. s. of John of Hingham) came to 
Bridgewater a small boy a. 1700, as above stated. (His sister 
Abial also came with him and m. Samuel Lathrop 17 10.) He 
m. Mary, D. of Daniel Hudson 17 19, and had Isaac 1725, John 
1727, Hannah 1729, Daniel 1734; he d. before 1766, a^. a. 75. — 
Hannah m. Nathan Conant 1753. 

2. Isaac (s. of Isaac i) m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph Algei', 1748, 
and had Edmund 1750, Silvanus 1752, Mary 1754, Isaac 1756, 



LAZELL. 237 

Nathan 1759, Ebenezer 1761, Joseph 1767. He removed to 
Cummington in his old age, and there his wife d. and he m. 
Abigail, wid. of Capt. Jacob Allen and D. of -Capt. Israel Bailey; 
he d. JE. over 80. — Mary m. Seth Reed of Abington 1776, and 
lived and d. at Cummington. 

3. John (s. of Isaac i) m. Mary, D. of Dr. Joseph Byram, 
1750, and had John 1751, Luther 1754, Molly 1757, Eunice 
1 76 1, Patty 1766, Byram 1770; he d. 1816, ai. 8g; she 18 18, £e. 
80. — John m. Lucinda Stetson 1787, and he s. 56, and his D. ae. 
18, both d. 1806. — Luther settled in iVbington, and had Daniel, 
and a D. m. Libeus Gurney. — Molly m. Eliab Washburn 1777, 
and moved to Paxton. — Eunice m. a Pool. — Pattv d. single 
1826. 

4. Daniel (s. of Isaac i) m. Huldah. D. of Nehemiah Leach, 
1 761, and had Robert, Calvin, Chloe 1772, and two other Ds. 
He removed to Ashfield, and d. of small-pox in the revolutionary 
war 1776. — Chloe returned to E. B., and d. 1832, x. 60, not m. 

5. Capt. Edmund (s. ot Isaac 2) m. Mary, D. of Hezekiah 
Ford of A. and went to Cummington, and had Edmund and 
Martin ; the latter had a college education, and both d. young. 
He had also Mary, who m. Col. Trowbridge Ward of Worthing- 
ton, Huldah, who m. Jonathan Dawes, and Deborah, who m. 
Benjamin Hobart, Esq., of A. He is now (1840) living; she d. 
1836. He and Judge Davis of Boston are the only surviving 
members of the Conventon for adopting the U. S. Constitution 
in 178S. 

6. Gen. Silvanus (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph 
Robinson 1775, and had Nabby 1778, Betsy 1781, Lucy 1785. 
They both d. of paralysis; she, 1825, x. 69; he 1827, ae. 75. 
Nabby m. Nahum Mitchell, the writer of this, 1794. — Betsy m. 
Bartholomew Brown, Esq., 1801. — Lucy m. Benjamin Hobart, 
Esq., his first wife, 181 1, and d. 18 12. 

7. Maj. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2) m. Jenny, D. of Benjamin By- 
ram 1779, and had Anna 1780, Polly 1782, Jane 1786, Salome 
1788, Rachael 1790, Charlotte 1792, Henriette 1795, Irene 1800; 
he d. June 20, 1810, x. 54. — Anna m. Dr. Noah Fearing 1799. 
— Polly m. William Randall Bates of Cummington 1803. — Jane 
m. Elisha Blanchard of Weymouth 1809. — Salome m. Mitchell 
Keith 181 1, and d. 1839. — Rachael m. William Snelling of Bos- 
ton 181 1. — Charlotte m. Simeon Tisdale, Jr., of T. 1815, and 
Mitchell Keith 1840. — Henriette m. Cyrus Johnson of N. Bed- 
ford, s. of Isaiah of W^ B. — Irene m. Dea. Morton Eddy 1822. 

8. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Isaac 2) m, Deborah, D. of Timothy 
Conant 1783, and had Hannah, Susan, Sally, Deborah, Nathan, 
Caroline, Harriet, Julia; he d. 1832. — Hannah m. Nathan Nye 
of Freeport 1818, his 2d wife; Susan was his first wife, m. 1807. 
Sally m. Jonathan Gushing of Boston 1809. — Deborah not m. 



238 LAZELL. 

Caroline m. Paul Revere 1816. — Harriet m. Dr. Paul Lewis 
Nichols of Kingston 18 14. — Julia m. George W. Norwood of 
Boston. 

9. Rev. Ebenezer (s. of Isaac 2) gra. B. U. 1788, and settled 
in the Ministry at Attleboro', and there m. a Richardson ; he 
thence removed to Black River, N. Y., and d. 1828, leaving a 
number of children ; William was one. 

10. Joseph (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. John Ames, 
1787, and had a D. Bethiah ; he went to Charleston, S. C. and 
he and his w. both d. there of the yellow fever Aug. 1799. — 
Bethiah returned and m. Asa Mitchell, Esq., 1806, and settled 
at New Gloucestar and had a D., Sarah Harris ; he d. and she 
returned again to E. B. and m. George Young Phillips 181 2, and 
went to Poughkepsie, N. Y. — Sarah H. m. there an Overocker, 
and d. young. 

11. Byram (s. of John 3) m. Jennet, D. of Joseph Wesley 
1793, and had Betsy, Marston, Jennet, (d. single 1825, se. 27), 
Thomas, Mary, Susan, William, Lucy, George ; he d. 1820, ae. 
50. — Marston m. Christiana, D. of Joseph Gannett. 

12. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Nathan, Esq., 8) m. Ann, D. of 
Abraham Wilkinson of North Providence (Pawtucket) 182 i, and 
had Nathan*; he d.. May 1835, and had another s. Nathan b. 
after his death. The widow is now dead. 

13. Simeon (s. of Joshua of Hingham, probably,) ni. Joanna 
Wood 1742 (his 2d w. perhaps), his will 1745; he had Joshua, 
Jacob, William, Abner, Lydia, (first wife of old John Alden), 
Mary Wood, and Sarah ; he first lived at Plymouth, and after- 
wards at M. where he d. His first wife, perhaps, was Margaret, 
D. of Jacob Cook of Plymouth m. 17 16. 

14. Joshua (s. of Simon 13) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Prince 
and wid. of Seth Ames 1742, and d. a. 1753; he had Prince, 
Elizabeth, Mary; he d. 1749 at M., where he lived; she was 
niece of Rev. Thomas Prince, the chronologist. 

15. Jacob (s. of Simeon 13) m. Elizabeth, D. of Richard 
Davenport of S. B. 1749, lived in M. and d. 1753, and gave his 
estate to his child, if it should be born and live. — Molly Lazell 
m. William Cole 1774. 

16. William (s. of Simeon 13) m. Eunice, D. of Richard 
Davenport, Jr., 1759, and lived in S. B., and had Eunice 1759; 
he removed from B. and had Joshua, William, John, Abner, 
Jacob, Rufus, Isaac, Levi. William went to Philadelphia. — 
John was a physician, and he and Abner went to New Salem. — 
Jacob went to New York. — Rufus went to Pennsylvania." 

17. Joshua (s. of William 16) m. a Pratt in S. B. and went 
to Ware, thence to Windsor, thence to Pomfret, Vt., and had 
Levi, Rufus, William, Isaac, John. 



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18. Isaac Lazell of Wardsbury, Vt. and his wife Hannah had 
Nathan, Isaac, Mariel, Thomas, Samuel, John, Rachel ; he d. 
a. 1827. — Nathan lived in Carroll, Co. of Chautaugue, N. Y. — 
Isaac lived in Dover, Co. of Windham, Vt. — Rachel m. a Taylor. 

19. Robert, Esq., (s. of Daniel 4) lived in Buckland, and 
had Marshall, Hiram, Alva, Philip, Robert, and 5 Ds. ; he d. 
1826, while a member of Gen. Court at Boston. — Marshall went 
to Pennsylvania. — Hiram and Philip went to N. York. 

LEACH. — Giles Leach (from Weymouth) settled in W. B. 
before 1665 ; m. Anne Nokes 1656; she lived in Dea. Samuel 
Bass' family in Braintree ; he had Sarah 1656, Elizabeth, Sam'l 
1662, David, John, Ebenezer, Benjamin and perhaps others. — 
Sarah m. John Aldrich. — Elizabeth m. John Emerson 1693. — 
Sarah and Samuel b. at Weymouth. 

2. Samuel (s. of Giles i) m. Mary, D. of Nicholas Byram, 
and had Samuel, Josiah, Seth, Elijah. 

3. David (s. of Giles i) and his wife Hannah had Mercy 
1693, Hannah 1696*, Ephraim 1699, Experience 1702, David 
1706, Mehitabel 1711, Abigail 1714; he d. a. 1757. — Wid. Han- 
nah m. Ebenezer Edson 1758. — Ephraim m. Ruth, D. of John 
Bolton 1734. — Abigail m. Jacob Keith 1734. — David m. Eliza- 
beth, D. of Francis Cook of Kingston 1742, and had Susanna 
1743. — David Leach m. wid. Hannah Newcomb 1751. 

4. John (s. of Giles i) and his wife Alice, had John 1695, 
Giles 1697, Stephen 1698, Abiel 1700, Ebenezer 1702, Mehita- 
bel 1704, Timothy 1707, Nehemiah 1709, Solomon 1712, Jesse 
1 7 14, and he d. 1744. 

5. Ebenezer (s. of Giles i) m. Prudence Stetson of Scituate 
1707. — Lydia Leach m. Ephraim Jackson 1736. 

6. Benjamin (s. of Giles i) m. Hepzibah Washburn 1702, 
and had Anne 1703, Joseph 1705, Mary 1708, Sarah 17 11, Ben- 
jamin 1713, Ichabod 17 16*, Jerathmael and Benanuel 17 18, 
Nokes 1720, Susanna 1722, Hannah 1725, Phebe, Nathan, and 
Eunice. — Sarah m. Timothy Leach, perhaps 1732. — Susanna m. 
Ezra Washburn 1742. — Phebe m. Abner Fobes. — Eunice m. 
William Keith 1767. 

7. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) and his wife Content had Elijah 
1726, and Samuel; he d. a. 1756. 

8. Seth (s. of Samuel 2) m. Mary, D. of Thos. Whitman, and 
had a son Seth, who had a s. Thos., who was probably father of 
Mr. Caleb Leach, formerly of Plymouth, the clock maker and in- 
genious mechanist. — Seth Leach m. Jane, D. of Joseph Harvey 
1732. 

9. Elijah (s. of Samuel 2) m. Jemima. D. of Benjamin Snow 
1745, and had Elijah 1746, Jemima 1749; he removed to West- 
moreland. — Elijah Leach's wife d. 1763. — Elijah Leach m. Ruth 
Prince of Kingston 1764. — Jemima Leach m. James Lovell 1785. 



240 LEACH. 

10. John (s. of John 4) m. Susanna White, perhaps, 1719, 
and had Alice, Abiah, Stephen, he was d. in 1744, and before 
his father. — Alice m. David Perkins 1738. 

11. Giles (s. of John 4) went to Halifax, and had John, Mi- 
cah, Simeon 1734, Elizabeth, and probably others. — John had a 
son John. — Micah was father of Silvanus. — Elizabeth m. Jona. 
Shurtliff of M. 

12. Stephen (s. of John 4) m. Sarah, D. of John Hooper 
1725, and had Anne 1727, Stephen 1730; he d. 1729, and ques. 
if the wid. did not m. Ebenezer Snow 1737. 

13. Ebenezer (s. of John 4) m. Joanna, D. of Josiah Wash- 
burn 1734, and had Daniel 1735, Joanna 173S; he m. Lydia 
Tilson, perhaps, 1739, and Deborah Sampson, perhaps, 1751 ; he 
d. a. 1753. — Ebenezer Leach m. Mary Wilbor 1741. — Deborah 
Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771. — Eben. Leach d. 1803 very aged. 

14. Timothy (s. of John 4) m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Leach 
probably 1732, and had Rebecca 1733, Ichabod 1735, Sarah 
1739, Jonathan 1741, Levi 1744, Nathan 1746, Anne 1749, 
Timothy 1751. — Rebecca m. Joshua Warren, Jr., 1760. — Sarah 
m. Jona. Hayward of E. probably 1762. — Anne m. James Stur- 
tevant probably 1769. 

15. Nehemiah (s. of John 4) and his wife Mercy Staples, 
had Abigail 1730, Mercy 1732; (^2d w. a Bryant of Plympton) 
James 1737, Ruth 1739, Robert 1740, Huldah 1742, Mehitabel 
1744, Lydia, Nehemiah, Caleb, Susanna; he d. 1769, she 1775 
Abigail m. Benjamin Keith 1749. — Mercy m. Nathaniel Latham 
1756. — Ruth m. Benjamin Packard 1762. — Huldah m. Daniel 
Lazell 1 76 1. — Mehitabel m. Nathan Jones. — Lydia m. John 
Dickerman of Roxbury 1770. — Susanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor. 

16. Solomon (s. of John 4) m. Tabitha, D. of Samuel Wash- 
burn 1736 ; she d. 1736 ; and he m. Jerusha Bryant of Plympton 
1739, and had x\bisha 1739; his 2d wife d. 1743, and he m. 
Hannah Leach 1743, D. perhaps of Benjamin 6, and had Jeru- 
sha 1746, Solomon 1750, Israel 1752, Hannah 1755, Susanna 
1758, Joseph 1760. — Jerusha m. Isaac Leach of Westmoreland 
1763. — Abisha -lived in E. and was father, probably, of Joshua, 
Philip, Shepard, and others. — Philip was educated and settled 
as a lawyer in Me. 

17. Jesse (s. of John 4) and his w. Alice had Zadock 1741, 
Giles, Alice, Calvin; he d. and she m. Daniel Bacon 1772. — 
Alice m. Silas Leach 1778. 

18. James (^s. of Ebenezer 5, perhaps) and his wife Elizabeth 
lived in Kingston, and had Elizabeth 1735, Mercy 1738, and 
Sarah 1740. 

19. Dea. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Ann Harris 1736, and 
had Benjamin, Jepthah, Isaiah. 



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20. Benjamin, (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Hannah, D. of John 
Keith 1740, and had Jedediah, Peleg, Benjamin, Eliphalet. — 
Benjamin Leach m. Joanna Wilbor 1751. — Benjamin Leach m. 
wid. Abigail Bassett 1763. — Wid. Hannah m. Israel Washburn 
and afterwards Dea. Hall of R. 

21. Benanuel (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Betty Perkins 1741, and 
Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Edson 1745. — Benanuel Leach m. Me- 
hitabei, D. of Benjamin Allen of E. B. 

22. Samuel (s. of Samuel 7) and his wife Phebe had Phebe 
1753, Silas 1755, Samuel 1757, Jeshurun 1760; he d. in the 
army 1760, ae. ;^;^. — Silas m. Alice, D. of Jesse Leach 1778. — 
Samuel went to N. York. 

23. Stephen (s. of John 10, perhaps), m. Lydia Flora of 
Halifax 1745, and had Lemuel 1745, Stephen 1747, Jeremiah 
1 75 1. — Stephen Leach m. Sarah, D., perhaps, of Thos. Hooper 
1749. — Stephen Leach 1756 belonged to the baptist ch. in 
Swanzey. 

24. Capt. Simeon (s. of Giles 11) settled in St. Corner; m. 
Elizabeth, D. of Theophilus Curtis 1765, and had Lot, Relief 
and Vashti, He d. 1777, ffi. 43. Relief m. Oliver Harris 1789. 
— Vashti m. William Harris 1796. 

25. Dea. Daniel (s. of Eben. 13) m. Bethiah, D. of Samuel 
Keith, 1760, and had Joanna 1761, Bethiah 1764, Deborah 1766, 
Ebenezer 1768, Daniel 1771, Olive 1773, Lydia 1775, Susanna 
1778, Celia 1780. Joanna m. Dea. Isaac Wilbor. — Deborah m. 
Perez White 1787. — Olive m. Azariah Fobes 1793. — Susanna 
m. Isaac Hooper 1805. — Celia m. Eliab Hayward Jr. 1803. 

26. Ichabod (s. of Timothy 14) m. Penelope Cobb 1770, and 
had Jerathmael, Ephraim, Backus, Abigail. Jerathmael m. Cla- 
rissa Leach 1798, and went to Warren. — Ephraim m. Sarah, D. 
of Zenas Conant 1805. — Backus m. Bethiah Hayward 1804. — 
Abigail m. Freeman Jones 1792. 

27. Jonathan, called Jr. or 2d, (s. of Timothy 14, or William 
43) m. Experience Hartwell 1768, and had Silence 1768, Olive 

1770, Lois and Eunice 1772. — Jonathan Leach m. Abigail Leach 

1763- 

28. Levi (s. of Timothy 14) m. Hannah, D. of Abner Fobes, 

1771, and had Levi. 

29. Nathan (s. of Timothy 14) lived in N. B. and m. Debo- 
rah, wid. perhaps of Ebenezer, or D. of William Leach, 1771, 
and had Reliance 1772, Thaddeus 1775 ; on the record of these 
births his wife is called Hannah. — Reliance m. Noah Tirrell 
1794; he had also Oliver, Sarah, who m. Allen Smith 1815, Li- 
beus, Eliphalet, Nathan. Oliver m. Sally, D. of Knight Brown, 
1803, and a I), of Peleg Stetson 18 17, and had Elbridge, who 
m. a D. of Eleazar Josiyn, and Oliver and others perhaps. 



242 LEACH. 

30. James (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Hazadiah, D. of Robert 
Keith, 1765, and had Alpheus, Apollos, Caleb, James, Chloe, 
Roxihana, Mercy, Sarah, Huldah, and Ruth. — James m. Betsy, 
D. of Nathaniel Leonard of T. 181 1. — Chloe m. Col. Salmon 
Fobes 1807. — Roxiliana m. F^lias Dunbar 1799. — Mercy m. Ab- 
raham Gould 1809. — Sarah m. Jonathan Keith 1792. — Huldah 
m. George Chipman 1803. — -Ruth m. Joseph Bassett 1792. 

31. Nehemiah (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Constant, D. of Rob- 
ert Keith, 1772, and had Eliphalet, Oliver, Lewis, and others. 
Eliphalet m. Phebe Casweil 1798. 

32. Caleb (s. of Nehemiah 15) m. Molly Adams 1780, and 
had Lydia 1782. 

^2. Zadock (s. of Jesse 17) m. Susanna, D. of Ezra Wash- 
burn of M., 1763, and had Susanna, Bezer, Abraham, Zebedee, 
Parnel, Rufus, Zadock. Susanna m. Edward Richmond 1788. — 
Parnel m. Apollos Eaton of M. 1795. — Rufus m. Nancy, D. of 
Ebenezer Perkins 1798, and went to N. Y. 

34. Giles (s. of Jesse 17) m. Mehitabel Wilbor of R. and 
had Solomon, Hosea, Giles, Chloe, Alice, Laura, Betsy, Mehit- 
abel, Abigail; he d. and she m. Luther Hall of R. 1806. Solo- 
mon m. Mary Holmes of K. 1806, and went to Rochester. — 
Hosea m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Seth Keith, 1807. — Chloe m. 
Zephaniah Wilbor 1796. — Alice ni. Seth Grossman 1804. — Betsy 
m. a Richmond. — Mehitabel ni. Samuel Cheesman 1806. — Abi- 
gail m. Elias Ware of Wrentham 1809. 

35. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 19) m. Mary, D. of Ebenezer 
Keith 1764, and had Joseph, Luke, Silas, Jephthah, Isaiah, 
Mary, Orphah, Lois, Hepzibah, Dinah. The mother d. 1791, 
and he m. Anna Short 1792, and had Anna 1793, Eunice 1796, 
Chloe 1799. — Mary m. Libeus Fobes, Jr., 1807. — Orphah m. 
Jacob Chipman. — Lois m. James Starr, Esq., 1797. — Hepzibah 
m. Marshall Keith 1798. — Dinah m. Fiske Ames 18 19. — Anna 
m. Galen Harvey 1817. — Eunice m. Otis Harvey 1819. 

36. Jedediah (s. of Benjamin 20) m. Phebe, D. of Robert 
Keith 1765, and had Wealthy 1767, Bernice 177 1 ;, she d. 181 1, 
be 1813. — Wealthy m. Joseph Leach 1788. — Bernice m. Roxana, 
D. of Nath'l Hooper 1797. — Bernice m. Olive, D. of William 
Keith, 18 10. 

37. Lemuel (s. of Stephen 23) m. Rebecca, D. of William 
Washburn 1767, and had Oliver 1768, and then removed to 
Hardwick, and then to Wendell, and had eight more children, 
viz. : Lemuel, Stephen, Gardner, Barnabas, Lewis, Artemas, 
Matilda and Rebecca. — Gardner was Representative 1839. 

38. Capt. Lot (s. of Capt. Simeon 24) m. a Keith, and had 
■Simeon and Betsy. — Betsy m. Perez Southworth, Jr., 1821. 

39. Ebenezer (s. of Daniel 25) m. Eunice, D. of Benjamin 
Keith 1794. — Ebenezer Leach d. 1834. 



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40. Levi (s. of Levi 28) m. Betsy, d. of Zenas Conant 1798, 
and had Deborah Jackson 1799, Giles 1801, Anna 1807, Clarinda 

1810, Betsy 1812, Sarah 1816, Levi 1818, George M. 1821. — 
Giles gra. B. U. 

41. Alpheus (s. of James 30) m. Cassandana, D. of William 
Keith, 1787, and had Anna 1787, Ambrose 1791, Sally 1793, 
Alpheus 1796, Louisa 1800, Wightman Rathburn 1804, Hepzibah 
Rathburn 1806, James Keith 181 1. — Ambrose m. Hannah, D. 
of Nehemiah Howard 1815. — Alphus m. Eliza, D. of Bradford 
Mitchell. 

42. Apollos (s. of James 30) m. Chloe, D. of Christopher 
Dyer 1796, and had Philo 1797, Sarah 1801, Olive 1803, Daniel 
1806, Franklin 1809, Philander 1813. — Daniel gra. B. U. 1830, 
m. Mary Lawton of Newport, and lived in Quincy, and after- 
wards in Roxbury. — Franklin m. Mary, D. of Isaac Fobes. — 
Sarah m. Ansel Perkins of N. B. 

43. William Leach m. Mary Cohoon 1741, and had Jonathan 
1742, Olive 1747, Deborah 1750, Hepzibah 1752, Catharine 1756. 
Deborah Leach m. Nathan Leach 1771. 

44. Zadock (s. of Zadock ;^;^) m. Polly Frost of West Cam- 
bridge and had Jane, Vesta, Betsy, Zadock Washburn. — Jane 
m. a Hammond of Rochester. 

45. Abraham (s. of Zadock 33) m. Mary, D. of Amos Keith 
1796, and had Eliza, Libeus, Susanna, Jesse, Eveline. He went 
to N. York, and there d. — Eliza m. Cyrus Miller of Northfield. 
— Libeus m. Mary Brooks of West Cambridge. ^ — Susanna m. 
Wm. Piper of Irvin's Grant. — Jesse settled in N. York, and m. 
Mary Ann Miller, 

46. Bezer (^s. of Zadock 23) iti- Betsy Shaw of M. 1793, and 
had Ezra, Isaac, Anne. 

47. Joseph (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Wealthy, D. of Jedediah 
Leach 1788, and had Clarissa, who m. Ezekiel Dyer 181 1. 

48. Luke (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Polly Starr 1788, and had 
Amory, and Harris, and removed to Me. — Amory m. Lydia, D. 
of Job Bearce 1817. 

49. Silas (s. of Benjamin 35) m. Lois Leach 1796, and went 
to Charleston, S. C. 

50. Thomas (s. or g. s. of Seth 8, perhaps,) had Thomas, 
Ebenezer, Seth, and several Ds. — Sarah m. Dea. John Soule 
1807. — Seth m. Mercy Sampson of M. 1719. — Thomas m. Mary 
Nesbit of Leeds 1809, and Susan Holbrook of Braintree 1814. 

51. Eliphalet (s. of Nathan 29) m. Hannah, D. of Asa Shaw 
1806, and had Isaac 1807, Nahum 1809, Hannah, Washington 
1812, Dexter 1814, Martha 1815. 

52. Nathan (s. of Nathan 29) m. Mehitabel Gloyd, and had 
Nathan 1805, George Washington 1807, Mehitabel 1809, Eliza 

181 1, Sally 1814. 



244 LEACH.— LENDALL.— LEONARD. 

53. Peleg Leach m. Sally Gilmore 1802, and had Peleg: 1802, 
Sarah Field 1804, Adeline Cornet 1806, Olive 1807, Elisha Gil- 
more 1809, William Tirrell 1810, Ebenezer 1813. 

54. Philo, Esq., (s. of Apollos 42) m. Lucia, D. of Capt. 
Joseph Hooper, and had James Edward 1825. 

Tabitha Leach m. Robert Keith 1741. — Rhoda m. David 
Alden of M. 1755. — Orpha m. Edward Fobes 1761. — Zilpha m. 
Edward Hayward of E. 1760. — Dinah m. John Shaw of R. 1761. 
— Susanna m. Levi Hooper 1767. — Mary m. Ebenezer Wash- 
burn 1772. — Olive m. John Jones of M. 1770. — Sarah m. Oliver 
Wentworth 1779. — Polly m. Ephraim Packard 1789. — Jenny m. 
Lemuel Wilbor 1799. — Lois m. Baruch Wilbor 1799. — Susanna 
m. Asa Packard 181 1. — Eunice m. Seth Britton of R. 1817. — 
Anna m. Zenas Knapp of R. 1817. — Minerva m. Jarvis White 
of R. 18 19. — Deborah m. Ziba (or Liba) Conant 1820. — Lois 
m. Seth Packard, Jr., 1764. — William m. Mary Cohoon 1741. — 
Jonathan m. Frances Cohoon 1741. — Clarissa m. Jerathmael 
Leach 1798. —Asa of Killingsly m. Eunice Turner 1787. — Libeus 
m. Peggy Starr 1791 and went to Me. — Eliab m. Eunice, D. of 
William Keith 1802, and went to Charlemont, had 2 sons in 
Boston. 

Lawrence Leach of Salem, freeman 163 1 ; d. 1662, x. 83 ; left 
a wid. Elizabeth ; ss. Clement (in Englandj, John, Richard, and 
Robert ; perhaps Giles above was also his son or grandson. — 
Richard d. 1647, ^"^ left a son John. — John was at Salem 1637, 
d. 1659. — Robert at Salem 1637, freeman 1644. 

LENDALL. — James Lendall (of Duxbury) was an original 
proprietor of Bridgewater; his will 1652 at Dux. his w. Mary; 
both d. about 1652 ; he had Timothy and Abigail ; he gave his 
share in B. to Timothy; Constant Southworth appointed to 
administer and take care of the chidren. He never came to B. 
V LEONARD. — i. Solomon Leonard (from Duxbury) an origi- 
nal proprietor, and one of the earliest settlers in Bridgewater. — 
The name was sometimes written Leonardson, Lennerson, or 
Lenner, but by the family themselves always written Leonard. 
He d. 1686 ; his widow Mary ; his children were Samnel, John, 
Jacob, Isaac, Solomon, and Mary, who m. John Pollard of T. 

1673. 

2. Philip Leonard's estate was settled at Duxbury 1708 by 
his son-in-law Samuel Hill, who m. Phebe 1694; this man might 
have been brother or son of Solomon. 

3. Samuel (s. of Solomon i) settled his father's estate 1686, 
the first settlement recorded in Plymouth Probate Court. — Sam'l 
perhaps went to Worcester, 

Samuel Leonardson, a boy taken by the Indians at Worcester, 
Mar. 15, 1697, was allowed ^12 los. for escaping from them, 
and slaying several of them, about 1700. — (Mass. Records). 



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4. John (s. of Solomon i) and his wife Sarah had John, 
Enoch, Moses, Josiah, Joseph, and Sarah; he d. 1699. — Sarah 
m. Thomas Washburn, perhaps, 1708. 

5. Jacob (s. of Solomon i); his will 17 16, mentions his pres- 
ent wife Susanna ; he had Abigail, Susanna, Experience, Mary, 
Sarah, Solomon, Jacob 1702*; he was warned out 1693; he 
appeared before in Weymouth and also in Worcester. — Abigail 
b. at Weymouth 1680, m. Thos. Washburn. — Susanna at Wey- 
mouth 1683, m. Ebenezer Hill 1714. — Sarah b. at B. 1699, m. 
Wm. Orcutt 1721. — Jacob, Isaac, and Moses all settled in Wor- 
cester as early as 17 18. — Moses was a selectman and ensign 
there 1725. 

6. Isaac (s. of Solomon i) and his wife Deliverance had 
Hannah 1680, and probably Isaac, Deliverance, Joseph, and 
others. — Isaac m. Mary Randall 1701. — Deliverance m. Samuel 
Washburn 1701. — Isaac, the father, conveyed his homestead to 
his son Joseph 17 17, and went to Worcester, perhaps. 

7. Solomon (s. of Solomon i), no account of. There was an 
Ephraim Leonard in S. B. in 1738, who had several actions in 
court at that date; whose s. he was is not ascertained. — Martha 
Leonard m. Ebenezer Eddy of Norton 1734. 

8. John (s. of John 4) had Seth 1733, Orphah 1735 ; he had 
a dis. from W. B. ch. to Sutton 1741. 

9. Enoch (s. of John 4) m. Elizabeth (D. probably of John) 
Hooper 1707, and had Enoch 1707, Elizabeth 17 19. — Elizabeth 
Leonard, the mother, perhaps, m. James Washburn 1720. 

10. Josiah (s. of John 4) m. Marjoram Washburn 1699, ^"*i 
had John, Josiah, Ezekiel, Samuel, Nathan, Elizabeth, Mary, 
Margene; he m. Abigail, D. of John Washburn 1717; his will 
1743. — Mary m. Daniel Harrington of Marlborough 1733. — 
Margene m. a Pratt. 

11. Joseph (s. of John 4) m. Hannah, D. of Richard Jennings 
17 12, and had Joseph and Hannah 17 13, Moses 17 14, Seth 
1715, Timothy 1718, Rebecca 1721, Mehitabel 1724, Thankful 
1726, Ebenezer 1728. 

12. Capt. Solomon (s. of Jacob 5) m. Elizabeth, D. of David 
Perkins, and had Experience 1732, Solomon 1733, Elizabeth, 
Susanna; he d. 1761. Experience m. Oliver Alden 1765. — 
Elizabeth m. Hezekiah Hooper 1758. — Susanna m. Samuel 
Whitman 1761. 

13. Wm. Leonard m. Sarah, D. of John Bolton ; had Wm. 
1710, John 1711, Sarah 1714, James 1716, Samuel 1818, Silas 
1721, Mercy 1723, Jonathan 1726. — James m. Jemima Heiford 
perhaps 1737. 

14. Josiah (s. of Josiah 10) m. Jemima, D. of Josiah Wash- 
burn 1740, and had Susanna 1742, Rebecca 1744. Josiah 1745*, 



246 LEONARD. 



Marah 1748, Seth 1750, Moses 1752 ; he d. 1760; the wid. made 
her will 1784. — Susanna m. Abner Kingman of M. 1762. — Re- 
becca m. Capt. Abraham Washburn 1765. — Marah m. Nathan'l 
Orcutt 1768. — Seth d. 1775. 

15. Nathan (s. of Josiah 10) m. Thankful Besse of Wareham 
1744, and had Abigail 1745, Lydia 1747*, Sarah 1748*, Nathan 
1750*. Huldah 1752*, Daniel 1754, Sarah 1756, Phebe 1758, 
Nathan 1760, Thankful; he d. 1765. — Abigail m. Israel Keith 
1767. — Sarah m. John Miller of M. 1778. — Phebe d. 1779. — 
Daniel m. Phebe Leonard of R. 1781, and went to Pomfret. — 
Nathan was a physician, m. Anstress, and had Seth 1789, and 
went to R. I. — Thankful m. Rufus Conant 1783. — Nathan 
Leonard was a soldier at Roxbury 1776. 

16. Samuel (s. of Josiah 10, or William 13) m. Lydia Besse 
and had Lydia 1751, Samuel 1753, Roland 1755, Silvanus 1759, 
Silas, Eunice, Zilphah, Abigail. — Roland m. Lydia Smith of 
Walpole 1786. — Silvanus m. Eunice, D. of Samuel Kinsley 
1786, and had a D. Clarissa who m. Leonard Pratt 18 18 and 
went to Me. — Silas m. Nabby Smith 1785. — Zilpha m. Cephas 
Kinsley 1787. — Abigail of M. m. Jacob Perkins 1788. — This 
family removed, perhaps, to Pomfret, Vt. — Samuel Leonard d. 

1792, 32. 7 1. 

17. Joseph (s. of Joseph 11) m. Mary, D. of Nathaniel Pack- 
ard 1 72 1, and had Joseph, David and Jonathan, twins, Dan, 
Simeon, Seth*, Sarah; Mary, the mother, d. 1770. — Sarah m. 
Isaac Poole 1743. 

18. Seth (s. of John 8, perhaps,) m, Silence, D. of Nehemiah 
Packard 1769, and had Nehemiah 1769, Lucy 1772; he d. 1775, 
and his wid. m. Ebenezer Benson 1777. — Nehemiah m. Phebe 
Pratt 1792. — Lucy m. Alexander Alden 1792. 

19. Capt. Solomon (s. of Solomon 12) m. Joanna, D. of 
Joseph Washburn 1756, and had Jacob 1757, Mary 1759, Han- 
nah 1761, Enoch 1763, Solomon 1765, Marcus 1768, Ophir. — 
He and several of his sons removed westward. — Capt. Jacob m. 
Mary, D. of Isaac Swift 1788. — Mary m. Jeremiah Conant 1782. 
Hannah m. Capt. Timothy Mitchell 1783. — Solomon m. Huldah 
D. of Joseph Orcutt 1786. — Marcus m. Polly Richards 1793. — 
Enoch m. Abigail Hammond 1788. 

20. David (s. of Joseph 17) was with Gen. Winslow in 
seizing the Neutral French at Nova Scotia 1755, m. Mary Hall 
of T. 1769, and had David, Zenas L., Mary, Bernard, Caleb F., 
Linus, George W., Sarah, Fanny, James, Charles Frederick, 
Olive, and Hannah. — David gra. B. U. 1792, m. Polly Pierce of 
M. 1797. — Zenas L. gra. B. U. 1794, and settled in the ministry 
at Sturbridge. — Mary m. Daniel Leonard 1791, and afterwards 
Clifford Carver 1806. — Sarah m. Jona. Bassett 1813. — Fanny m. 
Zephaniah Dean of M. 1816. — Olive m. Cephas Tomson of M. 



LEONARD. 247 



1802. — Bernard d. in the western country 1834. — Caleb F., 
Esq., m. Nanc}' Tomson of M. 1807. — George W. went also to 
the west. 

21. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 17) m. Martha, D. of Benjamin 
Washburn 1758, and had Martha 1759, Jonathan, David, Benja- 
min ; she d. 1804, ae. 73. — Martha m. Cornelius Pratt. — Jonathan 
gra. H. U. 1786, and settled as a physician at Sandwich. — 
David m. Abigail Clark 1796. 

22. Dan (s. of Joseph 17) m. Mary, D. of James Dunbar 
1750, and had Mary 1751, Dan 1752, Experience 1753, Phebe 
1755, Ziba 1756, Josiah 1758, Keziah 1760*, Calvin, Sally, Rosa- 
mond. — Mary m. Thomas Delano of Fairhaven. — Dan m. Hope 
Clapp of M. 1775, and went to Ware. — Experience m. Luther 
Reading of M. 1773. — Phebe m. Joseph Delano of Fairhaven. — 
Ziba m. Chloe Shaw of M. 1783 and went to Ashfield. — Josiah 
went to M. — Calvin went to Holly. — Sally m. Isaac Shepard of 
Ashfield. — Rosamond m. Nathan Shaw 1782. 

23. Simeon (s. of Joseph 17) m. Ann Smith of Lexington 
1764, and had Rachel 1764, Jonas 1767, Ruth 1768, Anna 1770, 
Lois 1773, Oliver 1777, Molly 1779, Nahum and Simeon; he d. 
1793, a;. 56. — Rachel m. William Swift 1795. — Ann m. Ithamar 
Finney 1799. — Lois m. John Croal Stetson 1795. — Jonas removed 
to Oakham and there m. Cloe Allen 1804. — Ruth m. Lazell 
Dean perhaps of R. 1789. 

24. Samuel (^s. of Samuel 16) m. Deborah, D. of Nathan 
Mitchell, Esq., 1777, and had Samuel, Ansel, Rebecca, Mary. — 
Col. Samuel m. Mehitabel Bennet of A. and had Samuel La- 
Fayette 1824. — Ansel m. Deborah, D. of John Conant 1807. — 
Rebecca m. Libeus Blossom 1S04. — Mary m. Silvanus Sturte- 
vant 1801. 

25. Capt. Nahum (s. of Simeon 23) m. Rhoda, D. of Nathan 
Snell 1812, and had Jonas 1813, Rhoda 1815, Anna Smith 1818, 
Cyrus 1820; she d. 1821. 

26. Simeon (s. of Simeon 23) m. Bodicea Tomson of M. 
1817, and had Bodicea 1818, Rachel Stone 1819, Fanny 1821, 
Eliza* and Eloisa* 1823, Sarah Louisa 1824. 

27. Barna Leonard (from Taunton) m. Phebe, D. of Joseph 
Bassett 1780, and had Barna, Ruth. — Barna, Jr., m. Lydia, D. 
of Benjamin Sprague 1815. — Ruth m. Ophir Mitchell 1803. 

Benjamin Leonard m. Hannah Phillips 17 15. — Benjamin m. 
Keturah Briggs 1756; she d, 1757. — Eliphalet of E. m. Silence 
Howard 1755. — Zadock m. Deborah Keith 1765. — Olive of M. 
m. Dr. Samuel Shaw 1781. — Lucy of M. m. Benjamin Whitman, 
Jr., 1796. — Abigail m. Jacob Fuller 1800. — Spencer m. Mary 
Wood 1805. — Ann of R. m. Benjamin Mehuren 1798. — Betsy 
m. Bradford Harlow 1806. — Lois m. James Capen, Jr., of St. 
1807. — Philibert of M. m. Benjamin Hayward 1807. — Betsy T. 
m. James Leach 181 1. — Anna m. Thomas Conant 1812. — Lewis 



248 LINCOLN.— LINDSAY.— LITTLEFIELD. 

m. Betsy Leonard 1812. — Polly m. Francis Perkins 1815. — Lucy 
m. Ira Conant 1818. — Keziah, D. of Jonathan of M. m. Simeon 
W. Mitchell 18 ig. — Arza m. Louisa Maria White 1820. — Clar 
inda m. Henry W. Pratt 1821. — Seth m. Charlotte Dean 1821. 
Wid. Ann m. David Pratt 1738. — Lydia m. Joseph Pratt 17 12. 

James Leonard of Taunton had Thomas, James, and a D. 
Hannah born at Braintree 167 i ; he and his brother Henry came 
from Pontepool in \^'ales and settled in Braintree as early as 
1652, and thence went to Taunton, and Henry afterwards went 
to N. Jersey; whether connected with Solomon or not is not 
ascertained. 

LINCOLN. — Nehemiah Lincoln (s. of Ezekiel of Abington) 
m. Kezia D. of Dea. James Packard 1748, and lived in N. B. 
and d. 18 18, x. 91. 

2. Gideon (s. of Ezekiel 2d of Abington, brother of Nehe- 
miah above) was adopted by his uncle Nehemiah, and had his 
estate and settled in N. B. ; m. Martha, D. of Luke Perkins 1781, 
and had Nehemiah 1782, Mehitable 1784, Keziah 1785, Ruel 
1787, Charles 1788*, d. 1794, Martha 1789, Content 1791*, 
Roxana 1792, Triphena 1792, Charles 1795, Luke, Serena. -Capt. 
Nehemiah m. Martha, D. of Simeon Packard 1802. — Mehitabel 
m. Japhet Beals of Augusta 1803. — Keziah m. Bela Curtis 1803. 
Martha m. Benjamin Gardner of Augusta 1806. — Serena m. Ziba 
Bisbee 18 14. — Charles m. Rebecca Wood Porter 18 16. and 
went to E. — Luke m. a White. 

4. Ruel (s. of Gideon 2) m. Eunice, D. of John Willis 1804, 
and had Roxana 1805*, Charles 1807, Isaac 1809, Elbridge 
1810, Emehne 1813*, Eliza 1815. He settled in E. B. 

William of T. m. Hannah Wade 1751. — Hannah of Scituate 
m. Perez Howard 1795. — Susanna of Hingham m. John 
Mitchell 1795. — Rufus m. Lucy Ellis 1804. — Deborah of Hing- 
ham m. Artemas Hale, Esq.. 1815. 

LINDSAY. — Thomas Lindsay lived in W. B. and m. Eliza- 
beth D. of William Turner 1745, and had William 1747, Mary 
1749, Hannah 1752, James 1755, Thomas 1758. — James m. but 
had no children. — Thomas m. Thankful Baily 1786. 

Mary m. Nathaniel Ames 1734. — Lurania m. Martin Howe 
1820. — Betsy d. 1815. — John m. Abigail, D., perhaps, of Samuel 
Washburn 1735. — lames m. Hannah Turner 1744. 

LITTLEFIELD.— Daniel Littlefield m. Rebecca, D. of Josiah 
Williams 1732, and had Edmund 1733, Mary 1734, Daniel 1737, 
Rebecca 1739, Bethiah 1742, Martha 1744*, Seth 1746, Susanna 
1747, Martha 1750, Reuben 1753*, Silence 1754, Adam 1758. 

Daniel Littlefield and his wife Rachel had Ralph 1760*; she 
d. 1760, and he m. Catharine, D. of Joseph Cole 1762, and had 
Rachel 1762, Catharine 1764, Josiah 1765, Waldo 1768. Mary 
m. David Wade 1756. — Susanna m. Edward Keith of Easton 
1765. — Martha m. Luke Keith of Easton 1768. 



LITTLEFIELD.— LORING.— LOVELL. 249 

2. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel of Braintree) m. Hannah, D. of 
Moses Curtis, and lived in St., and had Samuel, Nathaniel, and 
Hannah, who m. a Niles. 

3. Maj. Samuel (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. a Wentworth, and had 
Samuel*, John*, Hovenden*, Charles, Cassander, Dorothy, 
Sally, Abigail, Hannah. Charles m. Ann, D. of Jonas Howard 
182 1. — Dorothy m. John May 1807. — Sally m. Sidney Howard 
1820. 

4. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 2) m. a Tucker and had Na- 
thaniel, James, Isaac, Darius, Betsy, Myra. Nathaniel m. a 
Brown. — James m. a Cary. — Darius m. Lydia, D. of Jonas 
Howard. 

Hannah ot R. m. Ezekiel Reed 1807. — Esther m. Samuel 
Soper 173 I. 

LORING. — Capt. John Loring (from Plympton probably) m. 
Ruth Sturtevant, and lived in E. B., and had Daniel 1754, Silvia 
1757; he had James, Nathaniel, Peleg, Deborah, Rebecca, Pris- 
cilla, and Mary before he came here. — Deborah m. Lemuel 
Kingman 1754. — Rebecca m. Jacob Mitchell 1763; his wid. 
Ruth perhaps m. Isaac Kingman 1770. — James m. Jane, D. of 
Isaac Kingman, 1770, and had John Esq., who m. Jennet, D. of 
Joshua Barrel, 1794, and Laban and James. — Priscilla m. Eben- 
ezer Barker, and had 2 Ds. Priscilla and Deborah; Priscilla m. 
Tilden Crooker, and Deborah m. David Oldham Esq. — Nathan'l 
went to Spenser.— Peleg taken by the Algerines. — Daniel m. a 
Pope in Boston, and lived in Nantasket. — Mary not m. — Silvia 
m. Job Barstow. 

2. James Loring of N. B. m. Jennet, D. of Amos Whitman, 
1809, and had Lucius 181 1*, Vashti 1814. He probably first 
m. Mercy, D. of Ezra Warren, 1800. 

3. Ignatius Esq. (of Plympton) m. Bathsheba, D. of Capt. 
Jonathan Bass, 1750, and had Sarah 1751, Ignatius, Jacob, Jane, 
Calvin and others. — Jane m. Capt. Moses Inglee. — One D. m. a 
Bradford ; another, Silvanus Bartlett Jr. — Capt. Ignatius went 
to Me. — Jacob remained at Plympton. 

Molly d. 177626. 47. — Caleb of Plympton m. Sarah, wid. of 
Caleb Packard, and D. of Nathan Howard Esq., 1802. — Hannah 
of Plympton m. Lewis Ames 18 15. 

LOVELL.— Dr. Shubael Lovell of Barnstable m. Bethiah, D. 
of Dea. James Perkins, 1797, and his ss. Shubael, Nehemiah G., 
and Lorenzo O., live in S. B. The two last gra. B. U. 1833. 

James Lovell m. Mary Johnson of St. 1761. — Andrew Lovell 
m. Lydia, D. of Nath'l Conant, 17 12. — James m. Dorcas Pratt 
1754. — James m. Jemima Leach 1785. 

LOVERIDGE. — Barnet Loveridge and his wife Mehitabel 
had Caleb Leach 1789 or 1809, Robert Lee 181 1*. 



250 LOWDEN.— MANLY.— MAY. 

LOWDEN or LOUDOUN.— Nathaniel Lowden (from Dux- 
bury) m. Experience, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1762, and lived in E. 
B., and had Sarah 1762, Susanna 1764, John 1765, Experience 
1768, Jacob 177 1, and Hannah 1776. The mother d. 1813, ae. 
72. — Sarah m. Benjamin Darling 1785. — Susanna m. Oliver Pratt 
1787. — John m. Susanna Clark 1793. — Experience m. Josiah 
Parris 1788, and went to Me., and was mother of Virgil Parris, 
member of Cong. — Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Mark Phillips 1794. 
— Hannah m. Calvin Reed 1807. — The ss. went to Plainfield. 

Richard and Mary Loudon of Boston had John 1641, and 
Jeremy 1643. 

MANLY. — Daniel Manly and his wife Rebecca had Daniel 
1752, Nathaniel 1755 ; his wife d. and he m. Sarah Monk 1790, 
and had Sarah 1791 ; he d. 1804. Sarah m. George Howard 
3d. 1808. 

2. Daniel (s. of Daniel i) m. Phebe, D. of Capt. Jona. How- 
ard 1782, and had Daniel 1784, Susanna 1786, Sabin 1789, Har- 
riet 1792, Galen and Salmon 1794, Linus 1798, Phebe 1803. — 
Susanna m. Martin Hayward 1808. 

3. Nathaniel (s. of Daniel i) m. Betty, D. of Thomas Hay- 
ward, 1778, and had Rebecca 1780, Betty 1783, Polly 1784, 
Hayward 1787, Melinda 1789, Olive 179 1, Vesta 1793, Sally 
1795, Susanna 1797. — -Betty m, Abel Kingman Esq. 1807. — 
Polly m. Nathan Packard 1815.— Melinda m. Isaac Hartwell 
1809. — Olive m. Rowlandson Marshall 1808. — Vesta m. Daniel 
Hayward 1817.— Sally m. Charles Clapp 1S16. — Susanna m. 
Jonas H. Keith 1816. — Rebecca m. Jerathmael Hayward 1802. 

4. Hayward (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Sarah, D. of Daniel Hay- 
ward, 1816, and had Sarah Hayward 1818. 

Thomas Manly m. Lydia, D. of John Field, 1701. — David m. 
Joanna, D. of Wm. Turner, 1752. — Josiah m. Eliza, D. of Seth 
Bryant, 1789. — Silvia m. Zephaniah Lathrop 1791. — Timo. of E. 
m. Susanna Packard 1761. — Rowena m. Jacob Niles of Ran- 
dolph 1801. — Sally of E. m. Seth Grossman 1813. — Olive m. 
Joseph Hayward 1768. — Mrs. Susanna d. 1834 ai. 98. — William 
Manly and his neighbors of the north purchase (Easton) al- 
lowed to come to meeting here and to build a bridge over Cut- 
ting Cove River 1696. 

MAY. — Michael May m. Elizabeth, D. of John Bolton, and 
lived in E. B. in what is called Bolton Corner. She was born 
1692, and d. 1770. 

2. John May m. Dorothy, D. of Samuel Littlefield, 1807, and 
had Clarissa 1810, Hannah 1812; he lived in N. B. or Stough- 
ton Corner. 

MARSHALL. — Allen Marshall and his w., sister of Ephraim 
Groves came from Rochester and lived in E. B. but had no 
children; he d, 1824 a;. 89; she 1825 ae. 86. 



MARSHALL.— MEHURIN.— MITCHELL. 251 

2. Benjamin MarshaH\.m. Mary, D. of Thomas Hayward, 
1768, and had Hayward 1771, Calvin 1774, Benjamin 1777, 
Rowlandson 1780, Gannett, and Ambrose* 1784. Rowlandson 
m. Olive Manly 1808. ^Gannett m. Mary Hayward 1810. 

3. Hayward (s. of Benj. 2) m. Olive, D. of Joseph Hayward 
1794, and had Benjamin 1798, Hayward i8oo, Perez 1801, Han- 
nah 1803. Benjamin m. Polly, D. of Nehemiah Howard, 1820. 
— Abigail m. Waldo Field 18 16. 

McBRIDE. — John McBride m. Jane, D. of Alexander Wilson 
1754, and had Alexander 1755, Sarah 1757 ; he and Wilson 
were Irish and settled in N. B. and removed thence to Harpers- 
field, N. York. 

MEHURIN or McHURON.— i. Hugh Mehurin m. Mary, 
D. of Amos Snell, 1725, and lived in S. B. and had David 1726, 
Mary 1730, Martha 1732, Bathsheba 1735, d. 1766, Josiah 1737, 
Reliance 1739*, Jonathan 1742. Mary m. Nathan Washburn 
1748. 

2. Benjamin (brother perhaps of Hugh) m. Lydia, D. of Jo- 
seph Pratt Jr. perhaps 1731, and had Sarah 1732, Hezekiah 
1734, Lucy 1736*, Benjamin 1739, Isaac 1741 ; she d. 1741 £e. 
28, and he m. Mehitabel Williams 1749, and had Jonathan 1752, 
Silvia 1754; he d. 1761, she 1770. Sarah m. John Mitchell 
1751. — Benjamin m. Mary Wethrell 1771. — Isaac m. Mary, D. 
of Ebenezer Allen 1781, and had Bethiah 1783, Allen 1785. — 
Jonathan m. Ruth, D. of Samuel Kingman 1774, and had Deb- 
orah, Priscilla and others. 

3. Jonathan (brother of Hugh perhaps) m. Mary, wid. of 
George Packard, and D. of Samuel Edson perhaps, 1740, and 
had Ephraim 1741 ; he d. 1757. 

4. David (s. of Hugh i) and his w. Anna, had Sarah 1750, 
Hannah 1752, David 1755, Anna 1758*, Anna 1759, Jonathan 
and Susanna 1762. — Sarah m. Benjamin Orcutt 1773. — Susanna 
of E. m. Seth Burr 1781. 

5. Hezekiah (s. of Benj. 2) m. Abigail Dickerman 1760, and 
lived in W. B. and had Maria 1761, Amasa 1763, Chloe 1765. — 
Abigail Mehurin m. Luther Hall of R. 1781. 

6. Josiah (s. of Hugh perhaps) m. Bethiah D. of Benjamin 
Pratt perhaps 1769, and had Bethiah 1770, Josiah 1772; he also 
m. Martha D, of Jeremiah Conant 1779. Benjamin Mehurin 
m. Ann Leonard of R. 1798. — Bethiah of Pembroke m. Ezra 
Churchill 1799. — Lucy m. Martin Conant Jr. 1806. — Mary m. 
William Bassett 1719. — Bathsheba m. Solomon Snow 1723. 

MITCHELL. — I. Experience Mitchell was one of the fore- 
fathers, (a name usually applied to those, who arrived in the 
three first ships) and came over in the third ship, the Ann, in 
1623 : he sold his place in Plymouth to Samuel Eddy in 1631 



252 MITCHELL. 



and removed to Duxbury, where he purchased Wm. Paybody's 
house and farm 1650: he was an original proprietor of Bridge- 
water, but sold his share or proprietary right to Thomas Hay- 
ward ; he came to Bridgewater late in life, with his son Edward ; 
while at Plymouth he lived at Spring Hill, so called, and at 
Duxbury he lived at a place called Blue Fish River ; at Bridge- 
water he lived at a place called Joppa, where his descendants 
still live: he d. 1689 ae. a. 80; his will dated 1684: he was at 
Leyden with the Pilgrims and left a brother Thomas, who lived 
and died in Holland : he had a share in the first division of 
Lots at Plymouth in 1623, and of the live stock in 1627 : it is 
supposed he m. Jane D. of Francis Cook for his first wife ; the 
wife of his old age was named Mary, but her family name is not 
ascertained ; he had a sister Constant, who m. John Fobes : the 
names of his children as appears from his will, deeds, and other 
written documents, were Thomas, John, Jacob, Edward, Eliza- a 
beth, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. Thomas first had land of his 
father at Dartmouth, but relinquished it again to his father 
i66g, who the same day conveyed it to Jacob. There is no 
farther account of Thos. Elizabeth m. John Washburn 1645. — 
Mary m. James Shaw of M. 1652, who d. 1679, ^^"'•^ '^^^ a D. 
Mary. — Sarah m. John Hayward. — Hannah m. Joseph Hay- 
ward. 

2. John (s. of Experience i) m. Mary Bonney 1675, '^'^^ ^^^^ 
Experience 1676; she d. 1677, and he m. Mary Lathrop 1679; 
she d. 1680, and he m. Mary Prior 1682, and had Mary 1682, 
Hannah 1683, Joseph 1684, Elizabeth 1685*, Elizabeth 1686, 
John 1689, Sarah 1690, Esther 1692. — This family lived in Dux- 
bury. — Joseph settled his brother John's estate 171 1. — The 
father sold house and lands in Duxbury to George VVilliamson 
1701. 

3. Jacob (s. of Experience i) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas 
Pope of Plymouth 1666, and settled at Dartmouth, now Fair- 
haven, was a carpenter and an Ensign, and in 1675, at the com- 
mencement of Philip's war, was killed, and his wife also by the 
Indians early in the morning as they were going to the garrison, 
whither they had sent'their children the afternoon before; they 
both lived to reach the garrison, but d. of their wounds ; their 
children were Jacob, Thomas, and Mary; the children came to 
Bridgewater and were taken care of and brought up by their 
uncle Edward. — Mary m. Samuel Kingman 1696. 

4. Ensign Edward (s. of Experience i) m. Mary, D. of Thos. 
Hayward, and lived witlfher 40 years without children; she d. 
and he then, 1708, m. Alice, D. of Maj. John Bradford of Kings- 
ton, s. of William Jr., and g. s. of Gov. William ; she was b. 1678, 
and d. 1746 x. 67 ; he bought Francis West's proprietary right, 
and settled in E. B. before 1682 ; he had Mary 1709, Alice 1714, 



MITCHELL. 253 



Edward 1716 ; he d. 1717, and it is said he was near 70 years of 
age when his son Edward was born : his wid. m. Dea. Joshua 
Hearsey of Hingham and removed tliither witli her children, 
and Mary m. Joshua, and Alice m. Noah, ss. of Dea. Hearsey, 
who had also a D. Sarah by his last w., who m. Thomas Loring 
and d. i 798. Edward sold the family estate at Blue Fish river 
in Duxbury to Samuel Sprague 1708, which his father had con- 
veyed to him in 1670. 

5. Experience (s. of John 2.) settled in Providence and had 
a family; one of his descendants by the name of Experience d. 
a few years since in Uxbridge over 100 years of age, and left a 
s. John in or about Gloucester, R. I. ; there was also a Capt. 
Elisha Mitchell and Maj. Thomas and Darius Mitchell in that 
vicinity, probably of the same family. — Elisha is mentioned in 
R. I. records in 1700. 

6. Joseph (s. of John 2) m. Bathsheba Fillips probably; first 
lived in Plymouth 171 1; and settled in Kingston about 17 19, 
was a Tanner, and had Sarah 17 11*, Hannah 17 13, Joseph 17 14*. 
John 1716*, Mary 1718, Sara|i 1719, Bathsheba 1721, Ali^e 
1723, Joseph 1726, Benjamin 1728, Martha 173 1, Ruth; his \v. 
d. and he m. Hannah Hersey of Abington 1753; he d. 1755, 
and his wid. m. John Whitman of E. B. and d. 1788, a^. 85. 
Mar}'^ m. Thomas Phillips Jr. 1743, and d. the same year. — Sa- 
rah m. Jonathan Ring. — Bathsheba m. Timothy Briggs of T. — 
Martha m. Japhet Rickard. — Joseph went to Norton. 

7. Jacob (s. of Jacob 3) m. Deliverance, D. of John King- 
man 1696, and had Jacob 1696; he removed to Kingston, and 
there had a 2d wife Rebecca, D. of Isaac Cushman probably; 
he was a blacksmith, and sold his house and lands to Benjamin 
Sampson 1728, and removed to North Yarmouth, Me., and d. a. 
1744. 

8. Thomas (s. of Jacob 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of John King- 
man, 1696; he, his brother, and sister Mary were all m. at the 
same time, and all m. Kingmans, who were also brother and 
sisters; he had Thomas 1696*, Henry 1698*, Timothy 1700, 
Susanna 1703, Edward 1705*, Elizabeth 17 10, Mary 17 13, Seth 
17 15 ; he d. 1727, she 1733 ; he lived in S. B., where his g. g. s. 
William now lives. — Susanna m. Joseph Packard 1724. — Eliza- 
beth and Mary d. young probably. 

9. Col. Edward (s. of Edward 4) m. Elizabeth, D. of Elisha 
Cushing of Hingham, 1738, and returned to E. B. and had Ed- 
ward 1739, Cushing 1740, Elizabeth 1742, Alice 1744, Elisha 
1746, John 1748, William 1750, Bradford 1752, Mary 1754, Ce- 
lia 1757, Sarah 1759, Bela 1761 ; she d. 1799 x. 85; he 1801, 
3i. 86. Elizabeth m. Eleazar Keith 1760. — Alice m. John Keith 
1763, Mary m. James Keith Jr. 1780. — Celia m. Arthur Harris 
1781. — Sarah m. Maj. Benj. Harris 1791, and d. a widow June 
29, 1839, x. 80. 



154 MITCHELL. 



10. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 6) m. Mary Phillips of Duxbury 
1750, and lived in Kingston, and had Bathsheba 1752, Benja- 
min 1753, Abigail 1755, Molly 1757, Rebecca 1760, John 1762, 
Ezra 1764, Sarah 1767, Hannah 1770, Joseph 1773, Thomas 

1775*- 

Isaac R. Mitchell, a jeweler in Boston, was son of Joseph 

Mitchell of Kingston. 

11. Dea. Jacob (s. of Jacob 7) m. Mary Howland 1721, and 
settled in Pembroke, and had Jonathan 1724; his wife d. and 
he m. wid. Rachel Gushing, sister of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, and 
had David 1728, Rachel 1730, Jacob 1732, Sarah 1736; he re- 
moved to North Yarmouth. — Rachel m. a Chandler. — Mary m. 
Judge Lewis. — Sarah m. a Gray. 

12. Timothy (s. of Thomas 8) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel 
Packard, and had Thomas, Nathan 1729, Abiel, Deborah, Tim- 
othy*; he d. 1733 : she 1744. Deborah m. a Bliss of Rehoboth 
1730. — Timothy was lost at sea with Winslow Hooper, both 
young. — There was a wid. Mitchell d. in S. B. 1762, perhaps 
she was Sarah Mehurin, who m. John Mitchell 1751 ; this John 
is the man perhaps who was under guardianship of Jonathan 
Howard 1742, and was from Milton. 

13. Seth (s. of Thomas 8) m. Ann, D. of Thomas Latham 
1738, and had Jacob 1740, Reuben 1741*, Seth 1744, Zenas 
1746*, Phineas 1747*, Eliphaz 1749, Timothy 1751*, Rotheus 
1753, Ann 1755, Reuben 1757, Betty 1759; his wife d. and he 
m. Mary D. of Nicholas Wade 1760, and had Molly 1761, Nab- 
by 1762, Susanna 1766 ; he d. 1802 ae. 87, she 1809 je. 83. — Eliphaz 
d. a bachelor 1820 te. 70. — Ann m. Solo. Washburn 1773. — Bet- 
ty and Molly were never m. — Nabby m. James Lincoln of Cohas- 
set 1788. — Susanna m. Asa Forrest 1787 and her D. Susanna 
m. William Mitchell, an Englishman, 182 i. 

14. Edward (s. of Col. Edward 9) m. Jane, D. of Charles 
Latham 1762, and had Jane 1763, Edward 1766, Lucia 1769, 
Eunice 1773, Theodore, Ophir and Oreb twins. — He d. 1828 in 
his 90th year; she 1829 x. 88. — Jane m. Edward Hayward 
1782. — Lucia m. Capt. Joseph Hooper. — Eunice m. Dan'l Mitch- 
ell Esq. 1795. — Oreb d. single. 

15. Gushing (s. of Col. Edward 9) m. Jennet. D. of Hon. 
Hugh Orr 1765, and had Alice 1767, Nahum 1769, Jennet 177 1 ; 
his wife d. 1774 x. 26 and he m. Hannah wid. of Josiah Newton 
and D. of Anthony Sherman 1780 and had Hannah 1781, 
Gelia 1783, Gushing 1784, Charles 1788, Newton 1789, George 
1793. He d. 1820 in his Both year; she 1839 in her 90th year. 
Alice m. Dea. William Harris 1788. — Jennet m. Daniel Bryant 
1789. — Hannah m. Hon. Ezekiel Whitman Esq. — Gelia m. 
Charles Keen 1802. — Newton d. at Franconia 1810 as. 21. — His 
2d. wife had one child, Ruhamah, by her first husband and she 
m. Maj. Theodore Mitchell 1798. 



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16. Elisha Esq. (son of Col. Edward 9) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. 
Barnabas Tomson of Halifax and had an only child Asa 1782 ; 
they both d. of a consumption, she 1783 £e. 35 ; he 179032. 44. 

17. John (s. of Edward 9) m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Byram 
1781, and had John Holman 1783, Caleb 1785, Jenny Byram 
1787, Anna 1790, Elisha 1792; shed. 1794 £6.36; and he m. 
Susan Lincoln of Hingham 1795 ; he d. 1829 ae. 81. — John Hol- 
man not m. — Jenny B. d. single. — Anna m. Nahum Washburn 
18 1 6. — Elisha m. Joanna D. of Henry Joslyn of Pembroke and 
removed to New Bedford. 

18. Willliam (s. of Col. Edward 9.) settled in Cummington, 
and m. Elizabeth, D. of William Ward Esq., and had Piam, 
Cushing, William, Chester, Elisha, Bela, Betsy, Clarissa, Sally, 
Laura, Polly, Jennet. Piam m. Sally Orcutt, and then a War- 
ner. — Cushing m. in N. Y., and settled in Windsor. — William m. 
Clarissa D. of Elisha Bisbee. — Chester m. a Richards. — Elisha 
m. Lucinda Brewster, and then Wid. Shaw, D. of Nathan Gur- 
ney Esq. of Abington — Bela m. a Streeter. — Betsy m. Elijah 
Warner. — Clarissa m. Stephen Warner Jr. — Sally m. Roswell 
Hubbard of Northampton and d. 1837. — Laura m. Otis Tileston 
of Boston. — Polly m. Seth Porter Jr. — Jennet m. Chester Gay- 
lord of Hadley: he d. 1837, ae. 87 ; she d. 1839 ■ ^^'^'^^ it is re- 
markable that he and his father had each 12 children, and all 
lived to be m. 

19. Bradford (s. of Col. Edward 9) settled also in Cumming- 
ton, and m. Persis, D. of Elijah Warner, and had Nahum and 
Lucretia : he then returned to Bridgewater, and his w. d. 1799, 
ae. 41. He then m. Meribah, D. of Lemuel Keen of Pembroke, 
1 80 1, and had Eliza : he then removed to Minot, and had a son 
Bradford that d. in infancy. He returned again to Bridgewater, 
where his 2. w. d. 1823, ae. 49 : he is still living. — Lucretia m. 
Josiah Bassett 1820. — Eliza m. Alpheus Leach Jr. 

20. Bela (s. of Col. Edward 9) settled in Charlestown, and 
there m. Nancy, D. of Maj. Calder, and had Nancy and Bela, 
and d., and his w. m. a French. 

21. Maj. Thomas (s. of Timothy 12) m. Keziah Swift of 
Plymouth, and had Timothy 1758, William 1760, Lusanna 1762, 
Thomas 1765, Calvin 1767, Luther 1769*, Zilphah 1772 : he d. 
1776. Lusanna m. Marlborough Williams of Easton. — Zilphah 
m. Eleazar Keith Jr. — Calvin went to Rochester, was m. but left 
no children. 

22. Hon. Nathan (s. of Timothy 12) m. Ann, D. of Jonathan 
Cary, 1754, and had Deborah 1755, Timothy 1757*, Susanna 
1758, Mary 1760*, Nathan 1762, Cary 1765, Daniel 1767. He 
d. of the small-pox 1789, ae. 60. Deborah m. Samuel Leonard 
Jr. 1777. — Susanna m. Caleb Keith 1777. — Cary d. 182 1, with- 
out children. 



256 MITCHELL. 



23. Col. Abiel (s. of Timothy 12) settled in Easton, and m. 
a d. of Eliphalet Leonard, and had Thomas, Abiel, Timothy, 
Eliphalet, Leonard, Deborah, Ruth, Mary, Sally, Susanna. He 
d. Si. 88. Thomas m. Abigail Howard 1783, and he and Abiel 
went to Vermont. Timothy went to Merrimac. — Eliphalet re- 
mained in E., and had Albert, Harrison and others probably. — 
Leonard went to Mansfield. — Deborah m. Thomas Willis. — Ruth 
m. a Simmons. — Sally m. a Williams. — Mary m. a Williams. — 
Susanna m. an Edson. 

24. Jacob (s. of Seth 13) m. Rebecca, D. of Capt. John 
Loring, 1763, and had Oliver, Silvia, Zenas, Jacob, John Loring, 
Peleg, Levi. She d. 1782, ae. 40, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Jo- 
siah Whitman, and D. of Caleb Sturtevant of Halifax, 1783, and 
had Josiah Whitman. His 2cl w. d. 1789, se. 35, and he m. 
Jerusha, wid. of Robert Latham, and D. of Thomas Hooper, 
1791 ; he d. 1827, ae. 89; she 1829, £e. 85. — Oliver m. Amelia 
Gannet 1791, and had Warren 1792, and then went to Lyme, N. 
H. — Silvia m. Hugh Orr 1785. — Zenas m. Nabby Washburn of 
Kingston 1796, and had Ichabod Washburn, Rebecca Loring 
1801, and then removed to Maine, and there had Nahum, Zenas, 
Oilman, Charles, Cushing, Elisha, Persis Turner, Silvia*, Abi- 
gail. — Jacob went to Farmington, Conn., and had William, 
Hiram and John. — John L. d. young at West Point, and left 2 
children. — Peleg and Levi went to Maine and had families. 

25. Seth (s. of Seth 13) m. Lusanna, D. of Capt. Simeon 
Wood, and had Simeon Wood, 1795, Sarah Weston 1796, Arnot 
1798, Timothy 1800, Susanna 1802, George Washington 1804, 
Seth Arnold 1806. — Seth, the father, d. 1807, s. 64. — Simeon 
W. m. Keziah, D. of Jona. Leonard of Mid'o. 1819. — Timothy 
m. Melissa Alden Raymond of Plymouth. — Sarah W. m. a Rob- 
bins of Mid'o. — Seth A. m. a Pickins of Rochester. 

26. Rotheus (s. of Seth 13) was a Lieut, in the Revolution- 
ary army, m. Hepzibah, D. of Josiah Hayward 1783, and had 
Cynthia 1784, Eliphalet 1785, Horatio 1787, Betsy 179 1, and 
then removed to Lyme, N. H. 

27. Reuben (s. of Seth 13) m. Ann, D. of James Wade, 1783, 
and had Jane 1785, James 1786, and then removed to Windsor. 

28. Edward (s. of Edward 14) m. Chloe, D. of Capt. Abra- 
ham Washburn 1789, and had Chloe*, Olive, Edward, Melinda, 
Emeline. — Olive m. Dr. Rufus Walker of Westport 18 14, and 
afterwards Isaac Fobes. — Melinda m. Oliver Alden 1819, 
and d. 1838. — Emeline m. John Winslow. — Edward m. Margaret 
Seaver of T. 

29. Maj. Theodore (s. of Edward 14) m. Ruhamah, only 
child of Josiah Newton of Brookfield 179S, (her mother Hannah 
was 2d wife of Cushing Mitchell) and had Hannah 1798, Wins- 
low 1800, Miriam 1804*, Caroline 1808, Louisa 1813. — Hannah 
m. George Bassett 1819. — Caroline m. Philo Keith. 



MITCHELL. 257 



30. Ophir (s. of Edward 14) m, Ruth, D, of Barna Leonard 
1803, and had Leonard, Willard, Oreb and Polly. 

31. Nahum (s. of Cushing 15) gra. H. U. 1789, and m. Nabby, 
D. of Gen. Silvanus Lazell 1794, and had Harriet 1796, Silvanus 
Lazell 1798, Mary Orr 1801, Elizabeth Cushing 1807, James 
Henry 1813. — Harriet m. Nath'l Morton Davis, Esq., of Plym- 
outh 1817. — Mary O. m. Davis Ames, Jr., Esq., of Springfield 
1S27. — Elizabeth C. m. Nathan Dresser Hyde 1833. — James H. 
m. Harriet Lavinia, D. of John Angler of Belfast 1833, and had 
Henry Hedge 1839. 

32. Maj. Cushing (s. of Cushing 15) m. Lusanna T., D. of 
Capt. Asa Pratt. 1822, and had Lydia*, Sarah Harris*, Lu- 
sanna*, and went to Boston. 

^T,. Charles (s. of Cushing 15) m. Bethiah O., D. of Anthony 
VVinslow Clift 1813, and had Hannah, Asa, Charles Cushing. — 
Hannah d. 1834, ae. 18; her mother d. 1835. 

34. George (s. of Cushing 15) m. Bethiah, D. of Eleazar 
Keith 1820; has no children. He owns the paternal estate. 

35. Asa (s. of Elisha 16) gra. H. U. 1802 ; m. Bethiah, D. of 
Joseph Lazell 1806 ; settled as an Attorney in New Gloucester; 
had Sarah Harris 1807 (she was first called Bethiah). He d. 
March 18, 1807 and his wid. m. George Y. Phillips 18 12, and 
went to Poughkepsie, N. Y. Sarah H. m. an Overocker, and 
removed to the western part of New York state, and d. 1833. 

36. Caleb (s. of John 17) m. Jane, D. of Holman Keith 18 11, 
and has Newton and William. 

37. Nahum (s. of Bradford 19) m. a D. of Josiah Deane, Esq. 
of R., and lived awhile in Minot, Me., and then removed to 
Raynham, where his wife d. and he then m. Chloe, wid. of Alvan 
Grossman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt. 

38. Capt. Timothy (s. of Thomas 21) m. Hannah, D. of 
Capt. Solomon Leonard 1783, and went to Vermont, and had 
Luther, Bernard, Leonard Bradley, and others. He m. a Brad- 
ley at Vt. for a 2d w. — Leonard B. is editor of a newspaper in 
the Western States. 

39. William (^s. of Thomas 21) m. Betsy, D. of Hosea Dun- 
bar of Halifax, 1793, and had Betsy 1793, William 1795*, Jen- 
net 1800*, Jane 1801*, William 1805*, Caroline 1807*. Betsy 
d. single 1834. 

40. Thomas (s. of Thomas 21) m. Mehitabel, D. of Capt. 
Joseph Alden 1797, and went to Greenwich (Enlield) and had 
a family. One D. m. a son of Walter Hayward. 

41. Nathan, Esq., (s. of Nathan 22) m. Rachel, D. of Benja- 
min Byram 1793, and had Mary and Nathan. — Mary m. Maj. 
James Seymour Allen 1816, who d. young, leaving one child 
Mary. — Nathan lived awhile in Boston. 



258 MITCHELL.— MONRO.— MOORE.— MORSE. 

42. Daniel, Esq., (s. of Nathan 22) m. Eunice, D. of Edward 
Mitchell 1795, and had Philo 1803, Eunice 1805, Daniel 1807, 
Bela 1809, Mary Ann 18 15*. — Eunice m. William Dunbar. 

43. Josiah W. Esq., (s. of Jacob 24) m. Sally, D. of Oakes 
Angler, Esq., and settled as an Attorney in Freeport, Me., and 
had Susan A., Harriet Lavinia, and Josiah Angier. His w. d. 
and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Elisha P. Cutler. Esq., her maiden 
name Delano, and had Victor Moreau, Ezekiel Whitman, Fred'k, 
Lucia, and Sarah Elizabeth. 

44. Silvanus L., Esq., (s. of Nahum 31) gra. H. U. 1817, and 
m. Lucia, D. of Hon. Ezekiel Whitman of Portland, 1820, and 
had Lucia W. 182 i*, Helen McLeod 1822, Julia Willis 1826*, 
Edward Cushing 1829, Hannah \\'hitman 1832*, Morton Davis 
1834, Alice Bradford 1837.* 

There was a John Mitchell in Marshfield 1825, a^. 85, whose 
father John came from old York, Me. : his grandfather was killed 
by the Indians: "his father told him he was related to the 
Mitchells in Bridgewater " ; he has several children and grand 
children in and about Marshtield. 

45. William (an Englishman and Iron Founder) came over 
within a few years- with his wife and had William*, John, Henry ; 
his wife d. and he m. Susanna, D. of Asa Forrist 182 1, (her 
mother was Susanna, D. of Seth Mitchell 13) and has William, 
and Hannah Hall. 

MONRO. — Alexander Monro with his wife Mary Hutchinson 
m. 1775, lived many years in East Bridgewater; he was a Scotch- 
man ; they had several children, viz. : David 1777, Jennet 1779, 
William 1781, Eunice 1785, Jane 1788, and Mary 1771, and 
Nancy, both by a former wife ; his first wife d. 1774, st. 40. 

Matthias Munroe, Rector of Episcopal Ch., d. in S. B. 1836, 
ae. 51, — Daniel Munroe lived in E. B., and Henry Munroe m. 
Deborah Delano 1800, lived in S. B. ; both from Hanson. — 
Daniel's wife d. 1832, ce. 70. 

MOORE. — Theodosius Moore m. Sarah, D. of John Prior 
1725, and had Thomas 1726, John 1731 ; he d. and his widow 
m. Josiah Hay ward 1738. — Catherine Moore m. James Bradley 
1759, — Ann Moore m. Joseph Prior, and afterwards Jas. Allen. 

2. Thomas (s. of Theodosius i) m. Mary Hamlin 1746, and 
had Mary 1746, John 1748, Sarah 1750*, Sarah 1751*, Isaac 
1753, Thomas 1756, Samuel 1758, Betty 1760*, Theodosius 1763, 
Betty 1767, Sarah 1769. Both of these families lived in that 
part of B. that is now in Hanson. — George Moore of Burlington 
m. Olive Sanger 1815. 

MORSE. — -Asa Morse m. Sally (or Susanna) McFarling 1815, 
and had Asa 1816, Susanna 1818, Edwin 182 1, Obadiah 1823, 
James 1825. — Sihon Morse of Stoughton m. Polly Ripley 1804. 



MORTON.— MUXAM.— NORTON. 259 

Abner Morse m. Polly Wood (or Mary Woodwis) 1804. — Baruck 
Morse of St. m. Rhoda Gurney 181 1. 

MORTON.— Nathaniel Morton m. Lucy, D. of Nathaniel 
Washburn 1757, and had Nathaniel 1758, Tempe 1762, Abram 
1765*; his wife d. 1766, and he then m. Rebecca, sister of 
Nathaniel Morton, Esq., of Freetown, and had Lucy 1768. — 
Nathaniel was a Physician in Halifax. 

Nathaniel, Esq., of Freetown m. Mary, t). of Eleazar Gary, 
1782, and was father of Judge Marcus Morton, now Governor. 
Seth m. Hepzibah Packard 1757 — Hannah of Mid'o m. Abiel 
Edson 1774. — Patience m. Benjamin Robbins, Jr., 1814. 

MUXAM, MUXIM, or MAXIM.— Joseph Muxam m. Anne, 
D. of Gershom Gonant 1764, and had Anne 1764, Eunice and 
Lavinia 1768! he d. 1790, a;. 52. — Anne m. Joseph Smith, Jr., 
1799. — John Muxam m. Silence, D. of Benjamin Pratt 1748. — 
Lavinia m. a Ghristian, and had 2 ss. George and Galeb, and 
perhaps others. 

NASH. — Joseph Nash and Rebecca his wife had Solomon 
1808. 

NEWBURY. — Lemuel Newbury and his wife Lydia had 
Samuel 1798. 

James Newbury m. Martha, D. of Gapt. Eliakim Howard, 
1797- 

NEWELL. — Joseph Newell m. Hannah Pierce 1732, and had 
Jonas 1733, Jane 1736; his wife d. and he m. Rachel Sylvester 
1734, and had Jane 1736. 

NEWHALL. — U'illiam Newhall came from Gharlestown and 
lived in E. B. and m. Nabby, D. of Samuel Rogers 1807, and 
had Eliza Wales 1809, Samuel Rogers 181 1, \\'illiam 18 13*, 
Nabby Rogers 1815 ; he d. 1818, as. 37. — Eliza W. m. Jacob 
Folsom. 

Samuel Pratt Newhall (brother of William above) m. Lydia 
Singer of Salem 181 4, and had Rebecca Turner 18 16, and others. 

NILES. — Benaiah Niles m. Martha, D. of Isaac Allen, 1770, 
and had Benaiah 1770, James 1773, Silvia 1777, and went to 
Tamworth. 

Jacob Niles of Randolph m. Rowena Manly 1801. — Freelove 
Niles m. Salmon Packard 1795. 

NORTON.— Thaxter Norton (s. of John Norton of Wey- 
mouth) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Ghamberlin 1S08, and had 
Susanna Bass 1809, Gharles Thaxter 1811, Sarah 1813, William 
1815*, Elizabeth \\'illiams 1817 ; he now lives in Boston. 

Noah Norton m. Sarah Noyes 1803. — Jemima m. David 
Hatch 1754. 



26o NOYES.— ORCUTT. 

NOYES. — Ephraim Noyes (s. of Capt. Daniel of A. and g. s. 
of Samuel of Newbury) settled in N. B. 1800; m. Sarah, D. of 
Samuel Dike 1779, and had Daniel, Jacob, Alva, Sarah, and 
Rebecca ; he d. 1822, ai. 65. — Daniel gra. Yale, 18 13, m. a Clark, 
and lives in Boston. — Jacob m. Olive, D. of Josiah Edson, and 
lives in A. — Alva m. Sophronia, D. of Perez Southworth. — 
Sarah m. Noah Norton 1803 and afterwards Seth Snow. — Re- 
becca m. Josiah Eames. 

Samuel m. Millicent Orcutt 1770. — Ebenezer Noyes d. in E. 
B. 1832, as. 36 ; he m. 2 Ds. of Joseph Gannet. — Ebenezer m. 
Betsy wid. of Daniel Ramsdell 1795. — David Noyes m. Lydia 
Orcutt 181 1. 

ORCUTT. — Wm. Orcutt (from Scituate) and his wife Martha, 
settled in S. B., and had John 1669, Martha 167 i, Joseph 1672, 
Mary and Hannah 1674, Thomas 1675, Benjamin 1679, Eliza- 
beth 1682, Deborah 1683, all b. at Scituate; in his will 1694, his 
children mentioned are William 1664, Andrew, John, Joseph, 
Thomas, Benjamin, Martha, Mary, Hannah, and Susanna. — 
Wm. and Andrew were probably born at Weymouth or else- 
where before he went to Scituate, and Susanna perhaps in B. — 
Thomas, Benjamin and Susanna were minors. — Elizabeth and 
Deborah, not mentioned, probably not living. — Mary m. Daniel 
Hudson 1697. — Andrew and Benjamin we have no account of. — 
Joseph sold land here 1697, and speaks of himself as formerly 
of B. — Thomas sold land and a small house near Joseph Alden's 
1700. 

2. William (s. of William i) m. Jane, D. of John Washburn 
and d. 1739, a^. 75; he had Moses, Caleb, Joanna, Elizabeth, 
Jane, Deliverance 1702, and Martha. — Joanna, m. Benjamin 
Edson 1715. — Elizabeth m. Ebenezer French 1717. — Jane m. 
Joshua Warren 1725. — Deliverance m. Joseph \^'ashburn, and 
afterwards a Packard and d. 1790. ai. 88. — Martha m. Solomon 
Washburn 1732. — Caleb m. Mehitabel Harvey 1738. 

3. John (s. of William i) had Hannah 1695, Samuel 1697, 
John 1700; Hannah was called his 2d child. 

4. William (perhaps s. of William 2 or John 3) m. Sarah D. 
of Jacob Leonard 172 1, and had Jacob 1723. 

5. Moses (s. of William 2) m. Mercy, D. of Nathaniel Allen, 
perhaps, 1739; his will 1781, mentions no children, probably 
had none. — Mercy Orcutt m. John Waterman of Halifax 1769. 

There was a Moses Orcutt d. 1748, ae. 35, and his D. Hannah 
buried in the same grave with him. 

6. John (s. of John 3) m. Desire, D. probably of John King- 
man 1721, and had John 1726, Hannah 1729*; his wife d. and 
he m. Mary Webster, D. of a Clergyman near Newburyport, and 
had Susanna 1733, who d. single 1775, £e. 42; shed. 1772, £e. 
68, he 1781, X. 81. 



ORCUTT. 261 

7. Ichabod (s., perhaps, of Joseph and g. s. of William i) 
and his wife Milicent had Joseph 1730, Nathan 1731, Ichabod 
1734; she d. and he m. a 2d w. Mary, and had Milicent 1738, 
Lydia 1739, Mary 1741. Benjamin 1742, Ephraim 1744, Moses 
1749; he d. 1769. — Milicent m. Samuel Noyes 1770. — Benja- 
min m. Sarah Mehurin 1773, and had a son Erasmus. 

8. David ni. Susanna, D. of Daniel Packard 1734, and had 
Daniel 1734, Stephen 1736, David 1739. — Ebenezer Orcutt m. 
Deliverance, D. of John Kingman 1725. 

9. John (s. of John 6) m. Mary and had John 1751*; his w. 
d. and he m. Jerusha Hanmer 1752, and went to Ct. 

10. Joseph (s. of Ichabod 7) m. Deborah. D. of David Pratt 
1751, and had Joanna 1752, Nathan 1755, Hannah, Huldah. — 
Joanna m. Abiel Richmond 1773. — Nathan m. Eunice Whit- 
marsh 1780, and went to Cummington, and had Joseph, Nathan 
and John. — Hannah m. Salmon Washburn 1785. — Huldah m. 
Solomon Leonard 1786. — Wid. Deborah Orcutt d. 1805, m. 72. 

11. Nathan (^s. of Ichabod 7) m. Susanna, D. of Daniel Snell 
and had William, Nathan 1758, Daniel 1760, John Snell, Icha- 
bod. The father, William. John, and Ichabod went to Ackworth 
N. H. 

12. Ichabod (s. of Ichabod 7) m. Susanna, D. of Richard 
Davenport, Jr., 1757, and had John 1758, Susanna 1760. — John 
Orcutt m. a Heiford. 

13. Dea. Ephraim (s. of Ichabod 7) and his wife Abiah had 
Mary 1778*, Moses 1782, Lydia 1784, Sarah 1787, Ephraim 
1791, Thomas 1793, Gershom 1795. 

14. Jonathan (from Cohasset) m. Experience, D., probably of 
William Washburn 1759, and had Jonathan 1760, William 1762, 
Samuel 1764; his wife d. 1766, and he m. Thankful, D. of John 
Cary 1766. 

15. Nathaniel m. Mary, D. of Josiah Leonard, Jr., 1768, and 
had Leonard 1768, Mary 1772, Nathaniel 1778. Josiah 17S1, 
Hannah 1787. He and his family removed to Me. — Hannah m. 
Jacob Fuller 1786. — Leonard m. Charity, D. of Philip Reynolds 
1797. — Josiah m. Naomi, D. of Samuel Cheesman 1806. 

x6. Nathan (s. of Nathan 1 1) m. Jane Inglee of M. 1781, and 
had Alpheus 1783, Galen 1785, Martin 1788, Anna 1790; he d. 
of a cancer 1808. — Alpheus m. Mercy Pratt 1802, and d. 1834, 
leaving a family. — Galen m. Nancy, D. of Daniel Willis 1809, 
and had Mary Ann, Edward Stockbridge, John Gorham, and 
others. 

17. Daniel (s. of Nathan 11) m. Olive, D. of Benjamin Whit- 
man 1784, and had Lucy; he d. and his wid. m. Josiah Johnson, 
Jr., 1793, and d. 1828, at. 63. — Lucy m. James Bates of Wey- 
mouth 1805. 



262 ORR. 

i8. Moses (s. of Dea. Ephraim 13) and his wife Deborah 
had Deborah 1812, Thomas 1814, Julia Ann 1816, Charles 
1818, Amanda 1820. 

Lydia Orcutt m. David Noyes 181 1. — Mary Orcutt m. Samuel 
Holmes 1793. — Susanna m. John Edson 3d 1785. 

ORR. — Hon. Hugh Orr (s. of Robert Orr of Lochwinioch, 
Shire of Renfrew, Scotland), was born 2d Jan. 1715, O. S. Mar's 
year, Hansel Monday, and came to America 7th June, 1740, and 
settled in E. B. and m. Mary, D. of Capt. Jonathan Bass, Aug. 
24, 1742, and had Robert 1745, Jennet 1748, Mary 1750, Susanna 
1752, Jane 1755*, Bethiah 1757, Margaret 1758, Bathsheba 
1761, Matilda 1763* Hugh 1766; he d. Dec. 6, 1798, ai. 82, she 
July 27, 1804, ae. 80. — Jennet m. Gushing Mitchell 1765. — 
Mary m. Stephen Whitman 1767. — Susanna m. Doct. Josiah 
Otis 1772. — Bethiah m. Anthony Winslow Clift 1777. — Bath- 
sheba m. Solomon Inglee of Halifax 1783, and d. 1833. — Marga- 
ret d. single 1837, *• 79- 

There was a Hugh Orr came afterward from Scotland ; m. 
Agnes Corbett 177 1, and went to g Partners, so called, N. Y. 

2. Col. Robert (s. of Hugh i) m. Hannah, D. of David King- 
man, 1766, and had Susanna* and Jane 1768, Hector 1770, 
Robert Boyd 1772, Montgomery 1776, Noble 1780. — Jane m. 
John Boyd of N. Y. 1791 ; she d. in 1833. — Montgomery was in 
a battle on the Lakes, and d. of his wounds at Boston after his 
return. — Noble settled in Georgia as a Physician, and d. young, 
leaving one or more children. — Col. Orr and his wife both d. at 
Springfield, where he was Master Armorer in the U. S. works ; 
he d. 1811, as. 65. 

3. Hugh (s. of Hugh i) m. Sivia, only I), of Jacob Mitchell 
1785, and had Thomas, John Love 1787, Isabella 1789, d. 1816 
£e. 27, Jane 1792, Robert 1794, Jennet 1796, Hugh 1798, Silvia 
1800, Ralph 1802* Wilson 1804, Melville 1806, Oliver Mitchell 
1810. — Jane m. Calvin W. Keen 1812. — Jennet m. John Gilson 
of Lynn. — Silvia m. Hodijah Robinson. — Wilson went to Sing- 
sing, N. Y. m. and had a D. — Melville m. Sally Tower of R. 
and had Sarah Jane. — Oliver is m. and lives in E. B. 

4. Dr. Hector (s. of Robert 2) gra. H. U. 1792, and m. Mary 
D. of Oakes Angier, Esq., 1795, and had Mary Ann 1796, Su- 
sanna 1798, Hector Oakes Angier 1800, Samuel Angier 1802, 
and Jane. — Mary Ann m. her cousin Boyd of N. Y. 1833. — Jane 
also m. in the State of N. Y. 

5. Robert B. (s. of Robert 2) went to Tamworth, N. H. and 
there m. Abigail Oilman ; and had Flannah G., Abigail, Robert, 
Jane; he d. and his wid. and children returned to E. B. — Han- 
nah G. m. Bezer Hill 18 16. — Abigail m. Jonathan Kingman, Jr. 
Jane m. Bela Hill. — Robert is m. and lives in E. B. 



ORR.— OSBORNE.— OTIS. 263 

6. Thomas ^^s. of Hugh 3) went to Needham, and there m. 
Rachel Bolene, and thence to Shirley and there died ; he had 
Thomas, Rachel, Lucinda, Abigail, Alfred; his wid. m. again. 

7. John L. (s. of Hugh 3) went to Lynn, and thence to Ash- 
burnham, N. H.; he m. Mary Wright of Brooklyn, N. H. and 
had William, Eliza, John, Daniel, Mary, Charles, Sarah Ellen, 
Caroline, and two other Ds. 

8. Robert (s. of Hugh 3) went to Boston; Melinda VVilbor 
of Raynham, and has Melinda and Julianne. 

9. Hugh (s. of Hugh 3) m. Hannah Shaw, D. of Josiah 
Keen, and had Thomas*, Sarah Jane, Hannah Freelove ; he d. 
at Canton 1839. 

10. Dr. Samuel A. (s. of Dr. Hector 4) m. Elizabeth, D. of 
Thomas Williams, Esq., of Roxbury, and has Elizabeth. 

OSBORNE. — Thomas and Levi Osborne, ss. of George Os- 
borne of Hanson, lived in E. B. — Thomas m. Hannah, D. of 
James Wade 1784, and had Absolom 1785, Peleg 1787, Mahala 
1789, Martin 1791, Hannah 1793, Clarana 1795, Nabby 1798, 
Lavonia 1802. — Absolom m. Lydia, D. of Azor Howe 1812. — 
Peleg m. Sally Pond of H. 18 12. — Clarana C. m. Josiah Edson 
1820. — Levi m. Sophia Harvey 1797. — Deborah m. Asa Hudson 
1820. 

OTIS. — Dr. Isaac Otis (from Scituate, s. of Dr. Isaac, and g. 
s. of Capt. Stephen, and g. g. s. of John, who came from Barn- 
stable, Devonshire, Eng., b. 1620, and settled at Hingham with 
his father John 1635) S^^- ^- ^- ^73^ ' '^^- Mehitabel D. of 
Capt. Jonathan Bass 1746, and settled in E. B. and had Bethiah 
1747, Josiah 1749, Isaac and Nabby* 1752, Hannah 1755*, 
Nabby 1757*, Jacobs 1758, Thomas 1761*, Galen 1763; he d. 
1785, a^. 66; she 1800, se. 72. — Bethiah m. John Hudson 1769. 
— Isaac went to Cumberland, R. I., and had a family, and 
among them were William and Isaac, who now live in Philadel- 
phia. — Jacobs went to Providence and m. Sarah Smith Barker 
and had a family, and among them, Sewall, and Jacobs a Ph}^- 
sician. — Galen was a Physician, m. Joanna, D. of Dea. David 
Tilden of Hanson, afterwards of Boston, and removed to Maine, 
and has a family. 

2. Dr. Josiah (s. of Isaac i) m. Susanna, D. of the Hon. 
Hngh Orr 1772, and had Thomas*, Melville 1778, Nabby 1781, 
Bass 1784, Clarissa 1786, Welcome 1790; he d. Mar. 25, 1808, 
ae. 59; she d. Dec. 20, 1836, a;. 84. — Nabby m. Capt. Wm. 
Vinton 1803, and d. 1816, a;. 34, and he then m. her sister 
Clarissa 1817. — Bass went to Philadelphia, is a portrait painter, 
and has a family there. — Welcome not m. 

3. Melville (s. of Dr. Josiah 2) m. Sophia, D. of Capt. Isaac 
Whitman 1809, and had Cushing ; she d. 1826,36. 42. — Gushing 
is also m. and has a family. 



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PACKARD. — I. Samuel Packard and his wife and child 
came from Windham, near Hingham, in England, in the ship 
called "The Diligent, of Ipswich, 133 passengers, John Martin, 
master," and settled in Hingham, here, 1638 ; he thence came 
to W. B. and d. a. 1684, the date of his will ; he was constable 
1664, and licensed to keep an ordinary, or tavern, 1670; he had 
Elizabeth, Samuel, Zacheus, Thomas, John, Nathaniel. Mary, 
Hannah, Israel, Jael, Deborah, and Deliverance. Elizabeth m. 
Thomas Alger of Easton 1665.— Thomas was here 1673, and 
Israel was appointed Trooper 167 i, and no farther account of 
them. — Mary m. Richard Phillips of \\'eymouth. — Hannah m. 
Thomas Randall. — Jael m. John Smith. — Deborah m. Samuel 
Washburn. — Deliverance m. Thomas Washburn. — In the early 
records both at Hingham and Bridgewater the name is written 
Packer, and was here formerly invariably pronounced so. The 
name on the town Records was also sometimes written Peckar, 
Pecker, Peckard, and Peckerd, but by the family has been gen- 
erally written Packard. 

2. Ensign Samuel (s. of Samuel i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Mark 
Lathrop, and had Samuel, Daniel, Joseph. Elizabeth, Mary, 
Susanna; his estate settled 1698. — Susanna m. John Snell 17 15. 
Mary m. Amos Snell 1700. 

3. Zacheus (s. of Samuel i) m. Sarah, D. of John Howard, 
and had Israel 1680, Sarah 1682, Jonathan 1684, David 1687, 
Solomon 1689, James 1691, Zacheus 1693, John 1695, Abiel 
1699; he d. 1723. — Sarah m. Capt. Josiah Edson 1704. 

4. John (s. of Samuel i) lived at S. B. near the bridge, which 
which was called, after him, Packard's bridge, 1688, and since 
called Pope's bridge; his estate was settled 1741 by his son 
Joseph. — Wid. Packard d. 1761, very aged. 

5. Nathaniel (s. of Samuel i) m., probably, a D. of John 
Kingman, and had Samuel, Zechariah, George, Fearnot, Mar- 
garet, Sarah, Lydia, Faithful, Hannah, Deliverance, Elizabeth, 
Mary, Deborah ; his will 1720. — Margaret m. John Washburn 
1 7 10. — Lydia m. Jeremy Howell 17 18. — Elizabeth m. John 
Hooper 1722. — Deborah m. Timothy Mitchell. — Sarah m. Thos. 
Hooper 1722 or Samuel Bliss 1723. — Faithful m. George Vaughn 
1719. — Mary m. Jo. Leonard 1721. — Deliverance Packard d. in 
S. B. 1776. 

6. Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) m. Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Ed- 
son 1705, and had Samuel 1707, Bethiah, Paul 1714, Job 17 16; 
he and she both d. 17 16. — Bethiah m. Wright Bartlett 1731. 

7. Daniel (s. of Samuel 2) m. Mary, D. of Isaac Harris 1713, 
and had Sarah 1714, Mary 1716, Susanna 1718, Martha 1720, 
Daniel 1722, Isaac 1724*, Nehemiah 1727 ; his will 1732. — 
Sarah m. Zechariah Shaw 1733. — Mary m. James Allen 1732. — 
Susanna m. David Orcutt 1734. — Martha m. Jeremiah Conant 

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8. Joseph (s. of Samuel 2) m. Mary, D. of John Willis 1723, 
and had Joseph 1725, Mary 1729, John and others, perhaps. — 
Joseph m. Sarah, D. of Capt. David Johnson 1748, and had 
Daniel 1749, Anna 1751, Elijah 1753, Abigail 1756, Bethiah 
175S, Martha T760, Job 1761, and was a soldier under Gen. 
Winslow 1755, and d. in Easton. — John m. Rachel Niles of E. 
1762, and had Hannah 1764, Mary 1767, John 1769, Galen and 
Mercy 1771, Jazael 1774, and went to Chesterfield. — Mary 
Packard had Jane, bap. in W. B. 1756. — (See Joseph 17). 

9. Israel (s. of Zacheus 3) and his wife Hannah had Seth 
1703, Mehitabel 1705, Sarah 1707, Eliphalet 1708, Hannah 1710, 
Zerviah 1713, Israel 1717, Robert 1722. — Israel Packard m. Su- 
sanna, D. of Daniel Field 1735, 2d w. probably. — Mehitabel m. 
John Ames 1725, and Samuel West 1727, and was d. ^752. — 
Hannah m. a Phillips. — Zervia m. Benjamin Washburn a. 1743. 

10. Jonathan (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph 
Hayward, probably, 17 19; she d. 1722, and he m. a 2d w. Abi- 
gail, and had Jonathan 1724*, Susanna 1726, Jacob 1728, Jona- 
than 1730, Abigail 1735; he d. a. 1750. — Susanna m. Charles 
Snell 1745. — Abigail m. Jonathan Perkins. Jr., 1752. 

11. David (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Hannah, D. of John Ames 
17 12, and had David 1713, William 1715, Hannah 1718, Isaac 
1720, Mary 1722, Ebenezer 1724, Abiah 1727, Mehitabel 1730, 
Jane 1734; he d. 1755, ai. 68; she 1767. — Hannah m. Samuel 
Brett 1737. — Mary m. Daniel Richards 1740. — Mehitabel m, 
Simeon Brett 1748. — Jane m. Matthew Kingman 1755. 

12. Solomon (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Lath- 
rop 1 7 15, who d. and he then m. Susanna, D. of Samuel King- 
man, and had Sarah 1719, Jacob 1720, Nathan 1722*, Susanna 

1724, Joanna 1725, Martha 1727, Solomon 1729, Nathan 1733, 
Benjamin 1734, Zebulun 1736, Micah 1738; he m. Dorothy, wid. 
of Mark Perkins, perhaps, 1760. — Sarah m. Isaac Fuller 1737. 
— Susanna m. Joseph Alden 1742. — Joanna m. Israel Allen 
1745. — Martha m. Isaac Alden, Jr., 1755, and Israel Bailey 
1760. — Benjamin m. Ruth, D. of Nehemiah Leach 1762, and 
he and Micah went to Me. 

13. Dea. James (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Jemima, D. of Joseph 
Keith 1722, and had James 1724, Keziah 1727, Jemima 1729, 
Rebecca 1732, Reuben 1737: he d. 1765, x. 75. — Keziah m. 
Nehemiah Lincoln 1748. — Jemima m. Ichabod Edson 1759. — 
Rebecca m. Luke Perkins 1749. 

14. Zacheus (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Mercy, D. of Isaac Alden 

1725, and had Eleazar 1727, Seth 1733, Simeon 1736, and 
Mercy; he d. 1775, a?. 82. — Mercy m. Ezra Warren a. 1757. 

15. John (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Lydia Tomson of Halifax, and 
had Lydia 1726, Abel 1729, Abigail 1733, John 1735, Barnabas 
1738 ; he d. 1738, as. 43. — Lydia m. Edward Southworth 1750. — 
Abigail m. George Packard 1766. 



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i6. Capt. Abiel (s. of Zacheus 3) m. Sarah, D. of John Ames 

1723, and had Josiah 1723, Abiel 1728, d. 1759, Joshua 1730, 
Thomas 1732, Timothy 1735, Sarah 1737, Betty 1739, Daniel 
1742, Eliab 1745, Benjamin 1749; he d. 1776, £e. 76. Sarah m. 
Ebenezer Snell 1764. — Betty m. Jacob Edson 1759. — Experi- 
ence, w. of Abiel Packard, d. in S. B. 1790, a;. 83. 

17. Joseph (s. of John 4) m, Susanna. D. of Thomas Mitchell 

1724, and had John, Joseph, Edward, Susanna, and perhaps 
Mary, Parnel, Judith and others; shed. 1756, he 1760. — John 
m. Anna, D. of Nathaniel Pratt 1760, and he and Joseph went 
to Brookfield; Joseph had a son, Winslow, gra. Dartmouth 1777, 
and settled in the ministry. — Susanna m. William Allen 1748, 
and afterwards Isaac Allen and then Dea. Othniel Gilbert of 
Brookfield. — Mary, perhaps, m. Nathaniel Hayward, Jr., 1762. — 
Parnel m. David Johnson 1751. — -Judith m. Capt. Jona. Willis 
1752. — It is difficult to distinguish this family from that of Joseph 
8, and there may be some confusion in the accounts here given 
of them. 

18. Samuel (s. of Nathaniel 5) and his w. Anne, had Anne 
1723, Mary 1725, Betty 1727, Samuel, Hepzibah, Caleb, and 
Joshua 1735, Chloe, Desire.— Anne m. Elijah Edson 1741. — 
Mary m. Abiezer Edson 1744. — Betty m. Seth Dean 1748. — 
Hepzibah m. Seth Morton 1757. — David m. Martha Hartwell 
1756, and had Chloe 1758, Caleb 1760, and he and his brother 
Caleb went to Pelham. — Chloe m. Joseph Keith 1759. — Most 
of the family went to Pelham. — Desire m. David Clark or Luke 
Washburn 1763. — She who m. Clark was called of Easton. 

19. Zechariah (s. of Nathaniel 5) m. Abigail, D. of Richard 
Davenport 1724, and had Elijah 1726, Abigail 1728, Nathaniel 
1730, Nathan 1733. His will 1771. — Abigail m. Daniel Snell, 
probably 1753. 

20. George (s. of Nathaniel 5) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Edson 
1728, and had George, Jonathan, Lydia, Rebecca, and Ichabod ; 
he d. and she m. Jonathan Mehurin 1740. — Lydia m. Seth Lath- 
rop 175 1. — Rebecca m. Jona. Chandler before 1754. 

21. Samuel (s. of Samuel 6) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel 
Kinsley 1729, and had Charity 1733, Samuel 1834, Susanna 
1736, Abijah 1740. — Charity m. Seth Burr 1753. — Samuel went 
to Easton. — Susanna Packard m. Joseph Knapp 1760. — Susanna 
Packard m. Timothy Manly 1761. — Susanna Packard m. Seth 
Rickard also 1757. 

22. Paul (s. of Samuel 6) m. Susanna Joy of Hingham 1744. 
Paul Packard m. Sarah Bruce 1749, and had Josiah 1751. 

23. Job (s. of Samuel 6) and his w. Rachel had Job 1749*; 
she d. and he m. Keziah, D. of Thomas Wade, 175 1, and he d. 
1805. — Job Packard m. wid. Hannah Edson 1790. 



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24. Daniel (s. of Daniel 7) m. Hannah Perkins 1765, and 
Daniel Packard m. Elizabeth Colony of Easton 1773. 

25. Nehemiah (s. of Daniel 7) m. Silence, D. of Samuel 
Edson 1747, and had Silence 1750, who m. Seth Leonard 1769. 
Wid. Silence m. Josiah Dunbar 1758. 

26. Seth (s. of Israel 9) m.) m. Mercy Bryant, and had Sarah 
1728, Lucy 1731, Mehitabel 1733, Mercy 1735, Isaac 1737, Mary 

1739, Seth 1743. Joshua 1741, Abigail 1746, Abner 1749, Jona- 
than 1751, Jerusha ; he d. 1788, ae. 82. Sarah m. Samuel Cole 
1752. — Lucy m. Ebenezer Edson 175 1. — Mehitabel m. Barnabas 
Howard Esq. 1755. — Mercy m. Thomas West 1756. — Mary m. 
Simeon Alden 1763. — Abigail and Jerusha m. two brothers at 
Dorchester by the name of Leeds. — Isaac went to Petersham. — 
Seth m. Lois Leach 1764, and went to Roxbury. — Abner settled 
at Conway. 

27. Israel (s. of Israel 9) m. Ruth, D. of Richard Field, 1737, 
and had 4SS. and a D. who all d. young, and he d. 1752, and she 
m. Joseph Ames 1754. 

28. Robert (s. of Israel 9) m. Lydia Titus 1749, and had Mel- 
zar 1751, Freelove 1753. He d. and the wid. m. Jesse Edson 
1754- 

29. Jacob (s. of Jonathan 10) and his w. Deborah had Debo- 
rah 1750, Anne 1752, Abigail 1754, Gooding 1756, Gamaliel 
1758, Jacob 1761, Jonathan 1764, Polly 1767, Job 1770. 
Deborah m. Seth Bailey 1770. — Anne m. Benj. Sampson 1778. — 
Abigail m. Joseph Bailey 1771. — Polly m. Calvin Snell 1785. — 
He m. wid. Rachel Myrickof Eastham 1781, 2d w. — The family 
went to the westward. 

30. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 10) m. Martha, D. of Josiah 
Williams, 1752, and had Althea 1753, Caleb 1759. 

31. David (s. of David 11) m. Mehitabel, D. of Benjamin 
Richards 1737, and had Abiezer 1741, David 1741; Abraham 
1749, Ephraim 175 1. She d. 1767, he 1785, £e. 73. Abraham m. 
Freelove Dyer 1747, and had Cyrus 1775, Relief 1777. — Ephraim 
m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Packard, 1773, and he and Abraham 
went westward. — Abiezer m. Mary Holbrook of Braintree 1764, 
and had Mehitabel 1765, Mary 1767, Lydia 1769, Hannah 1772. 
and went to St. 

32. William (s. of David 11) m. Sarah, D. of Benj. Richards, 

1740, and had Amy 1741, Hannah 1743, William 1745, Lemuel 
1747, Sarah 1750, Silvanus T752, Keziah 1754, Matilda: he d. 
1805, a;. 90. Amy m. Levi French 1760. — Hannah m. Philip 
Reynolds 1765, and afterwards Enos Thayer 1782. — Sarah m. 
Samuel Sturtevant 1769. — Keziah m. a Pierce. — Matilda m. 
Capt. Zechariah Gurney 1783. — Silvanus m. Elizabeth Marston 
1777, and had several Ds. 



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;^;^. Capt. Isaac (s. of David 1 1 ) m. Abigail, D. of Samuel 
Porter of Abington, 1745, and had Isaac 1750, Abigail 1754; 
he d. 1792, ae. 72. Abigail m. Hon. Daniel Howard 1776. 

34. Ebenezer (s. of David 11) m, Sarah, D. of Mark Perkins, 
1746, and had Alice 1747, Ebenezer 1749, Eunice 1750, Jonas 
1752, Adin 1754, Matthew 1756, Eliphalet 1758, Robert 1760, 
Joel 1762, Lot 1763, Noah, Joseph; he d. 1803, a;. 79; she 
1810. — Alice m. Eliab Packard 1769. — Eunice m. Wm. Jamieson 
1780. — Joel Esq. m. Harmony, D. of Matthew Kingman, 1785, 
and went to Dartmouth, and had a s. Henry, who m. a Kelly, 
and lives in N. Y., and it is said has no children ; the father is 
living with a 2d w. 

35. Abiah (s. of David 11) m. Phebe Paine 1758, and had 
Abiah 1759, Levi 1761. She d. 1763, and he m. Eunice How- 
ard of Braintree 1764, and had Silas 1765, Phebe and Eunice 

1767, Howard 1768, Betsy, Hannah; he d. 1809,^6. 74. Phebe 
m. Amzi Brett 1788. — Eunice m. Uriah Capen of St. 1797. — 
Betsy m. Isaiah Packard 1792. — Hannah m. Zadock Perkins 
1796, and William Edson 1S12. 

36. Jacob (s. of Solomon 12.) m. Dorothy, D. of Mark Per- 
kins, 1742, and had Jacob, Mark, Oliver, Asa, Hezekiah, 
Rhoda, Dorothy, Phile (or Philibert) ; he d. 1777, aj. 57. Asa 
gra. H. U. 1783, and settled in the ministry at Marlborough. — 
Hezekiah D. D., gra. H. U. 1787, and settled in the ministry at 
Chelmsford, and afterwards in Me. — Rhoda m. Abijah Stowell 
177 1, and Dorothy m. James Richards 1777, both of Newton. — 
Phile m. Henry Thayer 1783, and went to Winchester. 

37. Solomon (s. of Solomon 12) m. Hannah, D. of Israel 
Bailey, 1760, and had Hannah 1764. Sally, Lucy, Solomon, 
Mayhew. She d. 1776, vt. 40, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Abishai 
Stetson, 1779, and had Cynthia 1780, Micah 1783, Nahum 1789; 
he d. 1807, ae. 77; she 1810, ?e. 67. — Hannah m. Joel Edson 
1789. — Sally d. 1830, a;. 61. — Lucy d. 1830, ee. 57. — Cynthia m. 
Levi Churchill 1799, ^^^^ *^^- 1832, ae. 53. — Nahum m. Mercy 
Ford of Marshfield 1817. 

38. Nathan (s. of Solomon 12) m. Martha, D. of Mark Per- 
kins, and had Marlboro' 1763, Nathan 1767, Benaiah 1769. He 
d. 1772, and she m. Thomas Packard 1779. Marlborough and 
Benaiah went to Me. 

39. Zebulun (s. of Solomon 12) m. Rebeckah Richardson 
1764, and had Susanna 1765, Zebulun 1768; he d. 1769. The 
wid. m. Silas Kinsley of Easton 1774. 

40. James (s of Dea. Jame 13) m. Mary, D. of Ephraim 
Thayer Jr. of Braintree, and had Content 1747, Eve 1750, Mary 
1754, Luke 1756, James 1758, Sarah 1760, Israel 1765, Ephraim 

1768. He removed westward. — Content m. Isaac Kingman 



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1769. — Eve m. Benjamin Robinson 1770. — Marym. a Prince. — 
Ephraim m. Charity, D. of Capt. David Packard 1790, and went 
to Grafton. 

41. Reuben (s of Dea. James 13) m. Anne Perkins 1759, and 
had Ichabod 1760, Nehemiah 1762, Susanna 1763, Anne 1765. 
He removed to Hebron, Me. — Ichabod m. Rachel, D. of Eph- 
raim Cole perhaps, 1786. — Reuben m. Jerusha Holbrook of 
Weymouth 1796. 

42. Eleazar (s. of Zaccheus 14) m. Mercy Richards, and had 
Olive 175 I, Noah 1752, Eleazar 1756. He went westward. 

43. Simeon (s. of Zaccheus 14) m. Mary, D. of Mark Per- 
kins, 1 76 1, and had Simeon 1762, d. in the army, a;. 20 ; Isaiah, 
Zenas, Barnabas, Alden, Benjamin, Huldah, Mehitabel, Mary, 
Olive, Patty. Huldah m. Howard Cary Esq. 1785. Mary m, 
Noah Packard 1790. — Olive m. David Ford 1794. — Patty m. 
Capt. Nehemiah Lincoln 1802. — Barnabas m. Melatiah Packard 
1794, and he, Alden, and Benjamin went to Me. — There was a 
Barnabas Packard d. in S. B. 1795, a;. 25. 

44. Abel (s. of John 15) m. Esther Porter 1751, and had Abel 
1754, Esther 1756, Adam 1758, Lydia 1760, Mary 1764, Olive 
1767, Theophilus 1769. This family went to Cummington. — 
Theophilus is a settled clergyman at Shelburne. 

45. John (s. of John 15) m. Sarah Hammond 1763, and had 
Azubah 1764, Sarah 1765, Rebeckah 1769. His w. d. 1773, and 
he m. a Vinson, and went to Plainfield. 

46. Barnabas (s. of John 15) m. Sarah Ford, and had Bar- 
nabas 1764, Molly 1766, Pollycarpus 1768, Bartimeus 1769, 
Cyrus 1771. This family went to Cummington, and had 2 sons 
there, John and Philander. 

y 47. Josiah (s of Capt. Abiel t6) m. Sarah, D. of Thomas 
Ames, 1747, and had Susanna 1749, Sarah 1751, Mary 1753, 
Josiah, Abiel, Shepard, Edward, Ames, Betsy, Anna. He d. 
1793, as. 70. Susanna m. Samuel Sturtevant, and then John 
Bicknell. — Sarah m. Ephraim Packard 1773. — Mary m. Samuel 
Brett 1778. — Betsy m. Dea. James Perkins. — Annam. Seth Snow 
1795. — Abiel and Edward went to Hebron, Me. — Abiel Packard 
m. Hannah Harris 1794. 

48. Joshua (s. of Capt. Abiel 16) m. Mehitabel, D. of Samuel 
Alden, 1755, and had Caleb 1758, Joshua 1759, Ralph, Lebbeus, 
Mehitabel. This family all went to Me. 

49. Thomas (s. of Capt. Abiel 16) m. Mary, D. of Henry 
Howard perhaps, 1756, and had Parmenas 1757, Silence 1760, 
Mary 1762, Thomas 1764, Zibia 1766, Elijah 1769, Cyrus 1772, 
Daniel 1776. He m. wid. Martha Packard 1779. Silence m. 
Daniel Howard. — Mary m. John Robinson 1781. — Zibia m. Ja- 
cob Packard 1789. — Elijah m. Nabby Packard 1793. — Cyrus m. 
Kezia, D. of Matthew Kingman 1795. — Daniel m. Nancy, D. of 
Maj. James Keith, 1796. — Elijah and Daniel went to Pelham. 



270 PACKARD. 



50. Timothy (s. of Capt. Abiel 16) m. Sarah Alden, and had 
Bethuel 1760, Calvin 1762, Luther 1764, Sarah 1767, Timothy 
1769, Perez, 177 1, Josiah Edson 1776; he d. 1780, te. 48. Sarah 
m. Elisha Eames. — Bethuel m. Rebecca Peterson of Dux. 1783, 
and went to Me, — Calvin went to Easton ; his w. Betsy; they 
had Sally 1786, Zibeon 1789, Tilson 1792. — Timothy m. Aholi- 
bama Curtis 1790, and he, Perez, Luther, and Josiah Edson went 
westward. — Luther m. Abigail Thomas 1787. — Perez m. Mercy 
Thomas 1792. 

51. Daniel (s. of Captain Abiel 16) m. Hannah Perkins, 
1765, and had Hannah 1766, Abigail 1768, Daniel 1770, Rhoda 
1772, and went westward. Daniel m. Zibeah, D. of Gain Rob- 
inson perhaps, and went to Pelham. 

52. Eliab (s. of Capt. Abiel 16) m. Alice, D. of Ebenezer 
Packard 1769, and had Eliab 1770, Alice 1771, and went west- 
ward. Eliab m. Hannah Shaw of Abington 1792. 

53. Benjamin (s. of Capt. Abiel 16) m. Lurania, D. of Pela- 
tiah Phinney 1775; left no children: gave his estate to Capt. 
Adin Packard. 

^ 54. Edward (s. of Joseph 17) m. Ruth, D. of Elisha Bonney, 
/ oi Pembroke^ and had Chloe and Leah. His w. d. 1764, and he 
m. Rebecca, sister of Ichabod Pope of Dartmouth, now Fair- 
haven, 1766, and had Rebeckah, Edward, Jacob, Elnathan, 
John, Deborah, Susanna. Chloe and Leah went to Brookfield. 
— Rebeckah m. Seth Gurney 1788, and all the others with their 
parents went to Minot, Me. 

55. Ichabod (perhap s. of George 20) was a soldier with 
Gen. Winslow 1755, m. Ruth, D. of James Allen, 1757, and had 
Mary 1758, Nehemiah 1760, Ichabod 1763, Lydia 1766, Isaac 
1769 ; he went to Oakham. Ichabod m. Rachel, D. of Ephraim 
Cole, 1786. 

56. Samuel (s. of Samuel 18) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph 
Carver, 1757, and had Betty 1758, Silvia 1760. He probably m, 
Mary Washburn 1761 for his 2d wife. 

57. Rev. Elijah (s. of Zechariah 19) gra. H. U. 1750, and 
settled in the ministry at Plymouth 1754, and afterwards went 
to Marlborough; his wife Mary Rider: he had Abigail, Benja- 
min 1760, Elijah 1762, Mary 1765. Abigail m. Dr. Simeon Dun- 
bar 1781. — Mary m. Jesse Fobes 1795. — Benjamin m. Mehitabel, 
D. of Eliab Fobes, 1784, and went to Vermont. 

"^ 58. Nathaniel (s. of Zechariah 19) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan 
Snow, 1753, had Zadock 1755, Ichabod 1757. She d. 1758, and 
he m. Anna Sloan 1758, and had David 1760, Sarah 1762,'Zecha- 
riah, Nathaniel, and perhaps others. Ichabod m. Rachel, D. of 
Job Chamberlin, 1780. David m. Mara Robinson 1785. They 
all went to Lebanon, N. H. 



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59. Capt. Nathan (s. of Zechariah 19) m. Lydia, D. of Epliraim 
Jackson 1758, and had Oliver, Elijah, Nathan, Ransom, Perez, 
Sullivan, Jonas, Sarah, Abigail, Lydia, Olive, Roxana. He d. 
1798, 02. 65. Sarah m. Zepheniah Lathrop 1779. — Abigail m. 
Jonas Howard 1784. — Lydia m. Bernard Clapp 1793. — Olive m. 
Sam'l Dickerman 1799. — Roxana m. Sam'l Randall of Easton 
1805. — Oliver m. Mary, D. of Josiah Dunbar 1785, and Ransom 
m. Abigail Thrasher 1797, and both went to the State of New 
York. — Nathan m. Polly Manly 18 15. — Perez m. Elizabeth 
Reynolds 1803. — Sullivan m. Lucy, D. of Ephraim Jackson 1805. 

60. George (s. of George 20) m. Abigail Esty 1760, and had 
Amasa 1761, Philip 1763. His w. d. 1765, and he m. Abigail, 
D. of John Packard 1766, and had George 1767, Zadock 1768, 
Zebedee 1770. Philip m. Patty Edson 1786. 

61. Jonathan (s. of Seth 26) m. Susanna Packard or Alger 
1778, and had Israel 1779, Ruel 1780, Othniel 1789, Asa 1791, 
Albe 1793, Isaac 1796. Betsy 1799. — Ruel and Albe went to 
Randolph.- — Othniel went to N. H. — Isaac went to Mid'o. — Betsy 
m. a Watson. 

62. Abijah (s. of Samuel 21) m. Ann Fobes of Easton 1767, 
and had Abijah 1768, Simeon 1770, Charles 1772, Gamaliel 1775, 
Abjah went to Dartmouth ; m. Hannah, D of Henry Smith, and 
had Henry S., now Representative of the town, Ann Maria, and 
Charles Fobes. Henry m.Mary Pierce, and has William Henry, 
Mary Ann, Franklin S., and Charles A. — Ann Maria m. Elihu 
Wood. — Charles F. went to Rehoboth, then to Boston, then to 
N. Y., and d. there ; only one child, a D., now living. — Simeon 
m. Hannah, D. of Ezra Edson, 1796, and had Simeon, who went 
away, and is probably d. ; the mother, a wid. is now living. — 
Gamaliel went to Dartmouth ; m. Susan Joy, and had Susan, 
Louisa and Amy, all now living single. 

63. Caleb (s. of Jonathan 30) m. Sarah, D. of Nathan How- 
ard Esq., 1782, and had Caleb 1783. Hed. 1783, x. 24, and she 
m. Caleb Loring of Plympton 1802 : she d. 1834, Caleb m. Sally, 
D. of Josiah Packard 1805. 

64. Capt. David (s. of David 31) m. Joanna, D. of Ephraim 
Jackson 1764, and had Charity 1770, Abel, John, Olive, Martha, 
Mary. He d. of small-pox 1786, ai. 44. Charity m. Ephraim 
Packard 1790. — Olive m. Holmes Tilson 1797. — Patty m. Bar- 
zillai Field 1794. — Polly m. a Rice. — Abel and John went west- 
ward. — Wid. Joanna m. Jona. Hayden of Grafton 1S07. 

65. William (s. of William 32) m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel 
Reynolds 1769, and had Sihon 1770, Nancy 1772, Eliphaz, Wil- 
liam. She d., and he m. Mary Wales 1784, and had Ambrose, 
Cyrus, Charles, Hannah, Polly, Matilda, Sarah. Eliphaz went 
to Milton. — William went to St. 



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66. Lemuel Esq. (s. of William 32) m. Sarah Hunt of Abing- 
ton 1774, and had Lemuel 1775, Sally 1777, Micah 1780, John 
1782, Arza 1784, David 1787, Silvanus 1789, Martin 1791, Oren 
1793, Isaac 1796. He d. 1822, ae. 75 ; his w. d. 1825. Lemuel 
d. in Boston 1822, ae. 47. — Sally m. Thomas Gary 1798. — Micah 
m. Lucinda Hartshorn of Walpole, and had Sarah Ann 181 1, 
Adeline 1813, Catharine 1814, Harriet 18 16. — John Esq. m. 
Silence, D. of Parmenas Packard, and had John 1806, David 
and Jonathan 1809, Lemuel 18 14. — Arza m. Abi, D. of Abijah 
Knapp, 1812, and had Arza 1813, Edwin 1816. — David m. Su- 
sanna, D. of Mark Perkins 18 10. — Silvanus, and Martin who m. 
a Powers, went to Boston. — Isaac m. Sally Packard 1821. 

67. Isaac (s. of Capt. Isaac ^;^) m. Mary Atwood of Eastham 
1776, and had Isaac 1778, and d. 1778 ; and his wid. m. Daniel 
Cooley Esq. of Amherst 1796. Isaac m. a Cobb of Boston, and 
had 2 Ds., and removed to N. York, and both of his Ds. are m. 
there. One m. the Hon. Dudley Selden. 

68. Dea. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Mary, D. of Nath'i 
Reynolds, 1774, and had Mehitabel 1774, Philip 1776, Mary 
1778. His wife d., and he m. wid. Content Harlow 1781, and 
had Sarah 1781, Ebenezer 1783, Silvester 1785, Rhoda 1788, 
Ansel 1789, Charles 1792, Content. Sally m. Matthew Randall 
1802, Content m. Benja. Southworth 18 19. — Mehitabel m. Wal- 
ter Ames 1796. — Wid Content m. Japhet Beal 1803. — Ebenezer 
m. Zerviah Phinney 1806. 

69. Jonas (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Mehitabel, D. of Samuel 
Brett, 1777, and had John, Jonas 1782, Moses 1786, Hannah 
1787, Lucinda 1790, David 1792. Sibil 1796, Eunice, Joel, Me- 
hitabel. Lucinda m. Capt. David Ames 18 16. — Eunice m. Jo- 
siah Brett 18 12. — Mehitabel m. a Jamieson. — Jonas removed to 
Maine. — Joel is d. 

70. Adin (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Keziah, D. of Pelatiah Phin- 
ney, 1780, and had Lucy 1781, Adin, Susanna, Sally. She d. 
1839, ^- S6- — Lucy m. Atherton Wild of Braintree 1808. — Su- 
sanna m. Ephraim Cole 1808. — Sally m. Isaac Packard 182 i. — 
Capt. Adin m. Sally Horton 1806, and went to Merrimack. 

71. Matthew (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Keziah, D. of Luke 
Perkins, 1781, and had Nehemiah, Eliphalet, Matthew, Keziah; 
he d. 1795, or before. Nehemiah m. Chloe, and Eliphalet m. 
Abigail, Ds. of Nathan Snell, 1807 and [814, and both went to Me. 

72. Dea. Eliphalet (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Lydia, D. of Wm. 
Barrell 1782, and had Robert 1784, Ruth 1786, Bela 1793, 
Lydia 1795. He went to Me., and had afterwards two wives, a 
Reed, and Anna Thayer 1800, wid. of David Thayer ; she was 
a French, and had Betsy, Mary, and Esther. — Ruth m. Dr. Sam- 
uel W. Thayer. — Dea. Packard d. 1819, a. 61. 



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73. Capt. Robert (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Ruth, D. of Wm. 
Barrel 1782, and Sally Perkins 1788, and had Ruth 1789, Hul- 
dah 1791, Patty 1793, Olive 1795. His w. d. and he m. Sarah, 
D. of Joseph Hayward, 1798. He had also Robert, Isaac, Eben- 
ezer, Sally, Silvia, Almira, Mary. — Ruth m. Martin Southworth 
181 1. — Huldah m. Adam Capen 18 16. Patty m. Theron Ames 
1816. — Olive m. Newton Shaw 18 18. — Robert m. Betsy, D. of 
Oliver Howard. 

74. Lot (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Mary Nelson of New Bedford 
1 79 1, and had Polly Nelson 1793, and went to Me. 

75. Noah (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Polly, D. of Simeon Pack- 
ard, 1791, and had Mehitabel 1791, Nancy 1792, Robie 1794, 
and went to Me. 

76. Joseph (s. of Ebenezer 34) m. Lusanna Bates 1794, and 
had Harmony 1795, and went to Me. 

77. Abiah (s. of Abiah 35) m. Mary French 1788, and had 
Chloe 1789, Mary 1791, Anna 1792, Lydia 1795. 

78. Levi (s. of Abiah 35) m. Ruth Snow of Eastham 1789, 
and had Davis 1790, Levi 1793, Phebe 1795, Heman, Josiah. — 
Davis m. Sarah, d. of Joseph Ford 1813, and went to New Sa- 
lem. — Phebe m. Martin Kingman 1816. — Levi gra. B. U. 1821. 

79. Silas Esq., (s. of Abiah 35) m. Chloe, D. of Nathan Wil- 
lis, 1789, and had Silas, Charles, Chloe, Abigail. Silas m. 
a Cobb of Boston. — Charles m. Charlotte, D. of Capt. Thomas 
Thompson 1818. — Ohloe m. Thomas Wales Jr. 181 1. — Abigail 
m. David Cobb, and is d. 

80. Howard (s. of Abiah 35) m. Jane Capen of St. 1799, and 
had Eunice 1799, Jane 1804, Charlotte 18 10, Susanna Capen 
1810. 

81. Jacob (s. of Jacob 33) m. Rebecca. D. of John French, 
1774, and had Abigail 17^5, and went to Warwick. — Jacob 
Packard of Warwick m. Hannah Kingman 1806. — Wid. Rebecca 
m. Charles Snell 1807. 

82. Mark (s. of Jacob 36) m. Hannah, D. of William Shaw, 
1774, and had Samuel 1775, Jennet 1777, Phile 1779, Dan 1781, 
Thirza, Sophia, Hannah, Mark. He went to Winchester. — Jen- 
net m. Phineas Paul of Quincy 1801. — Dan m. Martha, D. of 
Abiel Edson 1804. 

83. Oliver (s. of Jacob 36) m. Relief, D. of Ichabod Edson, 
1777, and had Vashti 1778, Jacob 1780, Jesse 1783. 

84. Mayhew (s. of Solomon 37) m. Clarissa, D. of Ephraim 
Jackson, 1801, and had Hannah 1802, Salome 1804. 

85. Micah (s. of Solomon 37) m. Susan (or Sarah) Whitmarsh 
18 1 2, and had Abiezer Whitmarsh 1814. 

86. James (s. of James 40) m. Jemima, D. of Ephraim Chur- 
chill, 1778, and went to Norway, Me., and had Keziah 1779, who 



274 PACKARD. 



m. a Bump, and lived inOtisfield, Me., Mary 1781, James 1783, 
Ephraim 1787. 

87. Isaiah (s. of Simeon 43) m. Betsy, D. of Abiah Packard, 
1792, and had Hezekiah 1793, Zibeon 1795, Simeon 1797, Lu- 
cius 1801, Betsy Howard 1804. Hezekiah m. Matilda, D. of 
Zechariah Gurney 1820. Zibeon m. a Bicknell and went to A. 
Simeon m. a Kingman. 

88. Zenas (s. of Simeon 43) m. Deborah, D. of Ebenezer 
Thayer of Braintree, 1793, and had Deborah 1795, Charlotte 
1796, Zenas 1798, Hosea 1800, Rachel 1803, Benjamin Alden 
1806, Mary Perkins 1808, Lorenzo Emerson 1810, Horatio 18 13, 
Lydia Thayer 1815. Deborah m. Samuel Holmes 1813. — Char- 
lotte m. Joseph Wild of Braintree 18 17. Zenas m. Jerusha, D. 
of Isaac Horton, 1820, and had Jerusha, Betsy French, Benja- 
min. Ezekiel Reed, and Hermon. — Hosea m. Roxana Holmes 
18 18, and had Celia, Hosea, Roxana, Ebenezer and Jerome 
Henry. — Benjamin A. m. Rhoda Packard, and had Benjamin 
Winslow and Andrew Franklin. — Mary P. m. William Lewis. 

89. Josiah (s. of Josiah 47) m. Rebecca Perkins 1783, and 
had Luke, Abiel, Sally, Rebecca. Abiel m. Abigail, D. of John 
Harris, 18 15. — Sally m. Caleb Packard 1805. — Rebecca m. Ben- 
jamin Kingman 18 17. 

90. Ames (s. of Josiah 47) m. Susannah Joy 1797, and had 
William 1797, Nancy 1799, Susanna 1801, Betsy 1803, Josiah 
1805, Bathsheba 1808, Charles 18 10. William m. Lucy Quincy 
Norton of Abington 1820. 

91. Capt. Parmenas (s. of Thomas 49) m. Martha, D. of 
Thomas Reynolds, 1778, and had Ambrose 1778, Parmenas 1782, 
Galen 1786, Apollos 1788, Susanna 1790, Silence 1792, Roland 
1796, Gideon H. 1798, Royal 1802. Apollos m. Sophia, D. of 
Amzi Brett 181 1. — Susanna m. Barna. Thayer of Braintree 1806. 
Silence m. Capt, John Packard 18 14. — Roland m. a Dyer. 

92. Thomas (s. of Thomas 49) m. Joanna, D. of Ichabod 
Edson 1788, and had Azor 1790, Austin 1801. He d. 1814. — 
Azor m. Nancy, D. of Col. Caleb Howard, 18 15. — Austin gra. B. 
U. 1 82 1, and is an Attorney in W. B. 

93. Elijah (s. of Rev. Elijah 57) m. Keziah, D. of Capt. John 
Ames 1783, and had Mary, Abigail, and Susanna; he d. and 
she then m. Benjamin Robinson 1798. — Mary m. Benjamin 
Robinson, Jr., 1809. — Abigail m. Charles Marcy of Plymouth 
18 1 2. — Susanna m. a Ruggles at the westward, and had a D. 
Susanna, who m. Isaac S. Washburn. 

94. Zadock (s. of Nathaniel 58) m. Martha, D. of Henry 
Howard, probably 1779, and had Selah 1779, who m. Pelham 
Bradford 1797, and d., Reuel 1782, Molly 1784, Sarah 1787, 
Holder 1789, Preston and Pardon 1792, Zadock 1795, Martha 
1796; she d. 1799, 3d. 40, and he m, a 2d w. Rebecca, and had 



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Rebecca 1800, Luther 1802, Selah 1804, Jerusha 1807, William 
181 1. — Mary (Molly) ni. Silvanus Conant, perhaps 1808. — Sarah 
m. Elkanah Billings, perhaps 1809. 

95. Elijah (s. of Nathan 59) m. Susanna, D. of Japhet Beal, 
1789, and had Lewis 1789, Libeus 1791, Lydia 1793, Isaac 1795, 
Elijah 1797, Clara 1799, Patience 1801, Susanna 1803, Nathan 
1806, Sophronia 1808, Damson 181 1. — Lewis m. Betsy Crane 
1808. — Libeus m. Minerva, D. of Daniel Alger 18 12, and had 
Eliza Stetson 181 2, Maria Pickering 1816. — Lydia m. Samuel 
Codding of Mansfield 1814. — Isaac m. Sally, D. of Robert Pack- 
ard, perhaps 182 1. — Clara m. Sam'l Dickerman, perhaps 1822. 

96. Israel (s. of Jonathan 61) m. Susanna, D. of Josiah Ed- 
son 1801, and had Josiah 1802, Melvin 1804, Sidney 1806, 
Liberty 1808, Arvilla 1810, Israel 18 13, Alpheus 1815, Henry, 
Susanna. 

97. Asa (s. of Jonathan 61) m. Susanna Leach 181 1, and had 
Abigail 1812, Geo. W. 1814, Eugenia Maria 1815, Lucinda 1819. 

98. Sihon (s. of William 65) m. Abigail Scott of Dedham 
1794, and had Joseph, Oren, Sihon, Isaac, Washburn, John, 
Nathaniel, David, Betsy, Mary. — Oren m. Sally Skinner of 
Mansfield 1821. — Isaac m. Laura, D. of Daniel Bryant of E. B. 
David lives in Boston. 

99. John (s. of Jonas 69) m. Martha, D. of William French 
1802, and had Josiah 1803, Mary F. 1805, Almira 1806, Philo 
F. 1808, Sidney 181 1 ; she d. and he m. Lydia Drake 1817. 

100. Samuel (s. of Mark 82) m. Mehitabel, D. of Abiel Har- 
ris 1799, and had Francis 1800, Harriet 1803, Hiram 1805, 
Mary 1808, Hannah 1810, Lucius 1812, Mehitabel 1815. 

loi. Capt. Luke (s. of Josiah 89) m. Lucinda, D. of Samuel 
Battles 1806, and had Marcus 1808, Nelson r8io, Eliza Dyer 
1813, Josiah 1816. 

102. Ambrose (s. of Parmenas 91) m. Esther White 1805, 
and had Lucius Sumner 1808, Esther White 1809, Elbridge 
Gerry 181 1, Martha 1814, Ambrose 1816. 

103. Galen (s. of Capt. Parmenas 91) m. Mary, D. of Isaac 
Horton 1809, and had Edward 181 1*, Wiliard 1812, Mary 1815. 

Anne Packard m. a Sampson. — Betty m. Jonathan Snow 1761. 
Rebecca m. James Perkins 1783. — Thomas m. Martha Perkins 
1789. — Ephraim m. Polly Leach 1789. — Abigail m. Jonathan 
Howard 1794. — Sally m. Frederick Reed, Jr., of Rehoboth 1797. 
Wid. Hannah m. Samuel Kimball of E. 1797. — Salmon m. Free- 
love Niles 1795. — Melatiah m. Barnabas Packard 1794. — Jemima 
m. Eben'r Phillips, both of E. 1802. — Mary m. Silvanus Conant 
1808. — Julia m. Ethan Howard of E. 1814. — Isaac m. Mary 
Jones Foster of Hr. 18 16. — Susanna m. Albert Remington of 
A. 1820. — Marcus of E. m, Lucy French of E. B. 182 1. — Wid. 
Deliverance d. in S. B. 1790, a;. 88; she was D. of Wm. Orcutt, 



2/6 PARRIS. 

Jr., and first m, Capt. Joseph Washburn ; Barnabas d. in S. B. 
1795, as. 25. — Experience, wife of Abiel Packard, d. in S. B. 
1790, £E. 83. — Sarah m. Wm. Pool 1795. — Isaac Porter (s. of 
Joseph) m. a Packard. — Wid. Susanna Packard d. 1773, ae. 89. 

PARRIS. — Thomas Parris of London came to Long Island, 
N. Y., 1683 ; thence removed to Newbury, Mass., 1685, and to 
Pembroke 1697 ; his father was John, a dissenting minister of 
Ugborough, near Plymouth, England, whose father was Thomas, 
a merchant of London, who had a brother a merchant and 
planter of great wealth, who d. in Barbados 1660. (See Deane's 
Scituate.) Thomas, first above named, had a s. Thomas born at 
Pembroke 1701 ; m. Hannah, D. of Matthew Gannet of Scituate, 
1724, and had Thomas 1725, Elkanah, Benjamin, Matthew. The 
father d. 1786. — Thomas (last named) m. Rebeckah, D. of Ben- 
jamin Hayward, Jr., and settled within the borders of E. B. and 
had Benjamin 1753, Thomas 1758. — Thomas, the father, d^, 
1797, ae. 72; she t8o6, £e. 77. — Thomas, the son, perished in a 
great snow storm 1777. 

2. Benjamin (s. of Thomas i) m. Sarah, D. of his uncle Ben- 
jamin of Halifax 1774; she d. 1787, £e. 36 ; he then m. a 2d w. 
Lydia, and had Betsy 1789, Thomas 1792, Oren 1796. The 
father was drowned 1817,32.66; his w. d. 1824, a;. 69. — Thomas 
m. Clarissa, D. of Barza Kingman 18 15. — Oren m. Eunice, wid. 
of William Wildy and D. of Barza Kingman, and both live in 
E. B., and have families. — Betsy m. Otis Hayward 1804. 

Elkanah (brother of Thomas i) m. Grace Mott of Scituate 
1761, and has a large family at Williamstown. 

Benjamin (brother of Thomas i) married Millescent, D. of 
Joseph Keith of Easton 1753, and had Samuel 1755, Matthew 
1757, Josiah, Martin, Dan, Sarah, and others, probably. This 
man lived awhile in the border of Halifax, near his brother 
Thomas, but d. in Pembroke. — Samuel, Esq., m. Sarah Pratt of 
Mid'o. and settled in Hebron, Me., and is father of Albion 
Keith Parris, late Govenor of Maine. — Matthew m. Mercy Tom- 
son of Halifax 1780, and d. in Me., and was father of Alexander, 
Esq., of Boston. — Josiah m. Experience, D. of Nath'l Lowden of 
E. B. 1788, and settled in Me., and has a son Virgil, an Attorney 
and Member of Congress. — Martin gra. B. U. 1790, and was 
a Minister of Marshfield, and d. 1839. — Dan has a family in 
Halifax. 

Thomas and Mary Parris, of Cambridge, had Thomas 1641, 
Mary 1643. — John Parris, of Charlestown, 1645, gave a mort- 
gage of his houses in Barbados, 1650, to secure ^^650 to be paid 
in Lombard street at the Green Dragon, London. — Samuel and 
Elizabeth Parris had Thos. 1681, Elizabeth 1682, Susanna 1687. 
Thomas and Mary Parris, of Boston, had Mary 1686*, Mary 
1687. — Thomas Parris at Duxbury 17 10. 



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PERKINS. — Abraham Perkins was one of the first settlers 
in Hampton, N. H. He was made a Freeman May 13, 1640. 
He was a man of good education, an excellent penman, and 
much employed in town business. He died August 31, 1683, 
aged about 72. His widow, Mary, died May 29, 1706, aged 88. 
His will of August 22, 1683 ^^^ proved September 18, 1683. 
In it he names wife and sons Jonathan, Humphrey, James, 
Luke and David; to the last two he gave five shillings each, 
"as they have already their share," daughters Abigail and 
Sarah; granddaughter Mary Fifield, ''now dwelling with me," 
and grandson John (probably son of Luke). Children perhaps, 
not in order: Mary, Abraham, Luke, Humphrey, James, 
Timothy, James, Jonathan, David of Bvidgewater, Abigail, 
Timothy, Sarah, Humphrey. 

1. David (s. Or Abraham above) (from Beverly) settled in S. 
B. before 16SS; was the first Representative of the town to the 
Gen'l Court in Boston after the union of the two colonies in 
1692 ; m. Martha, D. of John Howard 1699, and had John 
1700, Mary 1702, Martha 1704, Elizabeth 1707, Susanna 1709, 
David 1711, Jonathan 1714, Abraham 1716, and Sarah: his w. 
d. 1735 ; he d. 1736, ae. S;^. — Mary m. Gideon Washburn. — Mar- 
tha m. Dr. Joseph Byram 1724. — EHzabeth m. Solomon Leonard. 
Susanna m. Samuel Allen 1733. — Sarah m. Jabez Carver 1742. 
Nathan b. before he came here, and Thomas b. here 1688, were 
his sons by a former wife, probably. He built the first mill at 
the place where Lazell, Perkins & Co. have now a large manu- 
facturing establishment, 169^. He lived on the Boston road, 
near where the road turns to go to the works. 

2. Nathan (s. of David i) m. Martha, D. perhaps of Solomon 
Leonard 1709, and had Nathan 1710, Solomon 1712, Timothy 
1715, Martha 1717, James 1720, Silence 1723; he d. and the 
widow m. Isaac Hayvvard 1728. — Martha m. Samuel Edson 3d 
1738. 

3. Thomas (s. of David 1) m. Mary, D. perhaps of James 
Washburn 1717, and had Mary 1718, Hepzibah 1720, Thomas 
1722, Ebenezer 1727, Francis 1729; she d. 1750, he 1761. — 
Mary m. Josiali Hayvvard 1742, Hepzibah m. Eleazar Carver 
1746, and Ebenezer Keith 1759. 

4. David (s. of David i) m. Alice, D. of John Leach, 1738, 
and had David 1739, Zephaniah 1742, John 1746, Robert 1750, 
Asa 1754. — Zepheniah m. Mary Ford 1766. 

5. Jonathan (s. of David i) m. Bethiah, D. of Nath'l Hay- 
ward 1738, and settled in E. 11, and had Jonathan 1739, Eliza- 
beth 1742, Bethiah 1746; his wife d., and he m. Priscilla 
Jjourne, and had Bourne 1758; the father d. 1796,3^.82; she 
18 13, dd. 92. — Jonathan was badly burnt in a forge, and became 
entirely blind; he probably m. Mary Hamlin 1765. — Elizabeth 



278 PERKINS. 



m. Consider Bearce of Halifax 1761. — Bourne d. of the small- 
pox 1778, se. 20. 

6. Abraham (s. of David i) m. Mary, D. of Eleazar Carver, 
1743, and had Abraham 1750, Mary 1752; he d. 1807, se. 90. — 
Mary m. Caleb Cary 1778, and d. 1840. 

7. Nathan (s. of Nathan 2) m. Sarah, wid. of Nathan, or D. 
of Solomon Pratt 1752, and had Phebe 1753, Joanna 1755, Na- 
than 1758, Lucy 1760, Charles, Deborah. — Deborah m. John 
Conant 1772. — Perhaps Charles and Deborah were children of 
a former wife. 

8. Solomon (s. of Nathan 2) m. Lydia, D. of Jonathan 
Sprague 1733, and had Joseph and Benjamin 1735, Solomon 
1737, Lydia 1741, Eliab 1743. — Joseph m. Martha Hayward 
1 76 1. —Benjamin m. Hepzibah Washburn of Mid'o. 1761. — 
Solomon was in the French war, 1755, under Gen. Winslow, and 
m. Sarah Edson 1760. — Lydia m. Abner Sears of Mid'o. 1762. 

9. Timothy (s. of Nathan 2) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel 
Washburn 1736, and had Nathaniel. — Timothy Perkins m. Zippo- 
rah, D. of William Washburn 1753. — Nathaniel m. Mary, D. of 
Joseph Alger 1775. 

10. James (s. of Nathan 2) m. Bethiah Dunham 1742, and 
had Martha 1743, James 1746, Barnabas 1752, Ezra 1756, Seth 
1762. — Martha m. John Porter, Jr., 1764. 

11. Thomas (s. of Thomas 3) m. Mary, D. of Solomon Pratt, 
1748, and had William 1748, Mary 1750, Sarah 1752, Enoch 
1754, Thomas 1756, Theodore 1758, Deborah 1761, Cyrus 1767; 
his will and d. 1773; she d. 1778. — William m. Elizabeth, D. of 
Eleazar Cary 1777, and d. in 1778, and she m. Solomon Snow 
1780. — Mary m. Oliver Carver 1774. — Sarah m. Eli Hudson 
1776. — Thomas gra. H. U. 1779, and d. young in Kentucky. — 
Theodore m. Martha, D. of Nathan Conant 1783, and had 
Thomas 1785. She afterwards m. Rev. William Conant. — 
Deborah m. Benjamin Edson 1782. — Cyrus m. Sally Howard 
1787, and went to Vt. 

12. Ebenezer (s. of Thomas 3) m. Experience Holmes 175 1, 
and had Ebenezer 1752, Mary, Holmes 1757, Hepzibah 1759, 
Susanna 1764, and Nancy; he d. 1770. — Holmes moved away.— 
Susanna not m. — Nancy m. Rufus Leach 1798. 

13. Francis (s. of Thomas 3) m. Susanna, D. of Dea. Robert 
Waterman of Halifax 1762, and had Susanna and Robert; she 
d. 1770, and he m. Philibert, D. of Ephraim Keith 1775, and 
had Jacob, Francis, Philibert; he d. 1783. — Susanna m. Enoch 
Perkins 1783. — Robert d. 1793, ae. 29. — Philibert not m. — Fran- 
cis m. Polly Leonard 18 15, and had Francis and one other son, 
and both went eastward ; he m. a 2d w. 

14. Charles (s. of Nathan 7) m. Abigail, D. of Perez Water- 
man 1762, and had Olive, Sene, Charles, Philip, and others per- 



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haps ; he removed to the westward. — Olive m. Nehetniah Edson 
1783. — Sene m. Ezra Edson, Jr., 1782. 

15. Dea. James (s. of James 10) m. Mary Hooper 1771, and 
had Bethiah 1772, Rufus 1774, Levi 1776, Martha Porter and 
Polly; he d. 1795, £e. 75; she 1803, ae. 80. — Bethiah m. Dr. 
Shubael Lovell of Barnstable 1797. — Levi H. Perkins m. Bethiah 
Dunbar 1804. — Martha P. m. Phineas Blake of Canton 1804. — 
Polly m. and went westward. 

i6. Enoch (s. of Thomas 11) m. Susanna, D. of Francis 
Perkins 1783, and had Humphrey 1786, Moses 1788, Enoch 
1791, Susanna 1793, Robert 1796, Sarah 1798, Harry 1800; he 
went to Me. 

17. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 12) m. Mary, D. of Solomon 
Pratt 1782, and had Daniel, Solomon, Thomas, Aaron, a Baptist 
Minister in N. Y. ; Oman, Ebenezer, Simeon, Ozias, went to 
Hanson, Minerva, Mary. — Simeon m. Sally W., D. of Timothy 
Hayward. — Daniel m. Mehitabel Robinson of Taunton 1809, 
and d., and she m. Charles Daniels 1814. — Mary m. in Boston. 
Minerva m. Allen Edson 1815. — Thomas m. Betsy Munroe 1819. 
Oman m. Betsy Crooker of P. 18 18. 

18. Jacob (s. of Francis 13) m. Mary Thomas of Pem. 1808, 
and had Mary, Marcia, Jacob; David gra. B. U. 1834, Sally 
Keith, Edith, Ellen, Robert, Nathaniel. — Mary m. Calvin Pratt 
of Mid'o. — Maria m. Thos. Washburn. — Jacob, Sally, Keith, 
and Edith, all d. 1838. — Mary, the mother, d. 1839. 

19. Rufus (s. of Dea. James 15) m. Rebecca, D. of Thomas 
Johnson 1797, and had Rebecca J. 1799, Cassandra L. 1802, 
Huldah A. 1804, Rufus S. 1807, Maria S. 1809, James T. 18 13. 
Lucy Ann 18 18. He went westward. 

20. Solomon (s. of Ebenezer 17) m. Clarissa, D. of Dyer 
Robinson 1813, and had Henry 1814, Charles R. 1816, William 
Franklin 18 18, George Sproat 1820, Ebenezer 1826, Mary and 
Martha 1828, Saba 1829, Alfred Holmes 1830. 

21. Rev. Daniel Perkins, born in Topsfield, Essex Co., gra. 
H. U. 17 17, settled in the ministry in W. B., Oct. 4, 1721, m. 
Anne Foster of Charlestown, and had Anne 1724, Richard 1730. 
She d., and he m. madame Hancock, mother of the Governor; 
he d. Sept. 29, 1782, a;. 86. — Anne m. the Rev. Matthew Bridge 
of Framingham 1747, and afterwards the Rev. Mr. Harrington 
of Lancaster. 

22. Dr. Richard (s. of the Rev. Daniel 21) gra H. U. 1748, 
was a Physician, m. Mary, D. of his mother-in-law, and sister of 
Governor Hancock 1760, and had Daniel 1761, Mary 1763. 
Nancy 1764, Richard 1766, Sarah 1767, John Hancock 1769, 
Lydia Henchman 1770, Elizabeth 177 1, William 1773, Lucy 
1775, Foster 1777, George Washington 1778; shed. 1779; he 



28o PERKINS. 



then m. Mary Hunt of Watertown 1781 ; he d. Oct. 16, 1813, £e. 
83. — Mary m. Dr. Simeon Dunbar 1804; his 2d w. — Nancy not 
m. — Richard was a Physician ; removed to Whitestown. — Sarah 
m, a Hughes of Boston, left no children. — John H. m. Vina, D. 
of Edward Lathrop 1793, was a Physician, had a D. Mary Lath- 
rop 1797, and removed to Whitestown. — Lydia H. m. Samuel 
Spear 1795, ^"*^ ^^^ ^ ^°^ Samuel who gra. H. U. 18 17, and d. 
at S. Carolina (was drowned) in youth ; she d. and he m. her 
sister Lucy 1798. — Elizabeth m. Rev. Eben. Withington 1797. 
William went to Boston, m. Nabby Butler Crane 1799, and had 
William Forster 1800, Abijah Crane 1802. — Foster d. young. 

23. Dr. Daniel (s. of Richard 22) m. Bathsheba, D. of Josiah 
Williams 1783, and had Louisa 1804, Mary, Daniel, She d. 
1836, a;. 73 ; he 1839, a;. 78. — Mary m. Dr. Noah Whitman 
1812. — Daniel went to Charleston, S. C, m. there, and had a 
family, and returned to Boston, where his w. d. 1839. 

24. George W. (s. of Dr. Richard 22) m. Anna, D. of Joseph 
Ames 1802, and had George W. 1803, Mary Ann 1805, Eliza 
Jane 1807, Richard Foster 1809, Lucy 1812, Joseph Ames 1814. 
He returned to Augusta, Me. 

25. Mark Perkins came from Ipswich 1741, and settled in 
N. B. ; his wife was a Whipple (probably Dorothy) ; he had 
Josiah, Jonathan, Isaac, Jesse, Dorothy, Sarah, Jemima, Martha, 
M2ry; he d. 1756, fe. 58. — Dorothy m. Jacob Packard 1742. — 
Sarah m. Ebenezer Packard 17-16. — Jemima m. Levi Keith 
1759. — Martha m. Nathan Packard. — Mary m. Simeon Packard 
1 76 1. — Dorothy Perkins, the wid. perhaps, m. Solomon Pack- 
ard 1760. 

26. Josiah (s. of Mark 25) m. Abigail, D. of Benjamin Edson, 
1755, and had Mehitabel 1756, Abigail 175S, Mark 1760, Josiah 
1762, Sarah 1766, Benjamin 1768, Silvia 1760, Jacob, Shepard ; 
he d. 1798, ae. 73. — Mehitabel m. Daniel Ames 1780. — Abigail 
m. Benjamin Hayward 1777. — Benjamin m. Hannah, D. of 
Jeremiah Washburn 1789, and went to Me. — Jacob went to 
Springfield. 

27. Jonathan (s. of Mark 25) m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan 
Packard 1752, and had Abigail 1757, Jonathan 1758, Ruby 
1761, George 1763, Daniel, Susanna, Parna ; he d. 1802, ae. 74. 
Abigail m. Jonatlian Cary 1784. — Ruby m. Alpheus Cary 1786. 
George went to Canada. — Susanna m. Robert Howard 1788. — 
Jonathan m. Abigail, D. of John Howard, 17S5. and had a son 
Moses Hudson ■)<)•.. 

28. Isaac (s. (i\ Mark 25) m. Joanna, D. of Benjamin Edson 
1754, and settled m Titicut, and had Abraham 1755, Isaac 1757, 
Joanna 1761, Jac h 1763. — Jacob m. Abigail Leonard of Mid'o. 
1788. 

29. Capt. Jesse (s. of Mark 25) m. Susanna, D. of Dr, Daniel 
Field 1769, aii'l '^n<] Zndock 1771, Rachel 1776; his w. d., and 



PERKINS.— PERRY. 281 

he m. Bliss, D. of Pelatiah Phinney 1789, and had Jesse 1791 ; 
he m. Sally Silvester 1808 for his 3d w. — Rachel m. Shepard 
Perkins 1797. 

30. Mark (s. of Josiah 26) m. Tabatha, D. of Jeremiah Wash- 
burn 1784, and had Charity 1785, Phebe 1788, Susanna and Sibil 
1791. — Sally 1796. Charity m. Capt. Asa Jones 1806. — Phebe m. 
David Macomber of Easton 1805. — Sibil m. Josiah Dunbar 1807. 
Susanna m. David Packard 18 10. — Sally m. Waldo Field 1820. 

31. Josiah (s. of Josiah 26) m. Anna, D. of Jonas Reynolds, 
1790, and had Jonas 1790, Nahum 1792, Mehitabel 1795 ; Jonas 
gra. B. U. 18 13, m. Rhoda, D. of Simeon Keith 181 5, and set- 
tled in the ministry at Braintree. — Nahum m. Vesta, D. of Caleb 
Copeland 1820. — Mehitabel m. Charles Keith 18 17. 

32. Shepard (s. of Josiah 26) m. Rachel, D. of Capt. Jesse 
Perkins 1797, and had Azel, Josiah, Zadock, and Susanna. 

33. Zadock (s. of Capt. Jesse 29) m, Hannah, D. of Abiah 
Packard 1796, and had Anselm 1797, Sidney 1799; he d., and 
the widow m. William Edson 1812. — Anselm m. Dorothy, D. of 
Samuel Battles 1819. — Sidney m. a Capeo. 

34. Jesse, Esq., (s. of Capt. Jesse 29) m. Elizabeth, D. of 
Rev. Thomas Crafts 1816, and had Caroline Bliss, Thomas 
Crafts, Mary Porter, Frederick and Elizabeth. 

35. Luke (nephew of Mark 25) came from Ipswich, settled 
in N. B., m. Rebecca, D. of James Packard 1749, and had Anne 
1750, Jemima 1753, Mary 1754, James 1757, Luke, Keziah, 
Susanna, Mariha, Phebe; he d. 1776, ae. 51. — Anne m. Jonas 
Reynolds. — Jemima m. Joseph Reynolds 1772. — Mary m. Capt. 
William French. — James m. Betsy, D. of Josiah Packard, and 
went to Minot, Me. — Luke m. Mary, D. of Nathan Snell, per- 
haps 1797, and went to Winthrop, Me. — Keziah m. Matthew 
Packard 1781. — Susanna m. Simeon Brett 1777. — Martha m. 
Gideon Lincoln 1781. — Phebe m. Asaph Howard, Esq., 1789, 
and went to Minot. — James m. Rebecca Packard 1783, 

■ Betty m. Benanuel Leach 1741. — Lydia m. James Keith 1744. 
Phebe m. James Thurston 1749. — Mary m. Joseph Warren 1756. 
Rebecca m. Jona. Washburn 1757. — Anne m. Reuben Packard 
1759. — Hannah m. Daniel Packard 1765. — Betty m. Samuel 
Snow 1775. — Rebecca m. Josiah Packard, Jr., 1782. — Sally m. 
Capt. Robt. Packard 17S8. — Martha m. Thos. Packard 1789. — 
Olive m. Benjamin Pratt 1789. — James m. Rebecca Packard 
1783. — Nathaniel, Jr., m. Hannah Hayward 1794. — Polly m. 
Dean Howard of E. 1800. — Naomi m. Alfred Johnson 1801. — 
Jesse m. Sally Silvester 1808. — Asa m. Huldah Hayward 181'. 
Susanna ra. Otis Alger 1817. — Wid. Hannah m. John Snov, 
182 1. — Dan Shaw m. a Perkins of M. 

PERRY,— Dr. Nathan Perry (s. of Natiian of Norton) m. a 
Clapp, and settled in N. B., and has William. Julia and Sophia, 



282 PETTINGILL.— PHILLIPS. 



PETTINGILL.— Akerman Pettingill m. Joanna, D. of 
Kingman 1723, and had Daniel 1726, Nathan 1732, Jacob 
and Hannah ; his wife d. and he had a 2d w. Mehitabe 
had Stephen 1743, Silence 1745. — Akerman Pettingill m. 
rah Colson 1749. 

2. Samuel Pettingill m. Martha Jackson of A. 1732, an 
Edm'd 1739, Joseph 1743, Jona. 1748, Martha 1751, Sam'l 

3. Joseph Pettingill m. Mary Edson 1745; she d. 174' 
he m. Lydia Phillips 1746, and had Mary 1747, Esther 
Hannah 1750, all b. in A.; Lydia 1752, John 1753, Phebe 
Joseph 1757, William 1759, Obadiah and Joanna 1762; 
1777; she 1795. — William m. Lydia Cobb 1784. — Joan 
William Turner 1781. 

4. Daniel (s. of Akerman i) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel i 
1750, and had Oliver 1752, Molly 1754, Sarah 1756, H 

1759, Silvia 1761, Jacob 1763, Asa 1765, Susanna 1767, 
and Celia 177 1 ; he d. 1808. — Asa m. Elizabeth, D. of Ti 
Carr 1789. — Sybil m. Josiah Hathaway 1788. 

5. Nathan (s. of Akerman i) was a soldier with Gen. 
low 1755 at Nova Scotia, and m. Elizabeth, D. of Thomas 

1760, and had Betty 1760, Akerman 1763, Hugh 1766; 
d. 1768, and he m. Margaret Markham 1775, and had Tl 
1775, Anne 1778. — Betty (or Joseph's D. below) m. Ic 
Shurtleff of Plymouth 1787. 

6. Daniel, Jr., m. Sarah, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1751 
had Matthew 1756, Daniel 1758, Molly 1761. — Wid. Sar 
Amos Ford of Dux. 1766. [See Edmund 11.] 

7. Joseph (s. of Samuel 2) m. Hepzibah Townsel 176 
had Betty 1765. She (or Nathan's D. above) m. J. SI 
1787. 

8. Stephen (s. of Akerman i) m. Abigail, D. of S 
Ripley, perhaps, 1764, and had Mehitabel 1766, Abigail 
Rhoda 1768, Beza 1771, Ruby 1773, Stephen 1777. 

9. John (s. of Joseph 3) m. Elizabeth, D. of Thos. T 
son 1784, and had John 1785, Arminta 1786, William 1789 
his father's death. 

ID. Hugh (s. of Nathan 5) and his wife Hannah had 
1786, Holmes 1789, Jennet 1791, Betty 1793, Heman 1791 

11. Edmund and his wife Sarah, D. of Ashley Curt 
1760, had Mehitabel 1761, Edmund 1762, Josiah 1765.- 
Sarah m. Amos Ford of Duxbury 1766. [See Daniel, Jr. 

12. Obadiah m. Eleanor Cobb 1792, and had Arcadius 
Obadiah 1795. 

Mehitabel m. Jonathan Pitcher of Norwich, Conn., i; 
Wid. Martha m. Anthony Pierce 1748. — Widow Anne m 



PHILLIPS. 283: 

Kingman 1771. — Benjamin of E. m. Molly Howard 1773. — Ben- 
jamin m. Mary, D. of Henry Kingman 1747. — Daniel of E. was 
a magistrate. — Daniel and Esther, of A., had Joseph 17 19, Ben- 
jamin 1720, Joanna 1722, Sarah 1725, who m. Joseph Bates 
1746; he d. 1726; she 1735. — Obadiah and Martha, of A., had 
Daniel 1732, Joanna 1736, Samuel 1739; he d. 1743. — John d. 
1742 ; his wid. Priscilla d. 1772, as. 88 ; both at A. 

PHILLIPS.— Thomas Phillips (from Marshfield) settled in 
E. B., and was probably son of Benjamin, who was s. of John, 
whose father John was at Marshfield 1638. Thomas m. the wid. 
of John Sherman, D. of Mark Eames and g. D. of Anthony Eames 
of Marshfield. — Sherman lived in Rochester, and left one son, 
Anthony Sherman, who came to E. B. — Phillips came to E. B. 
about 1735, and had Abiah, Thomas, Lydia, Mark 1736, Debo- 
rah 1739 ; his w. d. and he m. Hannah, wid. of Micah Allen, 
and D. of Timothy or Joseph Edson 1747 ; she d. 1768 ; he d. 
before 1767. — Lydia m. Zebulun Gary 1749. — Abiah m. Benja- 
min Taylor 1761, and d. in 1800 ae. 70. — Taylor d. 1776, ae. 80. 
It is said one D., perhaps Deborah, m. a Wade. [See William 8.] 
John, father of Benj., was killed by lightning at Marshfield 1656. 

2. Thomas (s. of Thomas i) m. Mary, D. of David Hatch, 
1755, and had John 1756, Mary 1758, Thomas 1760, Joseph, 
Turner, David ; he d. at Spectacle Island, in the harbor of Bos- 
ton, of the small-pox, 1781. — Mary m. Joseph Whitman 1780. — 
Joseph went to New York, and was father of Willard Phillips, 
Esq., of Boston, Judge of Probate, &c. — David also went to N. 
York. — Wid. Mary PhiUips d. 181 1, Si. 77. 

3. Mark (s. of Thomas i) m. Mercy, D. of Blaney Phillips 
of Hanson 1762, and had Chloe 1764, Mark 1768, Molly 1770, 
Susanna 1772, Wadsworth 1774, Nabby 1777; d. single 1807; 
Barzillai 1779, Lucy 1783, Mercy 1787; d. single 1831; he d. 
181 1, 32. 75; she 1816, £e. 71. — Chloe m. Isaiah Whitman 1784. 
Molly m. Barza Kingman 1791. — Susanna m. Jacob Lowden 
1794. — Lucy m. Smardus Snell 1807. — Wadsworth and Barzillai 
went westward. 

4. John (s. of Thomas 2) was Serjeant in Gen. Washington's 
life guard during the Revolutionary war, and m. Jennet, D. of 
John Young 1784, and had George Y. 17S8, Jennet 1790, Mar- 
quis La Fayette 1792, Eunice Bass 1797, Robert 1802 ; his w. d, 
1823, as. 57. — George Y. m. Bethiah, wid. of Asa Mitchell and 
D. of Joseph Lazell 18 12, and had Abigail Ames 18 13, and 
Asa Mitchell 18 15, and the family all removed to Poughkepsie, 
N. Y. 

5. Thomas (s. of Thomas 2) m. Martha, D. of Capt. Simeon 
Whitman 1783, and had Thomas and Joanna Whitman; he d. 
1809, as. 49. — Thomas went to Natick. — Joanna m. John Corth- 
rell of Abington 181 1. 



284 PHINNEY.— PIERCE. 

6. Turner (s. of Thomas 2) m. Huldah, D. of Capt. Simeon 
Whitman 1787, and had Electa, Huldah, and others; he d. 
1824, se. 60. — Huldah m. Algernon Sidney Brett. — Electa m. 
Jared Reed, his 2d wife. 

7. Mark (s. of Mark 3) m. Celia, D. of Job Chamberlain, 
1789, and had Lucinda 1790, Nathan 1793, Nabby 1798, Wads- 
worth 1800, Phebe 1804, Celia 1810. — Lucinda m. Melzar 
Hudson 18 18. — Nabby m. Jona. Pratt of Halifax 1821. — Phebe 
m. Benjamin H. Washburn. — Celia m. Nathaniel Porter. 

8. \^'illiam Phillips (from Easton) m. Hannah, D. of John 
Pryor 1718, and d. 1743; he lived in Hanson, probably, (then 
Bridgewater.) His D. Lydia m. Joseph Pettingill 1746. — Mary, 
who m. Ezra Warren 1752, might have been his D. also. — Caleb 
Phillips was also at Bridgewater 1738, perhaps father of Elipha- 
let below. — Deborah m. Levi Wade 1766. [See Thomas i.] 

9. Eliphalet Phillips m. Mary, D. of David Howard 1762, 
and had Eliphalet 1765, Mary 1768, Caleb 1770, Hannah 1771 ; 
he d. 1773, and the wid. m. Seth Harris. 

Hannah m. Benjamin Leonard 17 15. — Cyrus B. m. Lucretia 
Barrett of E. 18 19. — Samuel of Norton m. Lydia Bassett 1726. 
Ebenezer of E. m. Jemima Packard 1802. — Diana H. m. Jo. 
Allen, Jr., 1814. — William m. Mara Kingman 1795. — Capt. John 
m. Bridget Southworth 1749. — Betty m. Wm. Brett 1801. — Re- 
becca of Plymo. m. Zadock Packard 1799. — Mary M. m. Jo. 
Blanchard 1807. — Nancy m. Philip Andrews 1820. — Ezra m. 
Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Allen 1809. — Lewis m. Polly Good- 
speed 1795. 

PHINNEY OR FINNEY.— Pelatiah Phinney settled in S. B. 
and m. Mercy, D. of Josiah Washburn 1738, and had P^eelove 
1740, Lurania 1741, Oncsiphorus 1744, Mary 1745, Zerviah 
1748, Esther 1751, Keziah 1753, Bliss 1754, Hannah 1758, John 
1760. — Pelatiah Phinney m. Mary Randall of E. 1764. — Free- 
love m. Jacob Tomson of M. 1761. — Lurania m. Benj. Packard 
1775. — Zerviah m. Ebenezer Packard 1786. — Esther m. Barna- 
bas Curtis 1774. — Keziah m. Adin Packard 1780. — Bliss m. 
Capt. Jesse Perkins 17S9. 

2. Joseph Phinney and his wife Mary had Amy 1745, Noah 
1748, Rebecca 1751 ; his w. d. 1760. Joseph Phinney m. Alice 
Campbell of T. 1761. — Amy m. Robert Randall of E. 1764. — 
Noah m. Betty, D. of Jeremiah Conant 1769. 

Ithamar Phinney m. Anna, D. of Simeon Leonard 1799. — - 
Achsah m. James Wood 1764. — Experience Phinney m. William 
Slack of T. 1775. — Jonathan of M. m. Deborah W.ide 1735. 

PIERCE. — Anthony Pierce and his w. Keturah lived in E. 
B., (perhaps now Hanson), joined Mr. Angler's Church 1741, 
had Susanna 1733, who m. George Bradley 1753; he m. a 2d 



PINCIN. 285 

w. Martha, wid. of Obadiah Pettingill of A. 1748, and had An- 
thony 1755. — Anthony m. Sile Pratt 1778. 

John Pierce of P. m. Susanna Newland 17 13. — Wid. Polly 
Pierce m. Perez Williams 1798. — Benjamin Pierce m. Jane, D. 
of Dea. Thomas Hayward 1750; his 2d. wife. — Mary M. Eben- 
ezer Keith 1741. — Martha m. John Fobes 1738. — Sarah m. Elisha 
Pierce 1731. — Mary of Scit. m. Benjamin Pope, Esq., 1792. — 
Elisha Pierce of Scit. in. Mary, wid. of John Field and D. of 
Ephraim Howard. — Lydia m. John Heiford 1706. — Mercy m. 
Joseph Truant 1767. — Sarah m. John Pratt 1751. — Hannah m. 
Joseph Newell 1732. — Abigail m. Eleazar Alden 18 19. — Anna 
m. Moses Mandell of Dorchester 1819. — Benjamin of Scit. m. 
Charity, D. of Jona. Howard 1742. — Calvin of Scit. m. Huldah, 

D. of Hezekiah Hayward 1767. — Jacob Pierce m. Lucy Conant 
1794. — Polly of M. m. David Leonard 1797. — Lucy m. Andrew 
Tucker 18 14. 

PINCIN OR PINSON.— William Pincin, b. 1757 (s. of Thos. 
of Scituate) m, Elizabeth Beal of Hingham 1777, and settled in 

E. B., and had Deborah, Benjamin 17S1, Betsy 1785, William 
1787; he d. 1828, ae. 72; his mother, wid. Ann Pincin, d. 1808, 
ae. 77. — Deborah m. Abel Delano 1795. — Benjamin m. and d. 
1830, a;. 49. — Betty m. Elijah Beal of Hingham 1804. — William 
m. Margaret Whiting 1807, and d. 1822, x. 35. — Mehitabel Pin- 
cin m. Martin Beal of Hingham 1816. 

2. Benjamin, b. 1760 (s. of Thomas of Scituate and brother 
of William above) came also to E. B. with his mother and 
brother, and m. Molly, D. of Abishai Stetson 1787, and had 
Polly, who m. Daniel Magoun of P., 1816, and Susanna, who m. 
Dexter Pratt. 

Thomas Pinson, the ancestor of this family, was at Scituate 
before 1636 His g. g. s. Thomas m. Anne Taylor 1755 at 
Scituate, and had Elizabeth 1756, William (above) 1757, and 
Benjamin (above) 1760. 

This name is variously written in the early records, Pinson, 
Pincin, and Pinchin, and the last accords with the uniform pro- 
nunciation. It is undoubtedly the same name as Pynchon, and 
Pinson is probably the original and true spelling. Wm. Pinson 
(so spelt) of Wolverhampton Co., of Stafford, Eng,, gave a 
power of attorney to Richard Brown of N. E. 1658. William 
Pynchon, of Roxbury 1630, went to England 1652, and d. there 
1662. Who else of the name could then have had occasion to 
give this power .' Besides, Brown came over the same year, 1630, 
and was a ruling Elder and Representative at Watertown. — John 
Pincin of Chesterfield m. Judith Curtis of Scit. 1788. Abner 
Pincin m. Hannah Cowen 1770. — Welcome m. Deborah Crooker 
of P. 1818. — Rebecca m. Southworth Gammons Jr. of M, 18 19. 



286 POOL.— POPE. 



POOL. — Isaac Pool (from Weymouth probably) and his wife 
Bethiah lived in S. B. ; he d. 1759 ; she 1766. Isaac Pool (father 
or son) was in the French war 1755 at Nova Scotia. — Hannah 
Pool m. John Pain 1738. 

2. Isaac Jr. m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Leonard 1743, and had 
Hannah 1744, Mary 1746, Olive 1748, Isaac 175 1, Wealthy 1753, 
David 1755. Isaac m. Rebeckah, D. of Nathan Washburn 1774. 
This family went to Halifax. 

3. Joseph and his w. Rebecca had John 1754, Sarah 1760, 
Mary 1762, Hopestill 1765, Benjamin 1767; d. 1813. — Sarah m. 
Ebenezer Snow Jr. 1783. 

4. John (s. of Joseph 3) m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Price, 
1777, and had John 1777, Betsy 1779, George 1781. 

5. John (s. of John 4. probably) m. Susanna, D. of Daniel 
Willis, 1801, had John 1803, Susanna. 1808, Mary 1810, Eliza- 
beth 181 2, Daniel Willis 1814, George 1816, 

6. William m. Sarah Packard 1795, and had William 1796, 
Daniel 1797, Sally 1799, Belinda 1801. 

7. Samuel m. Ruth Fullerton 1759. and lived in E. B., and 
had Samuel, John, William, Oliver, Olive and others, ten in all. 
He went to Easton, where he d. Dec. 1830, she d. Aug. 3, 1835, 
ae. 97, and had 344 descendants. 

Joshua Pool d. in E. B. 1822, ae. 88. Sarah m. John Hooper 
1766, — Noah of A. m. wid. Sally Crane 1819, D. of Joshua 
Pratt. — Samuel m. Lydia Cox 1820. — Sally m. Peleg Osborn 
18 1 2. — James Jr. of Abington m. Sarah Benson 1808. — Noah of 
Boston m. Polly White 1808. — Mary m. Samuel Cary 1704. — 
Mercy m. Jacob Washburn 1761. — Joshua m. Lucinda, D. of 
Thomas Latham, 1783. — Anna m. Jacob Whitmarsh Jr. 1784. — 
Olive m. Rev. Wm. Reed 1784. — Samuel Jr. m. Abigail Porter 
1786. — Jacob Jr., m. Zerviah Whitmarsh 1787. — Debo. m. Thos. 
Hersey 1793. — Achish m. Susanna Hersey 1799. 

POPE. — Ichabod Pope (from Dartmouth, now Fairhaven per- 
haps) settled in S. B., near the bridge, called after him Pope's 
Bridge ; his w. was a wid. Pope, who had a. s. Thomas by her 
first husband. They had Benjamin, Freeman, Mercy, and 
perhaps others; he d. 1795. Thomas m. Huldah, D. of Sam'l 
Edson, 1782, and went to Fairhaven, and his son Henry keeps 
the hotel in Halifax. — Benjamin Esq. m. Mary Pierce of Scit. 
1792, and had Benjamin Pierce, Hannah, and Orra. Benjamin 
P. m. Experience, D. of Silvanus Pratt. — Hannah m. Holman 
Keith. — Orra' m. Kenelm Winslow. — Freeman m. Hannah 
Thayer 1795, and went to Enfield, and had Ichabod, William, 
Solon, Lavinia, and others perhaps ; Lavinia m. Charles Pratt 
182 1. — Mercy m. Freeman Pope of New Bedford 1797. 

2. Joseph (from N. Bedford) lived awhile in S. B., and went 
to Ware, and thence to State of N. York ; he had Thankful, 



PORTER. 287 

(who m. Cornelius Thayer 1796), and others. — Nabby Pope m. 
Isaac Washburn 1807. 

PORTER. — Rev. John Porter (s. of Samuel and Mary of 
Abington, born 17 16, and grandson of John, who m. Deliver- 
ance, d. of Nicholas Byram, 1660) gra. H. U. 1736, and settled 
in the ministry at N. B. 15th Oct. 1740, m. Olive Johnson of 
Canterbury, Conn, and had one D. Olive 1749, and she and her 
D. both d. the same year ; she se. 23. He then m. Mary Hunt- 
ington of Lebanon, Conn, and had John 1752, Olive 1753, Hunt- 
ington 1755, Jonathan 1756, Eliphalet 1758 Mary 1762, Sibil 
1766; he d. Mar. 12, 1802, £e. 86. John gra. Yale Coll. 1770, 
was a major in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards went to 
the West Indies, and there died. — Olive m. John Crafts 1790. — 
Huntington gra. H. U. 1777, and settled in the ministry at Rye, 
N. H., and is now living in Roxbury very aged. — Jonathan gra. 
H. U. 1777, went on board a privateer as a Surgeon and was 
lost. — Eliphalet, D. D., gra. H. U. 1777, and settled in the min- 
istry at Roxbury, and d. 1833, leaving no children. — Mary m. 
Rev. Thomas Crafts 1786, minister at Princeton, and afterwards 
Mid. — Sibil d. single, at Princeton, while on a visit to her sister. 

2. Samuel (s. of Samuel and Sarah (Joslyn) of A., b. 1727, 
m. Hannah Green 1758, and settled in E. B., and had Samuel 
1759, Betteris 1761, Abigail 1763. He m, wid. Ruth Reed 1764, 
and had Ruth 1766 ; he d. 181 1, ae. 84. Abigail m. Samuel Pool 
Jr. 1786. — Ruth m. James Reed 1784. 

3. Joseph, born 1730, (brother of Samuel 2) m. Elizabeth 
Burrill 1753, and settled in St. Corner, and had Elizabeth 1753, 
Joseph 1755, Hannah 1758, Robert 1762, Isaac 1765, Content 
1767, Mehitabel 1769, Libeus, Cyrus ; he d. 1804, at. 74. Eliz- 
abeth m. Samuel Linfield. — Hannah m. Jona. Battles, — Content 
m. Wm. Glover. — Mehitabel m. Daniel Brown 1797. — Joseph m. 
a Capen and had no ch. — Capt. Robert m. a Gay, and had Robert, 
John, Joseph, Betsy, Sally, and Fanny. Robert m. a Capen. — 
Isaac m. a Packard, and had Rodolphus, Samuel, Reuben, Mar- 
tin, Gaien, Susanna, Sybil and Anna. Susanna m. a Thompson ; 
Sybil m. a Noyes. — Lebbeus settled in Wrentham, Mass. — Maj. 
Cyrus m. a French, and had Ahirah, Cyrus, Luther, Olive, Re- 
becca, Mehitabel, and Eliza Ann. Olive m. Caleb Copeland Jr. 

4. Ebenezer (brother of the 2 preceeding, b. 173 1) m. Lydia 
Loring of Plympton 1754, and had Sarah 1756, Lydia 1758, 
Molly 1760, Olive 1763, Susanna 1765. 

5. James Porter and his wife Mary had Polly 1778, Abigail 
1779 at A. Hannah 1781 and James 1788, both at Plainfield ; 
Sarah 1792 at A. Hannah Porter m. Nathaniel Reynolds Jr. of 
Sidney, Me. 181 1. 

6. John 2d (s. of John of Abington) m. Susanna (or Susa) D. 
of Ephraim Groves, 1790, settled in E. B., and had Allen Mar- 
shall, who m. Betsy Beals 18 16. 



POWERS.— PRATT. 



Esther m. Abel Packard 175 1. — Jona. Porter m. MaryChipman 
of Halifax 1763. — John Jr. m. Martha Perkins 1764. — Hezekiah 
of Windsor m. Sarah Carver 1757. — Hannah m. Judah Wood 
1757. — Adam m. Deborah Gannett 1776, and Sarah Hunt 
1806. — Sarah m. Abijah Snow of Abington. — Abigail m. Levi 
Keith 3d, 1797. — Nathaniel of Halifax m. Celia, D. of Mark 
Phillips. — Abigail (sister of Rev. John) m. Capt. Isaac Packard 
1745, and her sister Hannah m. Dea. Barnabas Tomson of H. — 
Polly m. William FuUerton 1796. — Mary m. Josiah Sears of H. 
18 1 7. — Samuel m. Sally Gill of C. 181 7. — Sarah of H. m. Sea- 
bury Child Hathaway 1818. — Sarah m. Daniel Whitman 1819. — 
Lydiaof A. m. Edw'd Vinton 1820. — Clifford and Mercy Porter 
had Bathsheba 1786. — Milicent m. John Battles 1816. — Rebecca 
Wood Porter m. Charles Lincoln 18 16. 

POWERS. — Edward Powers m. Phillis Bartlett 1753, and 
had Edward 1753, Samuel 1755, Bethiah 1757, Keziah 1759, 
Roland 1760*, Betty 1762, Noah 1764, Silvia 1766*, Daniel 
1769. She d. 1771, and he m. Betty Whately 1772, and had 
Silvia 1773, Roland 1775. Betty m. Capt. Edward Hayward 
1802. — Noah m. Rhoda Williams 1787, and had Cyrus 1787, 
Edward 1789 — Keziah m. Prince Ford 1779. — Mary Powers 
m. John Burr 1748. — Mary Powers d. 1756. — Catharine Powers 
d. 1760. 

PRATT.— Jo. Pratt (from Weymouth) settled in S. B. a. 1705, 
having with Richard Davenport bought the farm that was Guido 
Bailey's near where Zechariah Whitman afterwards lived in 
T702. He sold his share of the mill at Little Comfort, Abing- 
ton, 1704, and named himself of Weymouth ; he lived to be very 
aged; his will dated 1755; he d. 1765; he left a w. Anna 
(Richards), m. 1721, a 2d wife ; she d. 1766. He had Joseph, Na- 
thaniel, Benjamin, Solomon, David, Samuel, Sarah. Sarah m. 
Ebenezer Snow a. 1728. — Nathaniel m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin 
Snow probably, and had Seth 1729, and Anna. His wife d. a. 1743, 
and he m. Hannah, D. of Lot Conant 1745, and d. 1749. — Anna 
m. John Packard 1760. — The mother of Nathaniel's wife Sarah 
above, was Sarah, D. of Samuel Allen, and first m. Jonathan 
Cary and then Benjamin Snow. (See Benjamin Snow.) 

2. Joseph (son of Joseph i)m. Lydia Leonard 17 12, and had 
Joseph, Jonathan, Job, Lydia, Susanna, Hannah, Tabitha, Char- 
ity, Deliverance, Abigail. He d. 1753 ; he left a 2d wife Alice, 
D. of Dea. Thomas Hayward, m. 1749. She was the mother of 
Capt. Thomas Cushman ; she d. 1803, £e. 96. Lydia m. Benja- 
min Mehurin 1731. Susanna m. James Richards 1740. — Han- 
nah's will and d. 1764. — Tabitha m. Seth Hayward 1748. — 
Charity m. Jeremiah Washburn 1754. — Deliverance m. Amasa 
Rickard 1759. — Abigail m. Edward Curtis 1759. 

3. Benjamin (s. of Joseph i) m. Sarah, D. of Henry King- 
man, 1719, and had Benjamin, Nathan, John, Bethiah, Susanna, 



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Silence, Anne ; his will 1753 ; d. 1762. Bethiah m. Josiah Me- 
huren 1769. — Silence m. John Muxam 1748. — Ann m. Azariah 
Hayward 1768. — Susanna d. 1761. The wid. d. 1767. — Benja- 
min m. Lydia Harlow 1741. 

4. Dea. Solomon (s. of Joseph i) m. Sarah, D. of Isaac John- 
son, 17 19, and had Sarah 172 1, Abihail, Mary, Solomon 1729, 
Ebenezer 1731, Hannah, Isaac 1736, Daniel 1741 ; his will and 
d. 1757. Sarah m. Nathan Perkins perhaps 1752. (See Nathan 
Perkins 7.) — There was a Sarah who died 1767. — Ebenezer m. 
Abial, widow of John Alger and D. of John Johnson, 1758 ; he 
also m. Bulah, D. of Jonathan Washburn, 1760; he settled in 
Middleborough. — Hannah m. Timothy Hayward 1767. — Isaac 
m. Catharine Caswell 1758. — Daniel died (a soldier) 1778, and 
Hez. Hooper settled his estate 1779. — Abihail m. John Conant 
1746. — Daniel's wid. Mary m. Capt. John Shaw of Raynham 
1779. — Daniel m. a Patten of Conn. 

5. David (s. of Joseph i) m. Joanna, D. of Ebenezer Allen, 
1722, and settled in E. B., and had Rebeckah 1724, Joanna 1726, 
Dorcas 1728, David 1729, Deborah 1732, Abner 1734. His wife 
d., and he m. widow Ann Leonard (she was a Bryant probably) 
1738, and had Ruth 1740, Peter 1746, Ann 1747, Thomas 1750 ; 
he d. 1790, £e. 91. Rebecca m. Elisha Allen 1745. — Joanna m. 
Phineas Conant 1749. — Deborah m. Joseph Orcutt 1751. — Ruth 
m. Obadiah Bates 1762. — Dorcas m. James Lovell 1754. — Thos. 
m. a Morton, and settled in Titicut. 

6. Samuel (s. of Joseph i) m. Bethiah, D. of Nicholas Byram, 
1729, and settled in E. B., and had Mehitabel, Samuel, Paul, 
Silas, Bethiah 1747. She d. 1774, ae. 65. — Mehitabel m. David 
French, and afterwards Benjamin Price 1782. — Bethiah m. Wm. 
Daniels of Abington 1767. — The family went westward. 

7. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 2) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ebenezer 
French, 1740, and had Jonathan 1741, Lucy, Cornelius 1748, 
Elizabeth, who m. Andreas Vinacea 1778, and went to South 
Brimfield, now Wales; Jeremiah 1753, Ebenezer 1757; he d. 
1775, she 1778. — Ebenezer m. Charity Besse 1780. — Jeremiah 
m. Ann Bolton 1777. 

8. Job (s. of Joseph 2) m. Mary, D. of Josiah Washburn, 
1757, and had Sarah 1758, and Lydia, who m. Azor Howe 1787 ; 
Wid. Mary d. 1804, ae. 77. — Sarah Pratt m. Barnabas Blossom 
1778. 

9. Nathan (s. of Benjamin3)m. Sarah Harlow 1745, and had 
Sarah and Abigail, he d. 1750. Abigail m. Benjamin Benson 
1770. — Perhaps the wid. m. Nathan Perkins 1752. — (See Dea. 
Solomon 4). 

10. John (s. of Benjamin 3) m. Martha, D. of Hugh Mehu- 
ren, and had Olive 1751, Levi 1754, Bathsheba 1759, Mary 1760. 
Olive m. Lazarus Hathaway 1774. — John Pratt m. Sarah Pierce 
1751- 



290 PRATT. 

11. Solomon (s. of Solomon 4) m. Mary, D. of John Keith 
1 761, and had Mary 1762 ; his w. d. 1764, and he m. Abihail, 
D. of James Hooper 1767, and had Nancy, and perhaps others. 
Mary m. Ebenezer Perkins 1782. — Nancy m. Timothy Conant 
1788. 

12. David (s. of David 5) m. x'\bigail, D. of Wm. Bowditch 
1753, and had Mary 1756, Oliver 1757, Jeremiah 1760, Allen 
1766; she d. 1783, ae. 51, and he m. widow Phebe Atwood (she 
was a Gloyd of Abington) 1784, and had David 1787, Isaac 
1790; he d. 1810, ae. 81; she 1817, a. 70. — Mary m. Joshua 
Pratt 1783. — Jeremiah removed early. — Allen gra. H. U. 1785, 
and settled in the ministry at Westmoreland, N. H. — David m. 
Mary, D. of Seth Hobart 18 15, and had David, and d. 18 17, a;. 
30. — Isaac m. Nancy Pratt of Carver 18 13, and had George W. 
and Oliver. — David 3d m. Mary Weld of Me. 

13. Abner (s. of David 5) m. Martha, wid. of Henry Gary 
and D. of Dr. Joseph Byram 1764, and had Nathan 1765, Su- 
sanna 1768 ; he removed to S. B. — Nathan m. Lois Fuller 1786. 
Susanna m. James Richards 1798. 

14. Peter (s. of David 5) and his w. Amy had Samuel 1775, 
Rebeckah 1777, Molly 1779. 

15. Dea. Seth (s. of Nathaniel and g. s. of Joseph i) was 
ex'or. and residuary legatee of his grandfather's will, m. Han- 
nah, D. of Joseph Washburn 1752, and had Nathaniel 1754, 
Joseph 1756, Nehemiah 1757, Simeon 1759, Seth, Silvanus, Asa, 
Chloe, Joanna; he d. 1795, £e. 66. — Nehemiah d. 1778, and a D. 
d. 1778. — Joseph went westward. — Seth gra. H. U. 1785, and 
d. young. — Chloe m. Jeremiah Conant 1793. — Joanna m. Adam 
Besse 1791, and Isaac Keith 1797. 

16. Oliver (s. of David 12) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel 
Lowden 1787, and had Allen, Susanna 1794; his w. d. 1802, at. 
36, and he m. Rebecca Ford 1805 ; he also afterwards m. 
Thankful Ford, sister of his 2d w. Rebecca; he d. 1832, £e. 75. 
Allen was a mariner and master of a vessel. — Susanna d. 18 16, 
ae. 22. 

17. Nathaniel (s. of Dea. Seth 15) m. Betty, D. of Ezekiel 
Washburn 1778, and had Sally, Hannah, Betsy, Elijah, Alber- 
tina, Seth, Chloe, Nathaniel. — Sarah m. Isaac Swift 2d, 1797. — 
Hannah m. Seth Conant 1801. — Betsy m. David Waterman 1802, 
and Daniel Hudson 1822. — Seth m. Lucinda Conant 18 16. — 
Chloe m. Alvan Grossman 18 13, and afterwards Nahum Mitchell 
of R., s. of Bradford Mitchell. — Nathaniel m. Lucy Thomas of 
Marshfield. 

18. Gapt. Simeon (s. of Dea. Seth 15) m. Sarah, D. of Judge 
Benj. Willis 1791, and Simeon 1795, Charles 1794, Henry W. 
1797, Benjamin W. and Sarah, twins. — Simeon m. Alice Water- 



PRATT. 291 

man. — Charles m. Lavinia, D. of Freeman Pope 182 1. — Henry 
W. m. Clarinda Leonard 182 1. — Benj. W. m. Joanna Lucas. — 
Sarah m. Jabez Harden. 

19. Silvanus (s. of Dea. Seth 15) m. Experience, D. of Oliver 
Alden 1803, and had Experience, who m. Benjamin P. Pope ; 
and Mary, who m. Benjamin Crooker. 

20. Capt. Asa (s. of Dea. Seth 15) m. Lydia, D. of Benjamin 
Sprague 1799, and had Harriet M. and Lusanna T. ; he d. 1831. 
Harriet M. m. John E. Howard, Esq., 1821. — Lusanna T. m. 
Maj. Gushing Mitchell 1822. 

21. Elijah (s. of Nathaniel 17) m. Naomi, U. of Robert 
Wade 1813, and had Betsy 18 13, Susanna 1815, Enoch, Loisa. 

22. Joshua Pratt (s. of William of Abington) m. Experience 
Nash 1728, and settled in E. B. a. 1740, and had Mary, Sarah 
1734, Hannah 1737, all born in A., Experience 1741, Joshua 
1743; he d. 1772, a?. 67 ; she 1773. Mary m. Nathaniel Rams- 
dell 1753. — Hannah m. Samuel Allen 1758. — Experience m. 
Nathaniel Lowden 1762. 

23. Joshua (son of Joshua 22) married Mary, D. of David 
Pratt, 1783, and had William 1784, Nabby 1785, Polly 1787, 
Sarah 1789, Dexter 1791 ; he died 1813, £e. 70; she 1828, as. 
72. William m. Celia, D. of Nathan Whitman, 1816. — Nabby 
m. Eleazar Whitman Jr. 1812. — Dexter m. Polly, D. of Benja- 
min Pincin. — Sarah m. Spencer Crane of Canton 1809, and af- 
terwards Noah Pool of Ab. 18 19. 

24. William Pratt and his w. Polly had Albert 181 1, William 
18 13, Anthony 18 15. 

25. Robert Pratt and his w. Rebecca had Cotton 1785, Eben- 
ezer 1789. 

26. John Pratt settled in N. B. a. 1737, and had Barnabas, 
John, Thomas, Consider, Jesse, Margery, Priscilla. Margery 
Pratt m. Thomas Tribou 1746. — Priscilla m. a Smith. 

27. Barnabas (s. of John 26) m. Isabel, D. of U'alter Downey, 
1750, and had Thaddeus, Barnabas, Catharine, Mary, Isabel, 
Susanna. Thaddeus m. Rachel, D. of Jabez Churchill, 1777, 
and Barnabas m. Ruhama, D. of Levi French, 1787, and both 
went to Me. — Catharine m. Jeremy Thayer 1780. — Mary m. Asa 
Battles. — Isabel m. Levi Brannock 1790. — Susanna m. Simeon 
Davie 1788. He d. 1788, and she went to Hebron, Me., with 
her son-in-law Davie, and lived to be 102 years old or more. 

28. Thomas (s. of John 26) m. Mercy Jones, and had Micah 
1756, Consider 1759, Thomas 1761, Margery 1764, Lot 1767, 
Mercy 1769, Patience 177 i, Noah 1774 ; she d. 1777 ; he a. 1781. 
Consider d. in the army. — Lot m. Polly Aldrich 1787, and he 
and Noah went to Vt. — Margery m. John Bolton 1787. — Mercy 
m. a Spear. — Patience m. John Crane 1793. 



292 PRATT.— PRICE. 



29. Thomas (s. of Thomas 28) m. Susanna, D. of Seth Thayer, 
1788, and had Edward, Asa, Arba, Silvia, Azuba, Rebecca, Hen- 
rietta, Susanna, Polly, Emily, Abigail. Asa m. Lydia Humphry 
18 1 5. — Azuba m. Simeon Dunbar 2d of H. 18 13. 

30. Cornelius (s. of Jonathan 7) m. Martha, D. of Jonathan 
Leonard, and had Jonathan, Martha, Leonard, Ebenezer, Corne- 
lius, Lucy. Jonathan m. Deborah, D. of Ebenezer Hathaway, 
18 1 7. — Martha m. Jabez Vaughn of Md. 18 17. — Leonard m. 
Clarissa, D. of Silvanus Leonard, 18 18. — Ebenezer m. a Tomson 
of Halifax. — Cornelius m. Lusanna Tomson — Lucy m. Thomas 
Cushman. 

Phineas and Joshua Pratt came over in the 3d ship, Ann, and 
were among the forefathers at Plymouth, and probably ancestors 
of most of the name in the Old Colony; and Benaijah Pratt 
admitted Freeman 1654. — John Pratt was in Bridgewater 1699. 
Elizabeth Pratt m. Samuel Staples 1704. — Nathaniel m. Sarah, 

D. of Nehemiah Allen, 1734, Hannah m. Napthali Byram 1744. 
James of E. m. Martha, D. of John Willis, 1733. — A. Pratt m. 
Margerie, D. of Josiah Leonard. — Joseph and Enoch were 
soldiers 1775. — Enoch m. Salome Rickard 1784. — Sile m. An- 
thony Pierce 1778. — Charity of Norton m. John Davenport 
1763. — Ebenezer m. Ann Dyer 17 17. — Olive m. Josiah Torrey 
1782. — Matilda m. Isaac Allen 1796. — Mercy m. Alpheus Orcutt 
1802. — Ebenezer of Weymouth m. Waitstill W^ashburn 1720. — 
Joseph m. Elizabeth French 1738. — Huldah m. Benjamin 
Reed of Cummington, 177S. — Huldah m. John Carver Jr. 
1795. — Molly of A. m. Wm. Hearsey 1778. — Wid. Hannah m. 
Sam'l Noyes 1771. — Wid. Hannah m. Ebenezer Campbell 1764. 
Deborah m. Jonathan Ames 1780. — Zebedee of M. m. Dardana 
Keith 1763. — Lavinia m. Timothy Willis 1786. — Benjamin m. 
Olive Perkins 1789. — Phebe m. Nehemiah Leonard 1792. — Han- 
nah m. Dea. Isaac Willis 1732. — Noah m. Desire, D. of Joseph 
Cole 1777. — Lovicy m. Job Staples Bryant 1793. — William of 

E. m. Amity Brett 1797. — Elijah m, Sibil Dunbar 1798. — Nehe- 
miah m. Chloe Rickard 1793. — Calvin of M. m. Clarissa Keith 
1798. — Sally of M. m. Jeremiah Keith Jr. 1801. — Isaac of M. 
m. Naomi Keith 1804. — Jona. of H. m. Nabby Phillips 182 1. — 
Lydia m. Charles Wilbor of E. 18 13. — Zebulun K. of M. m. Su- 
sanna Keith 1814. — Judith B. m. Daniel E. Willis 1815. — Sarah 
d. 1778 in S. B. — Elizabeth d. in S. B. 1794, se. 71. — Hannah m. 
Charles Tomson 18 16. — Sarah m. Ephraim Thomas 1739. — 
Consider of H. m. Mary, D. of David Thayer. — Samuel of St. m. 
Eleanor Whitman 1764. — Molly m. Amasa Tribou 1780. 

PRICE. — Benjamin Price (from Dorchester) was a soldier 
vmder Gen. Winslow, 1755, ^^ Nova Scotia, and settled in S. B., 
and m. Silence, D. of Nathaniel Hayward, 1743, and had Mary 
1744, Silence 1746, Sarah 1748, Hannah 1750, Benjamin 1753, 



PRYOR.— RAMSDELL.— RATHBURN. 293 

Lydia 1755, Betty 1758, Susanna 1761. His wife d., and he m. 
Mehitabel, wid. of David French and D. of Samuel Pratt, 1782 ; 
he d. 1805, ffi. 85 ; she d. 1804, ce. 65. — One D. m. a Palmer. — 
Sarah m. Ebenezer Colwell 1769. — Hannah m. John Pool of H. 
1777. — Betty m. Capt. Nathaniel Soper of Hanson 1782. — Ben- 
jamin m. Ruth, wid. of Jacob Washburn, 1805, and had Benja- 
min, who m. a D. of Timothy Harlow. 

PRYOR OR PRIOR.— John Pryor (probably from Duxbury, 
and s. of Joseph, who d. there 1692) settled early in E. B.; m. 
Bethiah, d. of Samuel Allen, and had Joseph, Hannah, Sarah, 
Bethiah, and d. 1742. Hannah m. William Phillips 1718. — Sarah 
m. Theodosius Moore 1725. 

2. Joseph (s. of John above) m. Ann Moore, and had Isaac 
1726, Mary 1729, Martha 1736, Sarah 1739 ; he d., and his wid. 
m. James Allen. — Mary m. Joseph Latham 1748. — Martha m. 
John Hammer 1760. — Sarah m. Josiah Fobes Jr. 1766 and then 
John Eaton of M. 1780, and afterwards Joseph Bassett 1796 ; 
and she d. 1839, ^- i°°- — Eliphaz Pryor of Dux. m. Hannah, D. 
of Josiah Howard. 

They all descended probably from Thomas Pryor of Scit., who 
d. 1639, leaving Sam'l and Thomas in Eng., and Joseph, Eliza- 
beth, Mary, John and Daniel here. 

RAMSDELL. — Nathaniel Ramsdell (from Pembroke) settled 
in E. B., and m. Mary, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1753, and had Daniel 
1754, Matthew 1756, James 1758, Joseph 1761. Daniel m. 
Elizabeth Buck, and had Betsy 1777, and d. 1779 ; and his w. m. 
Ebenezer Noyes 1795. — Matthew m. Mary, and James m. 
Eunice, Ds. of Jonathan Allen of Braintree, and both went to 
Cummington. — Joseph m. Lydia Gloyd of A. 1787, and had 
Nathaniel 1789, Nancy 1791, Lydia 1794, Mary 1797, Joseph 
1806. Nathaniel m. Sally, D. of Josiah Johnson, 18 12. — Nancy 
and Lydia m. David Brown 1812 and 1818. — Mary m. John P. 
Reed 18 16. 

Mary m. William Whiting 1748. — Gideon m. Sarah Farrington 
1736. — Samuel had Gershom 1750, Martha 1752, in E. B. — Jo- 
seph had Sarah 1749 in E. B. — Simeon's w. d. in E. B. 1781. — 
John m. Hannah Allen 1784. — Charles m. Betty Tirrell 1783. — 
Lot m. Lucinda Gannett 1794. — Noah m. Hitty Whitmarsh 1790. 
Lucy m. James Dorrein 1797.— Levi of Milton m. Amie Dunbar 
1801. — Noah m. Betsy Allen 1818. — This name was sometimes 
written Ramsden on early records. 

RATCHFORD. — James Ratchford, or Radsford, was early 
in E. B., (Hanson now perhaps), and m. Margaret Balls 1738, 
and had James 1739, Thomas 1741, William 1748, John 1750, 
Walter 1752. 

RATHBURN.— Rev. Yalentine Wightman Rathburn settled 
in W. B. over the Baptist Society ; his wife Hepzibah ; he had 



294 REED. 

Sukey Lethridge 1801, Samuel Carpenter 1805. Hannah Rath- 
burn of Bellingham m. Barzillai Hayward 18 13. 

REED OR READ. Samuel and Mary Reed ; she was a 
Davis; m. 1705; had Mary 1706; (m. Ebenezer Shaw 1733), 
and Samuel 1707. Samuel m. Elizabeth, D. of Nathaniel Hay- 
ward, 1737. — The wid. m. Timothy Hayward 1730. 

2. Joseph and Mary had Mary 1741. — These two families were 
from Abington probably, and Samuel might have lived in Abing- 
ton, as a great part of it then belonged to Bridgewater. 

3. Hezekiah (s. of James) m. Deborah, D. of Isaac Tirrell 
of A., and had James, Isaac, Jeremiah, Calvin, Joseph, Jared, 
and Nancy. — Jared m. Mehitabel Gardner 181 1, and Electra 
Phillips, 2d w. — Joseph m. Charlotte Stetson 1807. — Calvin m. 
Hannah Lowden 1807. — Wid. Sarah Reed d. 181 1, x. 75. 

4. Ezekiel and his wife Mary had Polly 1769, Zelotes 1771, 
Ezekiel 1772, Zebulun 1774, Hannah 1776, Olive 1777, Jesse 
1778, Charles 1780, Abraham 1782, Briggs 1784. — Jesse m. 
Hannah, D. of Caleb Hayward 1800. 

5. Rev. John, D. D. (s. of Rev. Solomon of Titicut) m. Han- 
nah Sampson 1780, and settled in W. B. ; ord. 7th June 1780, 
and had John 1781, Daniel 1783, Solomon 1788, Hannah 1790, 
Sally 1793* Caleb 1797, Sampson 1800; she d. 1815, and he m. 
again. — John gra. B. U. 1803, and m. Olive, D. of Abiezer Alger, 
Esq., 1809, and settled in Yarmouth, Co. of Barnstable, as an 
Attorney ; now, and for many years past. Member of Congress. 
Daniel m. Nancy Foster of Mid. 18 12. — Solomon m. Abigail, D. 
of George Howard 1811. — Hannah m. Jonathan Copeland 3d 
1818. — Caleb and Sampson went to Boston ; both gra. H. U. ; 
Caleb 1817, Sampson 1818. 

6. Timothy, Esq., (bro. of Rev. John 5) settled also in VV. B., 
m. Hannah, D. of Caleb Kingman 178S, and had Caleb King- 
man 1789*, d. 1796 ; Caleb Kingman 1799 ; d. 1837, i-inmai''ied ; 
the father, Timothy, d. 1813. 

7. Jonathan (s. of Ebenezer of Abington) m. Deborah, D. of 
John Porter of Abington, and settled in E. B., and had Mary 
1789, Jonathan Loring 1791, John Porter 1793, Deborah 1795, 
Elizabeth 1797, Thaxter 1800, Ebenezer 1801, Clarissa 1805, 
Almira 1806, David Porter 1808. — Jonathan L. m. Charlotte 
Brown of Abington 1816. — -John Porter m. Polly, D. of Joseph 
Ramsdell 1816. — Deborah m. Jonathan R. Gurney of A. 1816. 

8. Ezekiel (s. of Ezekiel 4) m. Rebecca, D. of Jesse Edson 
1794, and had Emma Corbett 1795, Lydia 1797, Josiah 1799, 
Joseph Edson 1801, Edwin 1804, Charles Briggs 1806. — Emma 
C. m. Jacob Tirrell 18 13. — Josiah m. Jennet, D. of John Keith 
1820. 

9. James and his w. Rebecca had Andrew Barton 1798. 



REA.— REYNOLDS. 295 

10. Isaac (s. of Hezekiah 3) m. Sally, D. of Peleg Stetson 
1803, and had Sally 1803, Isaac 1805, Nahum 1806, Dexter 1809, 
James Baxter 1815. 

1 1. John (s. of Simeon) m. Lucy Lucas, and had Zadock 1750 
in E. B. — Zadock m. Lucy Gardner, and had Olive 1773, Miriam, 
Rachel, Bela, Rhoda, Simeon, John, Obed, Luther, Anna, Lucy, 
Polly ; he removed to Pembroke. — Olive m. Samuel P. French 
1801. — Rachel d. 1782, a. 26. — Bela m. Polly, D. of Jonathan 
Beals 1793 ; she d. 1795, a;. 25. 

12. Joseph (s. of Hezekiah 3) m. Charlotte, D. of Peleg 
Stetson 1807, and had Lucius 1808, Aaron 181 1, Charlotte 
Tirrell 18 14. 

13. Joshua Reed, from Abington, lives in E. B. ; his children 
are Joshua, Daniel N., John, Mehitabel, Deborah. 

Mary m. Simeon Gannett 1775. — Ezekiel Reed m. Hannah 
Beal 1742. — Samuel P. of A. m. Polly Bates 1816. — Rebecca, 
member of ch. E. B. 1743. — Mary T. m. Ophir Howe 1818. — 
Gran of A. m. Charlotte Harden 1817. — Lucy m. Pliny Edson 
1819. — John, Jr., of A. m. Harriet Churchill 1818. — Edwin m. 
Farozina Glass 1822. — Elizabeth of Scit. m. Seth Gannett, Jr., 
182 1. — Esther m. David Hearsey 1707. — Abigail m. Nat. VVhit- 
aker of Rehoboth 171 1. — Sarah m. Hezekiah King 17 12. — Ste- 
phen m. Mary Whitmarsh 17 14. — Ruth m. Seth Whitman 1741. 
Rebecca m. Nathan Allen 1743. — Wid. Ruth m. Samuel Porter 
1764. — Capt. Daniel m. wid. Sarah Dawes 1765. — Obadiah m. 
.Elizabeth Shaw 1770. — Seth m. Thankful Whitmarsh 1773. — 
Rhoda m. Richard Smith 1773. — Seth m. Mary Lazell 1776. — 
Naomi m. Obadiah Hearsey 1777. — Ruth m. Adams Bailey 17S3. 
James m. Ruth Porter 1784. — Polly Reed of Plymouth m. a 
Muxam, and afterwards William Bowen, and lives in E. B. — 
Frederick, Jr., of Ran. m. Sally Packard 1797. — Sarah of E. m. 
Lem'l Lathrop 1794. — Rachel of Pem. m. Isaac Snell 1800. — 
Sally of M. m. Amos Keith, Jr., 1801, — Ezekiel m. Hannah Lit- 
tlefield of R. 1807. — Jane m. Daniel Bates 18 10. — Abiah m. 
Jane Gurney 18 14. 

REA. — Jeremiah Rea and Mary his wife had Daniel Putnam 
and Israel Fuller 1798, John Flavel 1801. 

REYNOLDS.— Nath'l Reynolds, Esq. (s. of Nath'l of Boston) 
settled in N. B. ; m. Hannah Hartwell 1739, and had Philip 
1740, Jonas 1742; she d., and he m. Mary Tolman, and had 
Timothy 1746, Hannah 1750, Mary 1754, Nath'l 1757, David 
1759, Silence 1760, Jonathan 1764, Cynthia 1769 ; he removed 
to Vassalborough, Me., with his 5 youngest children. — Hannah 
m. William Packard 1769. — Mary m. Dea. Ebenezer Packard 
1774. — Jona. m. Anna, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1794, and went 
to Sidney, Me. — Nath'l m. Bethiah, D. of Levi Keith, 1777. 



296 REYNOLDS. 



2. Thomas (brother of Nathaniel above) m. EHzabeth Turner 
1748, and had Amy 1749*, Joseph 1851, Amy 1753, Elizabeth 
1755, Susanna 1757, Martha 1759, Thomas 1762, Josiah 1766; 
he d. 1795, X. 77. — Amy m. Silas Dunbar 1772. — Susanna m. 
Oliver Howard 1780. — Martha m. Capt. Parmenas Packard 
1778. — Thomas m. Tabatha, D. of Jeremiah Thayer 1785, and 
went to Me. — Josiah m. a Phillips and went to Vermont. 

Nathaniel of Boston, father of the two brothers above, m. 
Mary, D. of Thomas Snell, and when he d. the wid. came back 
with her children, and she m. David Ames 1722. 

3. Philip (s. of Nathaniel i) m. Hannah, D. of Wm. Packard 
1765, and had William 1767, Hannah 1769, Charity 1771, Philip, 
and Polly. He d. and she m. Enos Thayer 1782. — Charity m. 
Leonard Orcutt 1797. — Polly m. Oliver Belcher 1798. — William 
m. Martha, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell 1791, and went to Me. — 
Philip went to St. 

4. Jonas (s. of Nathaniel i) m. Anna, D. of Luke Perkins, a. 
1768, and had Anna 1769, Jonas 1772, Isaac 1774, John, David 
P., Jonathan, Polly. — Anna m. Josiah Perkins, Jr., 1790. — Polly 
m. Isaac French 1800. — Wid. Anna m. Dea. Elijah Snell 1798. — 
John m. Falley Wales of St. 1802. — David P. m. Sarah, D. of 
Andrew Bartlett of Plymouth 1818, and settled in E. B. 

5. Timothy (s. of Nathaniel i) and his w. Rebecca had Han- 
nah 1770, Molly 1775 ; he then went to Vassalboro', Me. 

6. Joseph (s. of Thomas 2) m. Jemima, D. of Luke Perkins 
1772, and had Ichabod, Joseph, Daniel, Simeon, Azel, Thomas, 
Jemima, Olive, Amy, Susanna, Vesta. — Capt. Ichabod m. Polly, 
D. of Isaac Brett 1796, and went to Minot, Me. — Azel m. Su- 
sanna Nash 1812. — Thomas m. Nancy Pike 1819. — Olive m. 
Joseph Macomber 1798. — Amy m. Ziphion Howard 1803. — Su- 
sanna m. Capt. Silas Dunbar 1806. — Vesta m. Isaac Clapp 18 14. 

7. Jonas (s. of Jonas 4) m. Rebecca, D. of Joseph Hayward 
1798, and had Martin Luther 1799, Orren 1801, Anna 1803, 
Mary 1805, Jo. Hayward 1808, Rebecca 1814. 

8. Isaac (s. of Jonas 4) m. Mehitabel Ford 1805, and had 
Polly 1806, Edwin 1808, Nahum 1809, Benjamin Franklin 18 10, 
Sibil 1814. 

9. Joseph (s. of Joseph 6) m. Martha, D. of Silas Dunbar 
1798, and had Olive 1798, Pamela 1800, Sophia 1802, Oliver 
1804, Nancy 1808, Daniel 1810, Susanna 1812, Luke 1815. — 
Joseph, Jr., m. Phebe Whitcomb 1817. 

10. Simeon (s. of Joseph 6) m. Mary, D. of Capt. Zebedee 
Snell 1809, and had Simeon Otis 1809. 

Nathaniel and Sarah Reynolds of Boston had Sarah 1687. — 
Isaac m. Dorothy Seeker of Mid'o. 1707. 

Elizabeth m. Perez Packard 1803. — Zilpha m. Joshua Howard 
1805. — Nathaniel, Jr., of Sidney m. Hannah Porter 181 1. 



RICHARDS. 297 

RICHARDS. — Benjamin Richards (from Weymouth) settled 
in W. B., and m. Mehitabel, D. of Isaac Alden 171 1, and had 
Mehitabel 1712, Joseph 1714, Daniel 17 16, James 1718, Sarah 
1720. His w. d., and he m. Lydia Faxon, and had John 1723, 
Josiah 1724, Seth 1726, Ezra 1728, Lydia 1732, Hannah 1736. 
He d. 1 741 ; his will makes no mention of James or Seth. — 
James Richards m. Susanna Pratt 1740, on Abington records; 
both of them there said to be of Br. — Mehitabel m. David Pack- 
ard, Jr., 1737. — Joseph went to St. — Sarah m. Wm. Packard 1740, 
Ezra was a schoolmaster. — Lydia m. Dea. Nathan Alden (his 2d 
wife) 1757. — Hannah m. Dr. Philip Bryant (his 2d wife) 1779. 

2. Daniel (s. of Benjamin i) m. Mary, D. of David Packard, 
1740, and had Daniel 1741*, William 1741*, and a D. 1742*. 

3. John (s. of Benjamin 1) m. Keziah, D. of Capt. Israel 
Bailey 1751, and had Sarah 1752, Keziah 1755, Benjamin 1758, 
Seth 1763, James 1766, Ezra 1768, Tamzin 1770, Lydia 1773, 
Jennet 1774; he d. 18 12. — ^Sarah m. Joseph Thayer, Jr., of St. 
1795, and afterwards Dea. Zacheus Thayer. — Keziah m. James 
Inglee 1787. — James and Ezra went westward. — Tamzin m. Jo- 
seph Snow, Jr., 1795. 

4. Dea. Josiah (s. of Benjamin i) m. Anna Robinson of 
Raynham 1781, and had Josiah 1783, Zeba 1786, Daniel 1788; 
he d. 18 1 5, £6. 90. — Zeba m. Polly, D. of Daniel Hartwell 18 17. 
Daniel m. Lentha, D. of Daniel Hartwell 18 12. 

5. Benjamin (s. of John 3) m. Polly, D. of Richard Bartlett 
of N. Scotia 1782, and had Rhoda 1783, Bartlett 1785, Avery 
1788, Polly 1792 ; he d. 18 12, se. 54. — Rhoda m. Samuel G. 
Alden 1804. — Bartlett was a shipmaster, and d. at sea. — Avery 
went to Duxbury. 

6. Seth (s. of John 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of Joseph Snow, 
1791, and had Betsy 1793, John 1796, Luther 1798, Ward 1801, 
Ruth 1803 ; he d. 1837. — John m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan 
Kingman 1820. — Ward m. Mehitabel, D. of John Brown. 

Joseph Richards and Sarah of Weymouth; his will 1695 men- 
tions Joseph, James, Susanna, Sarah, and "all the rest of my 
sons and daughters," of whom probably Benjamin first above 
named was one. There was a John and Sarah at Weymouth, 
also who had a s. Benjamin 1786. 

There was a family of Richards lived in S. B. — Nathan had 
Nathan, James, Hannah and Polly twins. — Hannah m. Josiah 
Edson 1791. — Polly m. Marcus Leonard 1793. — James m. Su- 
sanna, D. of Abner Pratt 1798. — Nathan m. Lydia Hay ward 
1813. — Isaac m. Esther Holbrook 1817. — Anne m. Edward Ben- 
ton of Prov. 1816. — James of Newton m. Dorothy Packard 1777. 
Sarah m. William Davenport 1730. — Joseph m. Mary Hamlin 
1742. — Susanna m. Silas Williams 1760. — Timothy of Ded. m, 
Sarah, D. of Sam'l Edson 1778. — Milicent m. Silvanus Wash- 
burn 1765. — James m. Susanna Pratt 1740. 



298 RICHARDSON.— RIPLEY. 

RICHARDSON.— Winslow Richardson lived in E. B., m. 
Rhoda, D. of Benjamin Johnson 1763, and had Benjamin 1764, 
Ruth Holman 1765. His w. d., and he m. Elizabeth, D. of 
Joseph Byram 1768, and had Susanna 177 1, Joseph Byram 1773; 
he then removed from town. 

Stephen Richardson m. Ruth, D. of Benjamin Johnson. — Re- 
beckah Richardson m. Zebulun Packard 1764, and afterwards 
Silas Kinsley 1774. — Hannah of Leicester m. Joseph Burr 1792. 

RICKARD OR RECORD.— Thomas Record lived in E. B., 
and had John 1725 ; he was one of the committee for settling the 
Rev. John Angler: he lived in S. B., m. Bethiah, D. of Nath'l 
Conant 1733, and had Seth 1735, Amasa 1738, Uriah 1840, 
Keturah 1744; he d. 1777. — Seth m. Susanna Packard 1757. — 
Amasa m. Deliverance, D. of Joseph Pratt 1759. — Uriah m. 
Zilpha White 1761. 

3. Nathaniel lived also in S. B., m. Jerusha, D. of James 
Dunbar 1751, and had Daniel 1752, Asher 1754, Elkanah 1759, 
Ebenezer 1761, Susanna 1763, Rufus 1765. 

4. Jacob and Hannah had Salome 1758, Hannah 1760, Bar- 
tholomew 1765; d. 1789; the father d. 1809. — Salome m. Enoch 
Pratt 1784. 

5. Salmon Rickard m. Olive, D. of Capt. Elijah Edson 1786, 
and had Seth 1788, How 1790, Thomas i7q4, Calvin 1796, Sal- 
mon 1799, and went to Mid'o. — This name was often pronounced 
Ricket. 

Hannah Rickard m. Josiah Byram 1720. — Elizabeth m. John 
Whitman 1726. — Mehitabel m. Arthur Harris 1730. — Rebecca 
m. Dea. Seth Allen 1735, and then Dea. Thomas Whitman 1767 ; 
these were all from Plympton. — Joseph of P. m. Lydia Willis 
1737. — Samuel m. Mary Bumpus 1749. — Nathan m. Mary Snell 
1767. — Elisha Records m. Ruth Chamberlin 1775. — Alice m. 
Joab Willis, Jr., 1772. — Sarah m. John Willis 1779. — Betty m. 
Dea. Noah Edson 1782. — Lucy m. Joshua Washburn 1786. — 
Chloe m. Nehemiah Pratt 1793. — Hannah m. William Badger 
1819. 

RIDER. — Samuel Rider lived and d. in S. B., m. Lydia, D. 
of Benjamin Washburn 1799, and his s. in law, Benjamin Dar- 
ling, and his brother Abner Rider, a bachelor, live on the same 
place. 

Captain Samuel Rider (from Plymouth) m. a Dunham, and 
settled and lives in W. B., and has Samuel, Lewis, William and 
others. ^Samuel m. Anne, and Lewis m. Elizabeth, Ds. of Dea. 
Joseph Kingman. — William went to N. B. 

RIPLEY. — William Ripley and his wife, two ss., Abraham 
and John, and two Ds., came from Hingham, Eng., and settled 
here at Hingham 1638; he probably m. Elizabeth, wid. of Thos. 



RIPLEY.— ROBBINS. 299 

Thaxter 1654, and d. 1656; he was ancestor, probably of all of 
the name in this part of the country. — Sarah m. Jeremiah Beal 
at H. 1654. 

1. William Ripley and his w. Mary settled in W. B., and had 
Margaret, Sarah 1696, John 1698, Martha 1700, \^'illiam 1702, 
Samuel 1705, Jonathan 1707, Timothy 17 10, Christopher 17 12. 
Sarah m. George Bryant. — Martha m. John Rawson. 

2. John (s. of William i) m. Deborah, D. of Israel Wash- 
burn, and had Mary 1730, Waitstill 1732, Deborah 1734. He 
d., and the wid. m. Nathaniel Bolton 1740, and d. 1759. — Mary 
m. Amos Hayward 1766. — Waitstill m. Isaac Lee 1751. 

3. Samuel (s. of William i) m. Abigail, D. of John Bolton 
1736, and had Robert 1737. — Abigail, the mother, or a D., m. 
Stephen Pettingill 1764. 

4. Christopher (s. of William i) m. Sarah, D. of Maj. 
Edward Howard 1737, and had Solomon 1737, Jane 1743, 
Bethiah 1745. — Bethiah m. Jabez Bolton 1765. 

5. Solomon (s. of Christopher 4) m. Miriam Briggs 1758, and 
had Christopher 1758, Elizabeth 1761, Daniel 1764. Marlbray 
1767, Nathaniel 1771, and Deborah; he d. 1809. — Marlbray m. 
Ruth Whiting 1787. — Deborah m. Cyrus Hayward 1804. 

6. Capt. Daniel (s. of Solomon 5) m. Martha, D. of David 
Harvey 1783, and had Mary 1783, Martha 1787, Daniel 1791, 
Susanna 1792 : d. 1822 ; Orra 1795, David H. 1798, Deborah 
1801 ; he d. 1819. — Orra m. Alson Field 1820. 

Polly m. Sihon Morse of St. 1804. — Sally of Plympton m. 
Nathan Hartwell 1789. — Hannah of K. m. Sam'l Edson 3d, 
1797. — Elizabeth m. Jacob Keith 1801. — Lydia of Plympton m. 
Zephaniah Lathrop, Jr., 1812. 

ROBBINS. — Nicholas Robbins was one of the original Pro- 
prietors of B., but never resided here; was at Duxbury 1640, 
and d. there a. 1650. He had John, Catherine, Mary, and Han- 
nah ; he gave John half his land at the New Plantation, and the 
other half to his daughters. 

2. John settled here, and had Jeduthun 1667 ; he in some 
way became helpless, for Goodman Turner (George) was ordered 
to maintain his brother John Robbins 1668. 

3. Jeduthan sold his house and land to Sam'l Kinsley a. 
1700, "butting on the S. side Town River adjoining the S. E. 
side of Thos. Washburn's where his house stands." Robbins 
had then removed to Plympton, and d. there a. 1726, and had 
Jeduthun, John, Lemuel, Persis w. of Jona. Wood, Hannah w. 
of Barnabas Wood, Elizabeth, Abigail, Mehitabel. 

4. Benjamin Robbins and his wife Susanna, D. of Daniel 
Keith, lived in Titicut, S. B., and had a family, but removed to 
M., and had Benjamin and Susanna 1789, Abigail 1791. — Ben- 



300 ROBINSON. 



jamin m. Patience Morton 1814. — Susanna m. Oliver Keith 
1809. — Abigail m. Salmon Keith, Jr., 1814. 

Betsy of Watertown m. Alfred Whitman 1809. — Moses of 
Mid. m. Patience Hooper 1777. — Polly, sister of Betsy, d. here 
1794, ae. 17. 

ROBINSON.— Gain Robinson (from Ireland) landed at Ply- 
mouth, lived at Braintree, Pembroke, and finally in E. B., had 
recommendations from churches in Ireland, Braintree and Pem- 
broke ; his w. was Margaret Watson, by whom he had Alexan- 
der, Joseph, Gain 1724, Increase 1727, Betty, 1728, James 1730, 
John 1732, Margaret 1735, Mary 1738, Martha 1740, Jane 1742, 
Robert 1746; he also had by a former w. a s. Archibald, and a 
D. Susanna, who m. Christopher Erskins, an Irishman also, who 
settled in A ; he d. in 1763, ai. 81 ; she his 2d wife, 1777, ae. 77. 
His 9 youngest children only were born here, or after the incor- 
poration of the parish. — Alexander m. Hannah White of A. 

1745, and had a D. Abigail 1746, and went to Nova Scotia. — 
Increase ra. Rachel Bates of Hingham 1755, and d. in the 
French war, a Serjeant, under Gen. Winslow at Nova Scotia, 
between 1755 and 1757 ; had no children. — Mary m. Richard 
Bartlett 1757. — Martha m. Archibald Thompson 1761. — John 
m. a Studley, and settled in Kingston, and had a family; his 
D. Martha m. Eliphalet Bailey 1782. 

2. Joseph (s. of Gain i) m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Keith, 

1746, and had Joseph 1747, Benjamin 1748, Edward 1750, Su- 
sanna 1753, Abigail 1755. His w. d., and he m. Hannah, D. of 
Isaac Snow 1759, and had Isaac 1760*, Hannah 1763*, Snow 
1765*. His estate was settled by his wid. and his brother James 
1766. — Joseph d. 3d. about 20. — Edward d. 1818, as. 67, a bache- 
lor. — Susanna m. William Vinton 1774. — Abigail m. Silvanus 
Lazell 1775. — Isaac lost at sea. — Hannah d. single 1802, ae. 39, 
burnt in a fit. — Snow d. at West Point in the army 1783, ae. 19. 

3. Gain (s. of Gain i) m. a Dyer, and had Gain, William, 
Increase, John, Dyer 1765, Joseph, Ansel, Sally, and Zibeah who 
m. Daniel Packard and went to Pelham ; he d. 1778 of small- 
pox, a;. 54. — Gain m. a Gardner, lived in Hanson or Abington, 
and had a family. — Sally m. Solomon Johnson 1788. — John m. 
Molly, D. of Thomas Packard 1781, and had John, Mary, Daniel, 
Abiel, Sarah, Zibeah. — John, Mary, and Daniel went to Port- 
land. — Abiel and Sarah went to Cambridgeport. — Sarah m. 
Samuel Pond. — Zibeah not m. — Daniel afterwards went to Ban- 
gor. 

4. James (s. of Gain i) m. Jerusha, D. of Ebenezer Bartlett 
of Duxbury, and had James and Bartlett, twins, Watson, Abner, 
Gain, Clark, Jerusha Bartlett 1753, Margaret 1754, Mary, Eliza- 
beth, Jane, Esther, Eleanor, Bethiah, and Martha. — James and 
Bartlett d. in the revolutionary war. — Watson moved to the 



ROBINSON. C.OI 



westward. — Abner was killed at Saratoga 1777. — The family all 
moved to Cummington. — Gain was a physician there, and Clark 
d. there. — Jerusha B. m. Wait Wadsworth of Duxbury. — Mar- 
garet m. a Fay, and moved westward. — Mary m. David Orr, and 
went to the g Partners. — Elizabeth m. in Cummington. — Jane 
m. William Johnson 1779. — Esther, Eleanor, and Bethiah m. in 
Cummington. — The father lived first on Clark's Island, and 
finally lived and d. in Cummington. — He was here in 1766, and 
administered on his brother Joseph's estate. 

5. Robert (s. of Gain i) m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac Kingman, 
1772, and had Samuel, James, and others, probably, and went 
to Cummington. 

6. Archibald (s. of Gain i probably) m. Mercy, D. of Richard 
Field 1747, and had Robert 1747, John 1749. 

7. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 2) m. Eve, D. of James Packard 
1770, and had Anna 1771, Deborah 1777, Susanna 1781, Benja- 
min 1784, Kilborn 1787, Polly 1790, Hodijah 1793. His w. d., 
1796, ai. 46, and he m. Keziah, wid. of Elijah Packard and D. 
of Capt. John Ames 1798, and had Nabby Lazell 1799, Bethiah 
Ames 1802, Margaret Watson 1806; he d. 1829, ae. 80; she 
1838, ae. 74. — Anna m. Uriah Brett 1799. — Deborah m. John 
Alden 1798. — Susanna m. Ichabod Keith 1802. — Polly m. a 
Bradbury in Maine, and had a 2d husband Herrick in Boston. 
Nabby L. m. Samuel P. Condon 182 1, and d. 1832, ae. ^t,. — Be- 
thiah A. m. Martin Ramsdell. — Margaret W. m. Samuel P. 
Condon, his 2d wife. — Kilborn not m. 

8. William (s. of Gain 3) m. Hannah, D. of Hezekiah Eger- 
ton 1780, and had William 17S4, Abigail 1786*, d. 1804; Mar- 
cus 1791, Sally 1795, Mary Hitchborn and Maria Dyer 1799; 
he d. 1816; she 1832, ae. 72. — William m. Abigail Delano of 
Dux. 1812. — Marcus m. Charlotte Barstow of Pem. 1820. — Sally 
m. Henry Gray, and Mary H. m. James Sidall, both Englishmen. 

9. Dyer (s. of Gain 3) m. Abigail, D. of Abishai Stetson 
1787, and settled in S. B., and had Clarissa 1787, Increase 1789, 
Dyer 1792, Gad 1795, Jacob 1798, Charles, Salome, Abigail, 
Enoch. — Clarissa m. Solomon Perkins 1813. — Increase m. Han- 
nah, D. of Benjamin Edson 18 12. — Dyer m. a Standish. — Gad 
m. Margaret Orr, D. of Zenas Keith 1821. — Jacob m. Rhoda 
W. Chandler of Hanson, and had Caroline E. 1823, Jacob Har- 
vey 1826, Lydia Hall 1827. — Charles m. Ann Maria, D. of 
Zenas Keith. — Salome m. Zenas Keith, Jr., — Abigail m. Capt. 
Scott Keith. 

10. Capt. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 7) m. Mary Packard, D. 
of his mother-in-law, 1809, and had Benjamin Rosseter, James 
Lawrence, Elijah Packard 1816, Mary 1818. — James L. d. at 
sea 1835. 

11. Hodijah (s. of Benjamin 7) m. Silvia, D. of Hugh Orr, 
and had Lucia Watson, Herbert. 



302 ROGERS.— SANGER. 

Increase Robinson was on a Jury at Plymouth 1683 ; perhaps 
the Taunton and Raynham family descended from him. There 
was an Increase Robinson who was a Captain in the beginning 
of the Revolutionary war. — Increase Robinson m. Margaret 
Bonney 1738. — Abigail m. John Fobes 1704. — Abigail m. Thos. 
Bibby 1776. — Margaret, D. of Gain Robinson, Jr., m. Joseph 
Wesley 1773. — Anna of Raynham m. Dea. Josiah Richards 
1781. — NalDby of Mid. m. John Ripley Hayward 1801, and Clar- 
issa of Mid. m. him 1802. — Robert m. Chloe Harvey of Free- 
town 1807. — Mehitabel m. Daniel Perkins 2d, 1809. — Perez m. 
Margaret Tomson of H. 18 ig. — Zaccheus H. m. Margaret Fille- 
brown of Mansfield i8ig. 

ROGERS. — John Rogers of Duxbury was an original Pro- 
prietor of this town, but never lived here. He is the same man 
who went to Scituate, and finally d. in Weymouth 1661. The 
family tradition is that he was a descendant of John Rogers the 
martyr of Smithfield. His ss. were John, Thomas, and Samuel, 
who settled at Rogers' Brook in Marshfield. 

2. Samuel (s. of Thomas of Marshfield) came and settled in 
East Bridgewater, and m. Betty, D. of Capt. Jacob Allen, (who 
was killed at Saratoga, near Stillwater, at the capture of Bour- 
goyne 1777), 1790, and had Nabby 1790, Charles 1799, Jacob 
Allen 1804, Thomas Hatch 1806. — Nabby m. William Newhall 
1807. — Charles m. Sarah Tomson at Halifax 1821. — Jacob A. 
m. Lucia, D. of Eleazar Keith. — Thomas H. m. Charity Tomson 
of Halifax 1835, sister of Charles' w., D. of Maj. Nathaniel 
Thomson. — Samuel, the father, d. 1838, ae. 72; the mother d. 
1831, a;. 63. 

Sarah Rogers m. Josiah Churchill 1781. — There was a Thos. 
Rogers, one of the forefathers, who came in the first ship, the 
Mayflower 1620, and d. the tirst winter, who probably left a s. 
Joseph, who is named among those to whom lands were allotted 
in 1623. Whether he was a relation of John first above named 
is not ascertained. 

RUSSELL. — Thomas Russell (from Scotland) first lived at 
Weymouth, and there m. Abigail Vinton and afterwards settled 
in E, B., and had Mary, Betsy, Abigail, and Agnes 1775*. — 
Mary m. Isaac Alden 1781. — Betsy m. Maj. James Barrell 
1785. — Abigail m. Dea. Wm. Keith 1789 ; he d. 1800, £e. 76 ; she 
1802, £e. 56. 

RYON. — Micah (or Michael) Ryon, an Irishman, lived in W. 
B., his wife Ruth ; he had Nathaniel 1787 (at Scituate), Betsy 
1789, William 1791, Isaac 1801. He d. 1811. 

SANGER. — The Rev. Zedekiah Sanger, D. D., came from 
Duxhury, where he had been some time settled in the ministry, 
and was installed in S. B. as colleague with the Rev. John Shaw, 
Dec. 17, 1788 ; he was born in Sherburne, gra. H. U. 177 1 : his 



SAWIN.— SEARS.— SHAW. 303 

w. Irene Freeman ; he had Deborah, Richard, CaroHne, Joseph, 
Olive, Ralph, Samuel, Sarah, Zedekiah, Eliza; he d. Nov. 17, 
1820, as. 73. Deborah m. John Ames Jr. 1799. — Richard gra. H. 
U. 1800, m. Sally Tisdale of Taunton 1807. — Caroline m. Rev. 
Samuel Clark 18 10. — Joseph m. Hannah, D. of Dr. Marcy of 
Plymo. 1812. — Olive m. Geo. Moore of Burlington 1815. — Rev. 
Ralph gra. H. U." 1808, and m. Charlotte, D. of Ezra Kingman 
Esq. of E. B. 181 7, and settled at Dover, Ms. — Sarah m. a Phy- 
sician of Providence. 

2. Samuel (s. of Rev. Zedekiah i) m. Susan D. of Caleb 
Alden, but has no children ; he remains on the family estate ; 
all the rest of the family moved away. 

SAWIN. — Dr. Daniel Sawin (s. of Eliphalet) came from Ran- 
dolph and settled in E. B., m. Hannah, D. of Maj. James Bar- 
rell, 1810, and had Eliza Russell 1811, Hannah 1814. Hisw.d. 
1816, and he m. a Cushing of Hanson for his 2d wife. He d. 
1822, ai. 36. 

SEABURY. — Barnabas Seabury (s. of Samuel Jr. of Dux- 
bury) and his w. Mary settled in E. B., and had Rebecca 1723. 
His w. d., and he m. again, and soon removed from Town. 

SEALY. — Edward Sealy m. Elizabeth, wid. of James How- 
ard, and D. of John Washburn, and settled in W. B., and had 
Benjamin 1693, John 1697 ; his will 1698 ; names his ss. Benja- 
min of Easton (or North Purchase) and John of Bridgewater. 
The family all went to E. John of E. m. Sabrina, D. of Jona. 
Snow Esq. 18 18. — The name is now generally written Seele or 
Selee. 

SEARS. — Josiah Sears came from Yarmouth and settled in 
E. B. about 17 1 1, and m. Mercy, D. of Isaac Harris, and had 
Jonathan 1714, Mercy 1717, Hannah 1720. His w. d. 1720, and 
he m. Judith Gilbert 1720, and had Nathaniel 1721, Elizabeth 
1725. He removed back to the Cape a. 1725. He lived back 
of Sam'l B. Allen's, in the old house owned afterwards by Capt. 
Jona. Bass. — Roland Sears of Ashfield m. Jedidah Conant 1777. 

Capt. Elkanah Sears lived in S. B. — Desire of H. m. Benja- 
min Washburn 1762. — Josiah Sears of H. m. Mary Porter 1817. 
Abner of M. m. Lydia, D. of Solomon Perkins 1762. 

SEVER. — Christopher Sever (from Dorchester) settled in E. 
B., m. Hannah Harden of Hanson 1771, and had Robert 1772, 
Ruth 1774, Amos, 1778, Bethaniah 1780, Daniel 1782, Calvin 
1785, Samuel 1787, Christiana 1790, Amelia 1800, Isabella, Han- 
nah Wendell. 

Robert Sever (s. perhaps of Robert) m. Priscilla, D. perhaps 
of Henry Thornbury Smith, 1818. — Wendell m. Joan Dicker- 
man of E. 1813. 

SHAW. — Abraham Shaw (of Dedham) made free 1637 : his 
will on Boston records without date; inventory taken 1638 by 



304 SHAW. 

Wm. Allen and others ; Nicholas Byram and Joseph Shaw wit- 
nesses ; sons Joseph and John; Ds. Mary and Martha; John 
and Martha infants ; no wife named, probably d. The ss. had 
the estate at Dedham, the rest divided among all his chil- 
dren. — Joseph Shaw and Nicholas Byram of Weymouth granted 
to Robert Mason all their house and grounds in Dedham 1639. — 
It is supposed Byram m. a D. (Susanna) of Abraham, and that 
he and Joseph, both then of age, sold their lands in Dedham 
and the family all removed to Weymouth. — Byram called John 
Shaw of Weymouth his brother in 1687. 

John (probably s. of Abraham) and Alice had John, Elizabeth 
1655, Abraham 1657, Mary 1660, Nicholas 1662, Joseph 1664, 
Alice 1666, Hannah 1668, Benjamin 1670, Abigail 1672, Eben- 
ezer 1674. Joseph, elder brother of John, had also a family at 
Weymouth, Joseph, John, &c., and d. 1653. 

1. Joseph (s. of John above, born 1664) m. Judith, D. of John 
and Sarah Whitmarsh ; she was born 1 669 ; he came and set- 
tled in E. B. before 1698. His children were Elizabeth 1687, 
Joseph 1 69 1, Judith 1693, Abigail 1695, all born at Weymouth, 
Ruth 1698, Martha 1700, Sarah 1702, Hannah 1704, Ebenezer 
1706, John 1708, Zechariah 17 r i ; he d. 1718, ae. 54 ; she 1760, 
ae. 91. Elizabeth m. Noah Washburn 17 10, and Isaac Harris 
1 7 19. — Joseph and Judith were never m. — Abigail m. Daniel 
Alden 1717 ; the late Dr. Ebenezer Alden of Randolph was her 
grandson. — Ruth m. James Snow a. 17 19. — Martha m. Eleazar 
Alden 1720. — Sarah m. Dea. James Gary 1722. — Hannah m, 
Isaac Snow 1722, and afterwards John Whitman 1743. 

2. Zechariah (s. of Nicholas of Weymouth, who was brother 
of Joseph i) lived and d. in E. B.; his wife Sarah ; they both 
joined the church here 1735 ; he had Zechariah, Sarah b. here 
1735. Zechariah chose his uncle John Shaw of Weymouth for 
his guardian 1736; his father then d. The family perhaps re- 
turned to Weymouth. 

3. Ebenezer (s. of Joseph i) m. Mary, D. of Samuel Reed, 
1733, and had Mary 1738, Abigail 1740, Hannah 1742, Susanna 
1744, Deborah 1746, Huldah 1747, Ebenezer 1752, Betty 1754, 
Mehitabel 1756 ; he d. 1776, ae. 70. Mary joined the Ch. 1758, 
and had a dis'n. same year. Abigail m. Silas Harris, and after- 
wards Jonathan Gannett 1785, and went to Gummington. — Su- 
sanna m. Pollycarpus Snell 1766. — Deborah m. a Ford of A. 
Huldah m. John Bisbee 1779. — Ebenezer went to Gummington. 
Betty d. single 1832, a. 78. — Mehitabel m. Ebenezer Bisbee 
1778. 

4. Rev. John (s. of Joseph i) gra. H. U. 1729, ord. in S. B., 
Nov. 17, 1 731, m. Ruth, D. of the Rev. Samuel Angler of Wa- 
tertown, and sister of the Rev. John Angler of E. B., and had 
Oakes 1736, Bezaliel 1738, William 1741, Eunice 1743, Ruth 



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1744, Ezra 1746, John 1748, Samuel 1750; she d. 1768, ae. 63 ; 
he d. April 29, 1791, a;. 82. Oakes gra. H. U. 1758, and settled 
in the ministry at Barnstable 1760, and d. 1807, ce. 71, and was 
father of the Hon Lemuel Shaw C. J. of the S. J. C. of Mass., 
and of an only D. who m. Maj. Blish of Barnstable. — Bezaliel 
gra. H. U., 176^, and settled in the ministry at Nantucket, and 
his only child was w. of the late Dr. Craigie of Cambridge. — 
William, D. D., gra. H. U. 1762, and settled in the ministry at 
Marshfield 1766, and d. 1816, ae. 75, and had Josiah Crocker and 
Philander, both settled in the ministry. — Ezra d. 1764. — John 
gra. H. U. 1772, and settled in the ministry at Haverhill; m. a 
Smith, sister of President Adams' wife, and was father of Wm. 
S. Shaw, former clerk of the District Court in Boston, who d. 
single 1826; he d. 1794; his wid. m. Rev. Mr. Peabody of At- 
kinson, N. H.; he had also a D. who m. Rev. Joseph Felt. — 
Eunice d. single 1791, ae. 49. — Ruth m. Gen. Nath'l Goodwin 
of Plymouth 1782, and was mother of the late Rev. Ezra S. 
Goodwin of Sandwich, and Anne, w. of Dr. Boutelle. 

5. Dea. Zechariah (s. of Joseph i ) remained on the family 
estate in E. B., m. Sarah. D. of Daniel Packard 1733, and had 
Sarah 1734, Ruth 1738, Martha 1740, Daniel 1742, Elizabeth 
1744, Judith 1749, Zechariah 1751, Nehemiah 1753; he d. 1790, 
je. 79 ; she 1792, X. 77. Ruth m. Joseph Snow 1759. — Martha 
d.-i825 not m. — Elizabeth m. Obadiah Reed 1770. — Judith m. 
John Edson 1770. — Nehemiah m. Molly Hill (or Beal, qu.) 1775. 
Sarah Shaw m. Elijah Snow in E. B. 1780. 

6. Dr. Samuel (s. of the Rev. John 4) remained on the fami- 
ly estate, and m. Olive, D. of Zebulun Leonard Esq. of Mid'o. 
1 78 1, and had Hannah Whitmarsh, John Angier, Zebulun Leo- 
nard, Sarah Miller. Hannah W. m. Joseph Ames Jr. 1812. — 
John A. gra. H. U. 181 1, went to the southward, there m. a 
White; she d.; he returned again, and m. Mira, D. of Capt. 
Ephraim Sprague ; she first m. John Washburn. — Zebulun L. 
gra. H. U. 1815, and d. at New Orleans July 22d, 1819, a?. 24. — 
Sarah M. m. Col. Abram Washburn. 

7. Zechariah (s. of Dea. Zechariah 5) m. Hannah, D. of 
Samuel Bisbee, 1777, and had Joseph, Sarah, Alvan 1785. He 
d. [820, ae. 68 ; she 1832, a;. 82. Sarah d. 1825, ae. 43. — Joseph 
m. Olive, D. of Samuel Dike 1805. 

8. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin and Hannah probably of A., b. 
1728) and his wife Susanna had Chloe 1757, John 1760, both 
bap. in W. B. 

9. William (brother of Benjamin next above b. 1730) settled 
in N. B., m, Hannah West 1754, and had Hannah, William 1757, 
Dan 1758, Rhoda 1762, Napthali 1764, Betsy 1766, Micah 1768, 
and Patience. His w. d., and he m. Dorcas Smith 1773, and had 
Abigail 1775; he d. 1809, ae. 79 ; she 1797, a;. 64 — Hannah m. 



3o6 SHAW.— SHERMAN. 

Mark Packard 1774. — William m. Deliverance. D. of Ezekiel 
Washburn, 1778. — William Jr., m. Pamela Rugg of D. 1791. — 
Dan m. a Perkins of M. and went to Lyme, N. H. — Rhoda m. 
Benja. Kingman 1783, and went to Winchester. — Napthali gra. 
Dart. C. 1790, and m. Polly, D. of Dr. John S. Crafts and set- 
tled in the ministry at Kensington, N. H. — Betsy m. Isaac Hor- 
ton 1804. — Patience m. Nath'l Southworth 1793. — Abigail m. 
Ziba Wood. 

10. Micah (s. of William 9) m. Jane (Jenny), D. of Matthew 
Kingman 1793, and had Caroline 1794, Newton 1795, Zibeon 
1797, Addison, Marcus, Mary Cary, Hannah, Rhoda. Newton 
m. Olive, D. of Capt. Robert Packard, 1818. — Mary Cary m. 
Abiel Kingman 18 19. 

11. James and his w. Margaret Mora m. 1752, had David 1757, 
James 1760. He afterwards had a D. Eunice bap. in E. B. 1777, 
and brought a certificate from Milton Church ; and had Marga- 
ret 1779. 

12. John and his w. Silence lived in E. B., and had Hannah, 
Philip 1771. John 1773 ; Philip and Hannah bap. in E. B. 1773. 

13. Azel Shaw m. a D. of Solomon Alden, and lived in S. B., 
and had Alexander, Soranus, Charles, Azel, and others. 

Gideon of Raynham m. Abigail Fobes 1767. — Hannah m. 
John Haines 1709. — John of Raynham m. Dinah Leach 1761. — 
Ebenezer, Jr.. of Mid'o. m. Deborah Keith 1764. — Martha of 
Mid'o. m. David Hooper 1768. — Mary of Raynham m. Ezra 
Fobes 1776. — Solomon m. Anna Hayward 1782. — Nathan m. 
Rosamond Leonard 1782. — Chloe of Mid'o. m. Ziba Leonard 
1782. — Hannah of Ab. m. Eliab Packard, Jr., 1792. — Betsy of 
Mid'o. m. Bezer Leach 1793. — Silas of Ab. m. Lucy White 1794. 
Ruth m. Jacob Washburn 1797. — William m. Molly Crossman 
1797. — Sullivan of Mid'o. m. Cynthia Keith 1797. — Experience 
m. Luther Jennison of Conn. 1801. — Alexander m. Sally White 
of Mid'o. 1801. — Hannah of Ab. m. Eliphalet Leach 1806. — 
Rev. John of Ab. m. Susanna Cary 1807. — Charles m. Lucy 
Tomson of Mid'o. 1810. — Charles m. Lucy Thomas of Mid'o. 
18 1 1. — Sarah of Mid'o. m. Azor Harris, Esq., 18 13. — Elizabeth 
m. Ephraim Harlow of Mid'o. 1815. — Ebenezer of Mid'o. m. 
Mary Dickerman 18 16. — Zephaniah m. Lucy, D. of Zenas 
Crooker. — Soranus m. Elizabeth M. Alden 18 16. — Susan m. 
Cyrus Snell 18 18. — Hannah m. Lyman Hooper 1820. — Harriet 
rn. Ford Bearce 1820. — Mary m. Benjamin Aldrich 172 1. — 
Abigail m. Daniel Copeland 1791. 

SHELLY.— Abner Shelly m. Melinda, D. of Azor Howe, 
1812, and had Mary Hartwell 1813, Ruth Cheesman 1815, 
Daniel Hartwell 1817. 

SHERMAN. — Anthony Sherman (his father was John and 
his mother was a D. or g. D. of Anthony Fames of Marshfield) 



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came from Rochester and settled in E. B. a 1766; he m. Silence 
Ford of Marshfield, where they both originally belonged. They 
had Mary 1747, Hannah Oct. 25, 1749, Jane 1751, Thomas 1754, 
Lydia 1756, Lois 1758, Ruth, Betty 1768. — Mary m. Eleazar 
Allen of Rochester. — Hannah m. Josiah Newton 1776, and after- 
wards Gushing Mitchell 1780. — Jane m. Eleazar Barrows 1773. 
Lydia m. Thomas Whitman 1781. — Lois m. a Blazdell of Tam- 
worth, N. H. — Ruth in. Jareb White of Amherst 1794. — Betty 
m. Joseph Keith 1787, and afterwards Timothy Allen 1791. 

2. Thomas (s. of Anthony i) m. Betsy, D. of Daniel Keith 
1781, and had Anthony (at Brookfield) 1783, Daniel 1785, 
Thomas 1787 (2 last at Bridgewater), Lydia, Naomi, Betsy, 
Martin, Hannah (5 last at Tamworth, N. H., whither he and his 
father removed). 

SHEPARD. — Calvin Shepard m. Mary, D. of Josiah Byram 
1807, and had Silas Cleveland 1809, Nathan Thomas 181 1, Cal- 
vin 1 8 16; he removed to Pembroke. 

SHURTLIFF.— William Shurtliff m. Sarah, D. of John King- 
man 1745, and had Silence 1747, Sarah 1749; she d. 1752, and 
he m. a 2d w. Rachel, and had Content 1753, Amasa 1760, Bar- 
nabas 1761 ; she d. and he m. a 3(1 vv. Abigail, and had Jonathan 
1793 ; he d. and his wid. Abigail m. Capt. Josiah Dunbar 1798. 
-Lucv Shurtliff m. Eleazar Cole 1769. — Simeon Shurtleff m. 
Submit, D. of Henry Kingman 1781. — Ichabnd Shurtleff of Ply- 
mouth m. Betty Pettingill 1787. — Jonathan of M. m. Elizabeth 
Leach. 

SILVESTER OR SYLVESTER.— Israel Sylvester of Dux- 
bury m. Abigail, D. of Josiah Snell of W. B. 1734, and had 
Joseph 1735, Israel 1737, Seth 1740, Josiah 1742, Zechariah 
1744, Abigail 1747. — Joseph and Israel were bap. in W. B. 1739, 
but the family lived afterwards in Roxbury. All of the name, 
now numerous, descended probably from Richard Sylvester, 
who was at Weymouth 1630, and removed to Scituate 1642. — 
Zechariah above m. Mehitabel, D. of Zechariah Cary of N. B. — 
Abigail m. Samuel Alden of Duxbury. 

2. Joseph (s. of Israel i) m. Lucy, D. of Ephraim Sampson 
of Mid'o. and settled in N. B. 1769, and had Lucy 1772, Eph- 
raim 1774; he had also Seth, Joseph, Benjamin, and Josiah, b. 
before he came to this town; the father d. 1818, ae. 84. — Seth 
and Benjamin are d. — Josiah went to Tiverton. 

3. Joseph, Esq., (s. of Joseph 2) m. Hannah, D. of Robert 
Howard 1786, and had Gustavus 1786, Abigail 1788*, Hannah 
1790, Clinthy 1792, Wealthy 1794*, Algernon Sidney 1798. — 
Gustavus m. Martha, D. of Daniel F"ield 181 1. 

Mehitabel, D. of Zechariah Sylvester of Dux. m. Zechariah 
Snell 1793. — Sally m. Jesse Perkins 1808. — Rachel m. Joseph 
Newell 1734. — Tabatha d. in E. B. 1794, a;. 47. . 



308 SKINNER.— SMITH. 

SKINNER.— Jno. Skinner from Boston m. Rebecca M'Clench 
1797, and had John 1799, at W. B. ; he returned again to Boston. 

SMITH. — Pelatiah Smith Hved in W. B., and m. Jane, wid. 
of James Dunbar, and D. of Isaac Harris, and had Jane 1692, 
Pelatiah 1695, James 1697, Samuel 1699, Desire 1701, Joanna 
1703, Ruhamah 1705, Robert 1708, Joseph 1710. He purchased 
John Bolton's house and land butting on the Town River, and 
bounded westerly by Joseph Hayward and Nath'l Brett 1701. — 
The family early removed from town. 

2. John Smith (s. of John Smith of Randolph) settled in E. 
B., and m. Mary, D. of John Hanmer 1749, and had Elizabeth 
1750, William 1753, John 1755, Mary 1757, Daniel 1761, Sarah 
1763, Dorcas 1765, Hosea 1768. — This family removed from 
town. — Mary d. 1778, ae. 20. — John the father d. 1790,3^.69; he 
was with Gen'l Winslow in dispersing the Neutral French 1755, 
at Nova Scotia. 

3. John m. Susanna Hill 1777, and had Paul, and d. and she 
m. John Dyer 1778. — John Smith m. Ruth Cornish 1779; John 
Smith's w. d. 1779, and Joseph Cornish 7 days after, £e. 77. 

John Smith (s. of John of E. B., and g. s. of John of Ran 
dolphj m. Hannah, D. of David Edson 1805, and lived in N. B., 
and had Albert, Harrison, Salome, and Rachel. 

4. Elijah Smith m. Betty, only child of Abner Harris, and 
lived in E. B., and had Betty 1758. Celia 1760, Abner. He re- 
moved from town. Betty d. unmarried. 

5. Joseph Smith and his wife Thankful came from the Cape, 
and settled in E. B., and had Henry Thornbury, Mary, Rhoda, 
Joseph (all bap. 1779), Priscilla 1779, John 1781, Rachel 1785; 
she d. 1823, St. 74; he d. 1831, a^. 84. — Mary m. John Crooker 
perhaps 1798. — Rhoda m. John Tirrell, Jr., 1794. — Priscilla not 
m. — Joseph m. Eunice Maxam 1799; she d. 1802, st. 27. 

6. Henry Thornbury (s. of Joseph 5) m. Priscilla, D. of 
Knight Brown 1792, and had Libeus and others, and went into 
Maine and preached. — Libeus m. Salome, D. of Azor How 18 14, 
and Polly, D. of Christopher Bates 181 7. — His D. Priscilla per- 
haps m. Robert Sever 18x8. 

7. Rev. Amasa Smith m. Mary Haskell of Westborough 
1815, and had Mary Haskell 18 16. 

8. William Smith came from Duxbury to E. B. 1832, m. a 
Tilden, and had William Webster 1832, Andrew Jackson, and 
others. 

John Smith m. Jael, D. of Samuel Packard. — Solomon of E. 
m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Cole 1761. — Elizabeth m. Josiah 
Whitman 1747. — Margaret of Milton m. Robert Tomson 1754. 
Samuel m. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Allen. — Martha m. John 
Gilmore 1764. — Anna of Lexington m. Simeon Leonard 1764. — 



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Zephaniah m. Lydia Conant 1773. — Jeremiah m. Mary Farr of 
Easton 1773. — Richard m. Rhoda Reed 1773. — Dorcas m. Wm. 
Shaw 1773. — Abigail of Roxbury m. Joshua Bowen 1782. — 
Isaac of Braintree m. Mary Conant 1783. — Chloe of Norton m. 
Nathan Kingman 1785. — Lydia of Walpole m. Roland Leonard 
1786. — Judith of Pembroke m. Rev. Samuel Angier 1796. — 
Elijah m. Mary Beal 1802. — Becca m. Daniel T. Dickerman 1803. 
John of Canton m. Hannah Edson 1804. — Submit m. William 
Curtis 1806. — Nabby m. Silas Leonard 1785. — Rachel m. Nathan 
Alger 2d 1809, Priscilla of Mid'o. m. Daniel Allen 17 17. — Bath- 
sheba of Hanson tn. Eleazar Carver, Jr., 182 1. — Mary m. Benj. 
Southworth 1763. — Rachel m. Jonathan Lawrence 1765. — Bena- 
iah m. Mary Hill 1738. — Allen m. Sally Leach 1815. 

SNELL. — Thomas Snell (from England, nephew of Dea. 
Samuel Edson) settled in W. B. a. 1665. He was probably the 
largest landholder in the town, and some portions of it still bear 
his name, as Snell's Plain, Snell's Meadows, &c. He m. Martha, 
D. of Arthur Harris, and had Thomas 1671, Josiah 1685, Mary 
1689, Martha 1692 ; his will 1724. — Ann m. Nicholas Byram 
1708. — Mary m. first Nathaniel Reynolds, and then David Ames 
1722. — Martha m. Ephraim Fobes 17 14. 

2. Thomas (s. of Thomas i) had Thomas 1696, Joseph, Abi- 
gail 1703, Betty 1705. He appeared to be in Mansfield 1726.— 
He d. 1379. — Betty m. Jonathan Copeland 1723. — Joseph was 
living with his grandfather 1721, who called him " the eldest sur- 
viving son of his son 'I'homas ; " of course there had been other 
ss. who were dead, and also, it would seem, one other at least 
was living. No further account of Joseph or Abigail is obtained. 

3. Josiah (s. of Thomas i) m. Anna, D. of Zechariah Alden 
of Duxbury 1699, and had Josiah 1701, Abigail 1702, Zechariah 
1704; he d. 1753; she 1705. — Abigail m. Israel Sylvester of 
Duxbury 1734. • 

4. Samuel (s. of Thomas i) went to Tiverton, and was in 
Newport 1726, called a Tanner. He sold land in S. B., to 
Joseph Shaw 1705. 

5. Amos (s. of Thomas 1) settled in S. B., m. Mary D. of 
Samuel Packard, Jr., 1700, and had Mary 1700, Jemima 1704, 
Susanna 1706, Amos 1709, Daniel 1711, Moses 1713, Martha 
1716, Charity 1719, Keziah 1727 ; he d. 1769, as. 91. — Mary m. 
Hugh Mehuren 1725. — Jemima m. Benjamin Snow 1722. — Su- 
sanna m. Richard Davenport, Jr., — Martha m. Jonathan Benson 
1740. — Charity m. Silvanus Blossom 1738. — Keziah m. Benja- 
min Benson 1745. 

6. John (s. of Thomas i) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Packard, 
Jr., 1715, and had John 1715*, Nathan 1718* Samuel 1720*, 
Zebulun 1721*, Samuel 1723*, Susanna 1725, Silence 1728; he 
d. 1767. — Susanna m. Samuel Willis 1747. — Silence m. Elijah 



3IO SNELL. 

Hayward 1751. — There was John Snell (at Francis Wood's, in S. 
B.) warned out 1735, called of Raynham ; perhaps of Thomas's 
or Samuel's family. 

7. Joseph (s. of Thomas i) m. Hannah, D. of Thomas Wil- 
liams of Taunton 17 12 (Rev. Mr. Keith m. her mother for his 
2d wife) and had Joseph 1713, Mary 1716, Charles 1717, Jona- 
than 1718, Martha 1719*, Ann 1720*, Nath'l 1721, Solomon 
1723*, Hannah 1724, Mehitabel 1727*, Seth 1729*, Seth 1730, 
Martha 1732. He was a Tanner, and d. 1736; she 1755. — 
Mary m. Abiah Keith 1737. — Hannah m. Nathan Keith 1746. — 
Martha m. Samuel Bisbee 1751. 

8. Thomas (s. of Thomas 2) m. Hannah Lewis of Mid'o. 
and settled in E. B., and had Deliverance 1727, Thomas 1730, 
Eleazar 1732, Joseph 1734*, Hannah 1735, Pollycarpus 1737, 
William 1740, Barnabas 1741, Lewis 1745*, Seth 1747 ; he d. 
1772, as. 76 ; she 1793, £e. 89. — Deliverance m. Nath'l Chamber- 
lin (his 2d w.) 1767. — Thomas m. Bethiah, D. of James Allen, 
and went to Woolwich, Me. and left a family there. — Eleazar 
went to N. Y., and had a family there. — Hannah m. Benj. Cham- 
berlin 1756. — Seth went to Warren, R. L, and left a large family. 

9. Josiah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Abigail, D. of John Fobes, 1728, 
and had Josiah 1730, Anna 1732, Elijah 1734, Mary 1736*, 
Abigail 1739*, Rhoda 1743, Nathan 1748. — Anna m. Edmund 
Hayward 175 1. — Rhoda m. Elijah Copeland 1765. 

ID. Dea. Zechariah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Abigail, D. of Dea. 
Joseph Hayward 1731, and was one of the early settlers in N. 
B., and had Isachar 1732, Abigail 1734, Zebedee 1736, Ebenezer 
1738, Zechariah 1743*, Hannah 1745*; he d. 1768, x. 64; she 
lived to a great age, between 90 and 100. — Abigail m. Robert 
Howard, Jr., 1757. 

11. Amos (s. of Amos 5) m. Experience Washburn 1759, 2d 
wife, perhaps, and had Isaiah, David, Isaac, and perhaps others, 
Isaiah went to Me. — David m. Molly Bowcker 1783. — Isaac m. 
Rachel Reed of Pembroke 1800. — David and Isaac went to 
Ware. — Amos, by first w., went to Freetown. — Amos the father 
d. 1791, X. 81. 

12. Dr. Daniel (s. of Amos 5) m. Joanna Harlow 1732, and 
had Daniel 1733, Susanna 1735, Joanna 1738, John 1741, Lydia 
1743*, Keziah 1745, Lydia 1747, Sarah 1749, Benjamin 1752, 
William 1754; she d. 1795, ae. 82; he d. 1776. — Susanna m. 
Nathan Orcutt of E. B. a. 1756. — Joanna m. Jacob Hayward 3d 
1759. — Keziah m. Jeremiah Washburn 1777. — Lydia never m. 
Sarah m. Jeremiah Collins, perhaps, of R. I. 177 1. 

13. Moses (s. of Amos 5) m. Mary Besse 1736, and had 
Mary 1737, Charity 1739, Moses 1741, Robert 1743. — Mary m. 
Nathan Rickard 1767. — Charity m. Elisha Washburn of Rox- 
bury 1763. — Moses m. Hannah, D. of Nathaniel Washburn, 



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1763, and had 4 children, who all d. 1778, and Robert and Han- 
nah. — Robert m. Joanna King of T. 1786. — Hannah m. Wm. 
Loring. 

14. Joseph (s. of Joseph 7) gra. H. U. 1735, engaged in no 
profession, lived in N. B., m. Anna Williams, and had Mary 
1747, Joseph 1750, Olive 1753, Gilbert 1755; he d. 1791, ae. 78. 
Olive m. James Alger 2d 1781. — Gilbert d. a bachelor. 

15. Charles (s. of Joseph 7) m. Susanna, D. of Jonathan 
Packard 1745, and lived in N. B., and had Mehitabel 1745*, 
Bathsheba 1747*, Jonathan 1749*, Silence 1750, Charles 1753, 
Nathaniel 1755, Susanna 1757, Hannah 1759, Reuben 1761*, 
Abigail 1765, Shepard 1770; he d. 1771, ae. 54. — Silence m. 
Ebenezer Howard 1773. — Susanna m. Abiel Harris 1774. — 
Hannah m. Jonathan Keith 1777. — Abigail m. Capt. Leavitt 
Thayer 1783. — Nathaniel, a bachelor. 

16. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 7) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim 
Fobes 1751, and had Jonathan 1752, Martha 1753, Ephraim 
1756, Thaddeus 1758, William 1760, Sarah and Ann 1762, Ed- 
ward 1764*, Mary 1767, Caleb 1769. — Mary m. Martin Burr 1792. 

17. Nathaniel (s. of Joseph 7) gra. H. U. 1740, but engaged 
in no profession, kept school, and d. at Taunton a bachelor. 

18. Pollycarpus (s. of Thomas 8) m. Susanna, D. of Eben'r 
Shaw 1766, and had Lewis 1767, Stephen 1769, Thos. 1772, 
Cyrus 1774, Ebenezer 1776, d. 1804; Hannah 1779, d. 1808; 
Samuel 1781, Susanna 1785, d. 1809; he d. 1806, x. 69; she 
18 1 7, X. 73. — Thomas m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Allen 1792, 
and he and Lewis went to Ware. — Cyrus was a Physician and 
went to Me. — Samuel m. Phebe Cole 18 ro, and had Nathan T., 
Soranus, d. 1833, ®- ^^ ; Eibridge, d. 1834, x. 15 ; Edwin, Mary 
Anne*. — Nathan T. m. Harriet Frances, D. of Francis Cary. 

ig. William, Esq., (s. of Thomas 8) m. Abigail, D. of Eleazar 
Alden 1774, and had William 1776, Seth 1778, Smyrdus 1780, 
Eleazar 1784; he then removed to Ware, and thence to Tam- 
worth, N. H., and had Alden and Martin. He was a soldier in 
the French war, and suffered much; lost the use of one. leg; 
kept school, and was called here, master Snell. — Wm. m. Sarah 
Blossom. — Smyrdus m. Lucy, D. of Mark Phillips 1807. 

20. Barnabas (s. of Thomas 8) m. Eunice, D. of Gershom 
Conant 1783, and had Anna 1785 ; she d. 1795, ae. 52 ; he 1816, 
ae. 75. 

21. Capt. Josiah (s. of Josiah 9) m. Susanna, D. of John 
Ames 1752, and had Susanna 1754, Barnabas 1757, Abigail 
1759. His wife d., and he m. Ruhamah, wid. of Jonas Hartwell 
1763, and had Melzar 1764, Perez 1767, Ruhamah 1769, Josiah 
1771, Hannah 1774, Lydia 1781 ; he d. 1803. — Susannah m. 
Capt. Jedediah Willis 1775. — Barnabas m. Hannah Holmes of 



312 SNELL. 

H, 1781 Abigail m. James Howard, Jr., 1775. — Melzar m. Anna 
True of N. Y., 1789, and went to Me. — Hannah m. Jona. Upham 
of Canton 1799. — Lydia m. Henry Withington 1801. 

22. Dea. Elijah (s. of Josiah 9) m. Susanna, D. of Seth How- 
ard 1760, and had Huldah 1762, Bezer 1764, Calvin 1766, 
Susanna 1768, Rhoda 1770, Elijah 1772, Mehitabel and Parnel 
1774, Abigail 1776, x'Vnn 1778, Polly 1780, John Eliot 1783, Lu- 
cinda 1789. She d. and he m. Ann, wid. of Jonas Reynolds and 
D. of Luke Perkins. — Huldah m. Daniel Brett 1784. — Bezer 
gra. H. U. 1789, went to the south, and d. young. — Rhoda m. 
Charles Ames 1789. -Mehitabel m. Ebenezer Copeland, Jr., 1798. 
Abigail m. Capt. Lloyd Howard 1796. — Parnell m. Jesse How- 
ard, Jr., 1799. — The father and rest of the family went to Me. 

23. Nathan (s. of Josiah 9) m. Betty, D. of James Howard 
1770, and had Betty 1771, Mary 1774, Nathan 1776, Cyrus 1778, 
Chloe 1781, Luther 1783* Vashti 1785, Abigail 1788, Rhoda 
1791, Lentha 1794; he d. 1802. — Betty m. Salmon Copeland 
1799. — Mary m. Luke Perkins 1797. — Chloe m. Nehemiah Pack- 
ard 1807. — Vashti m. Barzillai Cary 1808. — -Abigail m. Eliphalet 
Packard 1814. — Rhoda m. Capt. Nahum Leonard 1812. 

24. Issachar, Esq., (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Sarah, D. of Ben- 
jamin Hayward 1769, and had Isachar, Mehitabel*, Abigail, 
Sarah, Hannah; he d. 1820, ae. 88. — Abigail m. Caleb Howard, 
Esq., 1820; his 2d wife. — Sarah m. Turner Torry 1803. — Han- 
nah m. Oakes Tirrell 1805. 

25. Capt. Zebedee (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Martha, D. of 
Ephraim Howard 1761, and had Hannah 1762, Zechariah 1764, 
Oliver 1767, Martha 1769, Molly 1772. His wife d. and he m. 
Mary, D. of Benj. Hayward 1777, and had Abigail 1779, Zebe- 
dee 1781, Lavinia 1783, Mary 1790. — Hannah m. Daniel Field 
1786. — Martha m. William Reynolds 1791. — Molly m. Dr. Elisha 
Tilson 1792. — Lavinia m. Zibeon Brett 1804. — Mary m. Simeon 
Reynolds 1809. 

26. Ebenezer, Esq., (s. of Zechariah 10) m. Sarah, D. of 
Capt. Abiel Packard 1764, and removed to Cummington. and 
was the father of the Rev. Thomas Snell of N. Brookfield, and 
of a D. who m. Dr. Peter Bryant, and who was mother of Wm. 
Cullen Bryant, the Poet. 

27. Daniel (s. of Daniel 12) m. Abigail, D. of Zechariah 
Packard 1753, and had Abigail 1754. He m. a 2d w. Mary, 
and had Joanna 1769, Daniel 1775. 

28. John (s. of Daniel 12) went into the French war and was 
killed at the Isle-aux-Noix 1760. He was the first inhabitant of 
the town of Bridgewater known to have been killed in battle. 
We find in the Rev. Samuel Angler's record of deaths the fol- 
lowing entry: "Sept. 19th, 1777 — Capt. Jacob Allen and Abner 
Robinson was killed in battle near Stillwater, above Albany; 



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before these there was no person of this town ever killed in 
battle except one John Snell, who was slain in the former war 
with France." 

29. Benjamin (s. of Daniel 12) m. Rebecca, D. of Lot 
Conant 1782, and had Rebecca, Benjamin, Susanna, and Stella. 
Rebecca m. George Baker of Duxburry 1816. — Susanna m. 
John Carver a. 1823. — Capt. Benjamin and Stella not m. 

30. William (s. of Daniel 12) m. Eunice, D. of Henry Gary 
1781, and had Sarah, Henry, Robie and Joanna Harlow; he d. 
1836. — Sarah m. Seth Alden 1800. — Henry m. Sarah, D. of 
Isaac Swift. — Joanna m. Nathaniel Washburn; all d. but Henry. 

31. Joseph (s. of Joseph 14) m. wid. Hannah Gook of the 
Gape 17S5, and had Anna 1785, Alfred 1788, Joseph Doane 
1789, Abigail 1792, Luther 1793*, Hannah 1794, George Wash- 
ington 1796, Azubah 1800, John Westly 1802 ; she died 18 17. 
Anna m. Charles Hunt of Dorchester, perhaps 1806. 

32. Charles (s. of Charles 15) m. Mary D. of Matthew King- 
man 1778, and had Alven 1778, Matthew 1780, Cyrus 1787. 
Polly 1789*. He m. wid. Rebecca Packard 1807. — Alven m- 
Abigail Bryant 1798. — Cyrus m. Susanna Shaw of Ab. 1819. 

33. Shepard (s. of Charles 15) m. Amy, D. of Jeremiah 
Thayer 1794, and had Nancy 1795*, Susanna 1797, Ansel 1800, 
Royal 1802. — Susanna m. John B. Harris, perhaps 1818. 

34. Capt. Ephraim (s. of Jonathan 16) m. Anna D. of James 
Keith 1780, and had Amelia 1780, Jonathan 1782, Patty 1784, 
Semantha 1780, and had Amelia 1780, Jonathan 1782, Patty 
1784, Semantha 1788, Bathsheba 1788, Anna 1790. He then 
m. Hannah, wid. of Josiah Williams and D. of Jonathan King- 
man 1792, and had Polly 1794, Hannah 1795, Ephraim 1800. 
He d. and the wid. then m. Caleb Snell 1808. — Amelia m. Sal- 
mon Howard 1799. — Jonathan m. Nabby, D. of John Hudson, 
1809. — Patty m. Daniel Hudson 1806. — Semantha m. Sidney 
Keith 1806. — Poll}' m. Damon Kingman 1814. 

35. Caleb (s. of Jonathan 16) m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Bai- 
ley 1799, and had Sarah and Ann 1800, Edwin 1804, Catherine 
1806*. She died 1807, and he m. Hannah, wid. of his brother 
Ephraim, and previously wid. of Josiah Williams, and D. of 
Jonathan Kingman 1808. 

36. Stephen (s. of Pollycarpus 18) m. Patty Cole 1796, and 
had Augustus 1797, Cyrus 1800, Lucius 1801, Edward 1803, 
Emeline 1805*, Susanna Shaw 1809, Emeline 181 1, Laura Anne 
1813, Lauren 1818. — Augustus m. an Eaton of Mid'o. — Cyrus 
m. Catharine Gonday in Boston, and d. 1826, cc. 26. — Lucius d. 
1832, ae. 30. 

37. Perez (s. of Josiah 21) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Kins- 
ley 1786,' and had Perez 1789, Martin 1792, Apollos 1795. 



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38. Capt. Josiah (s. of Josiah 21) and his w. Lucy had John 
Root 1803, Josiah 1806. 

39. Calvin (s. of Dea. EHjah 22) m. Polly, D. of Jacob 
Packard 1785, and had Harrison 1786, Roxana 1788, Rhoda 
1 79 1, and went to Maine with his father. 

40. Elijah (s. of Dea. Elijah 22) m. Abby, D. of Ebenezer 
Copeland 1796, and had Bezer 1797, Noble 1798, Abby Godfrey 
1801, and went to Me. with the rest of the family. 

41. Nathan (s. of Nathan 23) m. Abigail, D. of Maj. James 
Keith 1800, and had Luther 1800, Minerva 1803, Edward 1804. 

42. Cyrus (s. of Nathan 23) m. Betsy Keith 1801, and had 
Nahum 1803, Cyrus 1805. He and his w. both d. 1805. 

43. Dr. Issachar (s. of Issachar, Esq., 24) gra. H. U. 1797, 
m. Mary, D. of Simeon Keith 1799, and had Camilla 1800, 
Thomas 1802, Willard 1803. He removed to W'inthrop, Me. 

44. Zechariah (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Mehitabel, D. of 
Zechariah Sylvester of Duxbury 1793, and had Samuel 1794, 
Sidney 1795*, Zechariah 1797, Elbridge Gerry 1799, Daniel 
1801, Mehitabel 1803, Patty Howard 1805, Zechariah 1807, 
Cephas 1810, David 1812, Susanna 1814; he d. 1819. — Samuel 
m. Ruth Reed of Ab. perhaps 18 13. — David J. Snell d. at Car- 
linville, 111., July 17, 1838. 

45. Oliver (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Hannah, D. of Jere- 
miah Beal 1792, and had Oliver 1793, Jeremiah 1796, Hannah 
1798, Isaac 1801, Polly Tilson 1804, Rachel 1807, Asa Ford 
1810, Patty Howard 1812. — Jeremiah m. Sally Holbrook per- 
haps 1819. — Hannah perhaps m. Gordon Stone of Easton 1821. 

46. Zebedee (s. of Capt. Zebedee 25) m. Hannah, D. of Job 
Ames 1804, and had Lavinia Dike 1804, Mary Ames 1806, 
Silence Perry 1808, Enos Tilson 1812. — Job Ames 1814, Ethan 
Carver 1815. 

47. Matthew (s. of Charles 32) m. Susanna, wid. of Charles 
Southworth, and D. of Abiel Harris of A. 1806, and had Nath'l 
1807, Jane Whitman 1809, Henry 1812 ; he d. 1839, ^- 59- 

Lucy m. Whitcomb Stetson of Abington 1796. — Lydia m. 
Jona. Dawes 1772. — John and Pliilippa Snell of Boston had Su- 
sanna 1659, Anna 1661, John 1663, (2d wife Hannah), Simon 
1667. His will, 1669, mentions his brother Simon of London. 
Hannah Snell b. at Hingham 1689. — George Snell of Ports- 
mouth, mariner, and his w. Hannah 1698. 

SNOW. — William Snow was "an apprentice to Mr. Richard 
Derby 1637, ^^^ by him brought over out of England, and as- 
signed over to Edward Doten 1638, to serve him seven years" 
at Plymouth. He was of course 21 years old in 1645, and we 
find his name among those able to bear arms at Plymouth 1643. 
■ — Nicholas snow was at Plymouth 1623, and went to Eastham 



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1642. — Anthony Snow was at Plymouth 1638, and afterwards at 
Marshfield, and both appear to have left families ; but it is not 
ascertained that William had any connection with either of 
them. — William settled early in Duxbury, but probably was not 
a householder, or not m. in 1645, when the grant of this planta- 
tion to Duxbury was made, and therefore his name is not found 
among the original proprietors ; but he became a proprietor, 
and was among the first settlers of the town, in W. B., and took 
the oath of fidelity among the first in 1657 ; his will dated 1699, 
proved 1708 ; he d. ae. a. 84, and had been taken care of by his 
s. William. His wife's name was Rebeckah, but her family^ 
name not given ; his children were William, James, Joseph, 
Benjamin, Mary, Lydia, Hannah, and Rebeckah. — James d. in 
the Canada expedition 1690. — No account of his Ds. 

2. William (s. of William i) m. Naomi, d. of Thomas Whit- 
man, 1686, and had Bethiah 1688, James 1691, Susanna 1694. 
William 1697, Eleazer 1701, John 1704; his estate settled 1726, 
Bethiah m. Elisha Hayward 1721. — Susanna m. Israel Alger 
1717. — No further account of James. L\\i€i\") 

3. Joseph (s. of William i) and his w. Hopestill had Joseph 
1690, Mary 1691, James 1693, Rebeckah 1696, Isaac 1700, Jon- 
athan and David 1703; he d. 1753. Mary m. Joseph Lathrop 
1 7 18. — Rebeckah m. Thomas Wade 1722. 

4. Benjamin (s. of William i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph 
Alden 1693, and had Rebeckah 1694, Benjamin 1696, Solomon 
1698, Ebenezer 1702, Elizabeth 1705. His w. d. 1705, and he 
m. Sarah, wid. of Jonathan Gary and D. of Samuel Allen, 1705, 
and had Sarah 1706-, he d. 1743. Rebeckah m. a Campbell. — 
Elizabeth m. Joseph Carver 1725 — Sarah m. Nathaniel Pratt, 
and was d. at the date of her father's will 1743, having left a s. 
Seth (Dea. Seth Pratt). — Solomon m. Bathsheba Mehurin 1724. 

5. William (s. of William 2) m. Mary Washburn 1722, and 
had William 1723, Seth 1725, James 1729, Mary 1731, Susanna 
1736. Mary m, Samuel Dunbar 1758. 

6. Eleazar (s. of William 2) m. Mercy King 1728, and had 
Betty 1729 Reuben 1731, Eleazar 1734, Mercy 1737, Daniel 
1742 ; she d. 1789 ; he d. 1796. Betty m. Nathan Ames 1751, 
and then William Tolman 1757, and afterwards Micah White. 
Mercy m. Jacob Johnson of St. 1760. 

7. John (s. of William 2) m. Hannah, D. of Elisha Hayward, 
1731 ; no children ; she d. 1750, ae. 45 ; he then m. Hannah, 
wid. of Stoughton Willis (she was a Harlow) 1756, and had 
Sarah 1758, John 1762. 

8. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) and his w. Elizabeth had Joseph 
17 15, James 17 17, Elizabeth 17 19, Susanna 1722, Sarah 1725, 
Daniel 1727. He went to Easton a. 1730, and afterwards to 



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Providence ; was called Deacon 1738 in a deed he gave to Caleb 
Phillips. — Joseph was a preacher, and settled in Providence ; 
Mr. Wilson afterwards in 1793, was settled as colleague with 
him. 

9. James (s. of Joseph 3) lived in E. B. and m. Ruth, D. of 
Joseph Shaw a. 17 19, and had Ruth 1720, Abijah 1722, Mary 
1724, Nathan 1725, Abigail 1727, Susanna 1729, Jedediah 1731, 
Sarah 1732, John 1736, James 1742, by his 2d wife Hannah 
Hovey. Ruth m. Perez Bonneyi739. — Nathan m. Mary Mans- 
field perhaps 1748, and went to Abington, and John also moved 
away. — No account of Jedediah. — Abigail m. John Egerton 
1746, and Jonathan Beal 1780. — Susanna m. Abijah Edson 1747. 
Sarah m. Benjamin Harris 1751. — Abijah m. Sarah Porter of 
Abington. — Nathan Jr. went to Cummington. 

10. Isaac (s. of Joseph 3) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Shaw, 
1722, and lived in E. B., and had Hannah 1723, Isaac 1726, 
Martha 1 728, Peter 173 I, Joseph 1734*, Judith 1736. He d. 1737, 
and she m. John Whitman 1743. Hannah m. Joseph Robinson 
1759, his 2d w. — Martha m. Capt. Simeon Whitman 1750. — Pe- 
ter went to Harvard. — Judith m. John Barrell 1756. 

11. Jonathan (s. of Joseph 3) m. Ruth Soule, and afterwards 
a 2d w. Sarah, and had Samuel 1729, Jesse 1731, Sarah 1732. 
Rebecca 1734, Jonathan 1736, Moses 1737, Aaron 1740. Jona- 
than m. Betty Packard 1761. — Sarah m. Nath'l Packard 1753. — 
this family went to Mid'o. — Sam'l Snow m. Betty Perkins 1775. 

12. David (s. of Joseph 3) m. Joanna, D. of Joseph Hayward, 
1731, and had David 1732*, Joseph 1734, Joanna 1735, Mehita- 
bel 1737*, Lydia 1740, Rhoda 1742; she d. 1794, ae. 90. Joanna 
m. Nathaniel Edson 1759. — Lydia m. John Whitman 1764. — 
Rhoda m. Ezra Whitman 1768. 

13. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 4) m. Jemima, D. of Amos 
Snell, 1722, and settled in S. Bridg., and had Jemima 1723, 
Benja. 1724, Daniel 1726, Elijah 1728, Elizabeth 1730, Charity 
1733*, Lucy 1735, Amos 1738, Joseph 1740*, Seth 1743*, Joseph 
1746*, he d. 1760, ae. 65. Jemima m. Elijah Leach 1745. 

14. Ebenezer (s. of Benjamin 4) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Pratt, 
a. 1728, and had Ebenezer 1729, Nathaniel 1731, Sarah 1733, 
Caleb 1736. She died 1737, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Stephen 
Leach and D. of John Hooper, 1737, and had Solomon 1741, 
Rebecca 1742, Zeliedee 1743, John, Eli, and Mary. He went 
to R. a. 175 1, and m. a wid. Wilbor for a 3d wife, but had no 
children by her. Solomon m. Elizabeth, D. of Eleazar Gary, 
1780, and had Elizabeth, Solomon, and William. — Caleb was in 
the French war, 1755, with Gen'l Winslow. — Zebedee went to 
Scituate, R. I., and had Zebedee, Solomon, and William. 

15. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer next above) m. Betty Hooper, 
and had Sarah 1751, Betty 1753, Lydia 1755, Susanna 1757, 



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Eunice 1759, and Ebenezer, who m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Pool, 
1783. This family lived in R. 

16. William (s. of William 5) m. Hannah, D. of Nathan Hill, 
1743, and had Calvin 1749, Salome 1751 ; he d. 1755. Calvin m. 
Hannah, D. of Ephraim Churchill, 1784. — William Snow's wife 
d. in S. B. 1774. — V\'m. Snow m. Jerusha, D. of David Hill, 1776. 

17. Seth (s. of William 5) m. Betty, D. of Jona. Sprague, 
and had Simeon 1750, Betty 1752, Seth 1755, Jonathan 1757, 
Lydia 1759*. Elizabeth Snow m. Josiah Washburn 1775. 

18. James (s of William 5) m. Mary, D. of Timothy Edson, 
1758, and had Eliab 1759, James 1761, and d. 1762. Eliab m. 
Lydia Snow 1782, and Eliab Snow m. Dorcas, D. of Ephraim 
Churchill, 1787. — James m. Rebecca Alden of Tit. probably 1789. 

19. Reuben (s. of Eleazar 6) m. Hannah, D. of Stoughton 
Willis 1768, and had Rhoda 1769, and went to Easton. 

20. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 6) m. Mary, D. of John W^ood, 
1757, and settled in N. B., and had Mary 1757, Eleazar 1759, 
Priscilla 1761, Jonathan, Silas, Betsy, Sarah, Zevina, Mercy, 
Phebe ; he died 1797, ae. 64. Eleazar m. Hannah, D. of Jacob 
Dunbar, 1780, and settled in the State of New York. — Mary m. 
Seth Snow 1778. — Priscilla m. Simeon Snpw 1779. — Sarah m. a 

|Merritt. — Zevina m. Jonathan Snow of N. Y. 1799. — Mercy m. 
Nathaniel Wilmouth 1795. — Phebe m. Moses Crafts 1799. 

21. Daniel Esq (s. of Eleazar 6 ) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel 
Dunbar, 1764, and had Hannah 1765, Daniel 1767, Silvia 1769*, 
Sarah 1771*, Mehitabel 1773*, Nathan 1776, Cyrus 1778, Sarah 
1780, Melatiah 1782. His w. d. 1812, and he and all his family 
went to Maine. Hannah m. Benjamin x-Vlger of Easton 1785. — 
Melatiah m. Abiathar Wethrell of Easton 1807. — Nathan, a 
bachelor. — Sarah m a Hill in Readfield, Me. 

22. John (s. of John 7) m. Mary, D. of James Ames, 1784, 
and had David 1785, John 1787, Sarah 1789, Charles 1791, 
George 1794, Lucy 1798; his wife d. 1819. — John m. Rebecca 
Lathrop 181 1, and had Edward James 181 1. — Sarah m. William 
Dnubar 1807. — Charles m. Hannah Place 1820. — Lucy m. Ben- 
jamin Randall 1819. — He m. a 2d w. Hannah, wid. of Nathaniel 
Perkins and D. of Edmund Hayward 182 i. 

23. Isaac (s. of Isaac 10) m. Elizabeth, D. of William Bow- 
ditch, 1748, and had Mary 1749, and went to Haverhill. 

24. Joseph (s. of David 12) m. Ruth, D. of Dea. Zechariah 
Shaw, 1759, and had Sarah 1759, David 1761, Daniel 1763, Me- 
hitabel 1767, Ruth 1769, Joseph 1772, Moses 1775. This family 
went to Brookfield. David m. Jemima, D. of Jacob Hayward, 
1787, and had Vashti 1790, Experience 1791, David 1793, and 
then went to Brookfield. — Sarah m. Silvanus Hayward 1781. — 
Daniel m. Sally Allen at Brookfield 1792. — Mehitabel m. Seth 



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Richards 1791. — Joseph m. Tamzin, D. of John Richards, 1795, 
and then went to Brookfield. 

25. Daniel (s. of Benjamin 13) m. Abigail, D. of Joshua 
Fobes, 1753, and had Abigail 1754, Daniel 1756, Hosea 1758, 
Joseph 1760, Lucy 1762, Barzillai 1765, Azariah 1768, John 
1770. 

26. Elijah (s. of Benjamin 13) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Dun- 
bar 1767, and lived in Titicut, and had Sarah 1770, who m. Ja- 
cob Lathrop 1787, and a son Benjamin; his wife d. 1779; he 
1792. 

27. Simeon (s. of Seth 17) m. Priscilla, D. of Eleazar Snow, 
1779, and had Simeon 1781*, Betty 1783, Priscilla 1785, Lavi- 
nia 1787, Hepzibah 1789, Shepard 1791, Phebe 1793, Zibeon 
1795, Roxiliana 1797, and went to Whitestown, N. Y. 

28. Seth (son of Seth 17) m. Mary, D. of Eleazar Snow, 1778, 
and had Seth 1780, Barnabas 1782, Polly, 1785, Cyrus 1787, 
Asenath 1789, Elijah 1792, Perez 1795, Zerviah 1796, and went 
to Whitestown, N. Y. 

29. Jonathan (s. of Seth 17) went to N. Y., and probably m. 
Zevina, D. of Eleazar Snow, 1799. 

30. Jonathan Esq. (s. of Eleazar 20) m. Huldah Snow, and 
had Huldah, 1786, Jonathan 1788, Salmon 17S9* Caleb 1790*, 
Susanna 1793, Sprague 1795, Sebrina 1797, Martin 1799, Olive 
1800, Thomas Jefferson 1803, Relief 1805. Huldah m. Stillman 
Willis 1809. — Jonathan m Sally, D. of Nathan Bryant, i8io. — 
Susanna m. Jeremiah Hickson of St. 1809. — Sprague m. Nancy 
Kingman of Mansfield 1820. — Sebrina m. John Sealy of Easton 
1818. — Martin m. Ann Wilbor 1821. — Thos. J. gra. B. U. 1823. 

31. Silas (s. of Eleazar 20) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Cole, 
1800, and had Austin 1802, Linus 1804*, Silence 1808, Mary 
181 I, Lurin 18 14. 

32. Daniel (s. of Daniel Esq. 21) m. Hannah Richmond of 
Mid'o. 1790, and went to Union, Maine, and had Ansel, Azel, 
Philip, Oliver, Silvia, Hannah, Harriet, Elizabeth, Sarah. Ansel 
lives in Appleton — Azel m. a D. of Thomas Johnson of New 
Gloucester, and lived in N. York, and now lives in Boston, an 
Apothecary. — The Ds. are all m. and live in Me. 

33. Cyrus (s. of Daniel Esq. 21) m. Ruth Makepeace of 
Norton 1801, and had Ruth Makepeace 1802, Angelina 1803, 
Deborah 1805, Hannah Dunbar 1807. He went to Franklin. 

34. Seth (s. of Nath'l of Orleans) settled in N. B. 1783, m. 
Anna, D. of Josiah Packard, 1795, and had Josiah*, Nathaniel, 
Sally*, Achsah*, Hannah*, and Mary. His wife d. 1820, and 
he m. wid. Sarah Norton, D. of Ephraim Noyes. 

Hannah m. Benj. Mehuren 1767. — Lydia m. Eliab Snow 1782, 
Bethiah m. Samuel Warren Jr. of Mid'o. 1770. — Molly m. John 



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Wade 1 79 1. — Sarah m. Daniel Tomson 1794. — Hannah m. He- 
man Linnel 1797. — Ruth of Eastham m. Levi Packard 1789. — 
Hannah m. Jonathan Bolton 1794. — James m. Freelove Monk of 
St. 1794. — Zilpha m. David Bolton 1794. — Eunice m. Alfred 
Edson 1796. Mehitabel of Easton m. Asa Bryant 1810. — Betsy 
m. Asa Bryant 181 1. — Elijah Snow of E. B. m. Sarah Shaw 1780. 
SOPER. — Samuel Soper m. Esther Littlefield 1731, and lived 
in W. B., and had Edmund 1731, Hannah 1733, Asa 1734, Sam'l 
1736, Esther 1738, Oliver 1740, Amasa 1742, Salter 1744, Sarah 
1745, James 1747, Silence 1750. Esther, mother or D., m. Seth 
Briggs of Berkley a. 1754. — Hannah m. Daniel Pettingill 1750. 

2. Edmund (s. of Samuel i) m. Bethiah (or Betty), D. of 
Ephraim Fobes, 1754, and had Betty 1755. His w. d., and he 
m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Theophilus Curtis of St. 1756, and had 
Mehitabel 1757, Edmund 1759, Eunice 1761. 

3. Amasa (s. of Samuel i) m. Ruth Dwelly 1763, and had 
Huldah 1764, Olive 1766, Amasa 1768, Martin 1772. 

Capt. Nathaniel Soper of Hanson (s. of Alexander) m. Betty 
Price 1779. — Mary Soper m. Daniel Hartwell Jr. 182 1. 

SOREIN. — John Sorein and his w. Mary had John in E. B. 
1735, and went to Boston. 

SOULE — Dea. John Soule m. Sarah, D. of Thomas Leach, 
and settled in E. B., and had William Norman 1808, and Eliza- 
beth 1809. 

Ebenezer Soule of Plympton m. Silence, D. of William Hud- 
son 1764. — Asaph of Plymp. m. Marah, D. of William Hudson, 
1767; — A, D. of Ebenezer Whitman of S. B. m. a Soule — Wm. 
Soule m. Rachel Dillingham 1791. — Rebecca m. Sampson Wash- 
burn 1805. — Nathan Soule, brother of Rebecca, m. Charity, D. 
of Uriah Brett, 18 15. — Wid. Joanna, mother of Nathan and Re- 
becca, m. Nathan Alden Esq. 18 18. 

SOUTHWORTH.— Widow Alice Southworth arrived at Ply- 
mouth 1623, in the third ship, called the Ann, and soon after 
was married to Gov. William Bradford ; she had two ss. by her 
first husband, to wit : Constant and Thomas Southworth, who 
came with her or soon afterwards, and were quite young ; 
Thomas not more than six years old. They both became dis- 
tinguished men in the colony ; Constant settled in Duxbury, and 
was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and d. 1678, 
leaving three sons, Edward, Nathaniel, and William ; and three 
married Ds. viz : Mercy, w. of Samuel Freeman, Alice, w. of the 
famous Cap. Benjamin Church, distinguished in Philip's war, and 
Mary, wife of David Alden, and two unmarried Ds., Elizabeth 
and Priscilla. — Thomas left an only child Elizabeth, who m. 
Joseph Howland. — Elizabeth, D. of Constant, afterwards m. 
William Fobes. — Nathaniel "had land towards Taunton, called 



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Freeman's land," perhaps in Mid'o. — Edward, of Mid'o. per- 
haps, s. of Nathaniel, had 4 ss., Constant, Edward, Lemuel and 
Benjamin, who all settled early in N. B. 

Sarah Southworth of Mid'o. m. Eleazar Washburn Jr. a. 1771. 
Sarah Southworth m. Peter Edson 1745. 

1. Constant (s. of Edward) m. Martha, D. of Joseph Keith, 
1734, and had Betsy 1735, Nathaniel 1737, Ezekiel 1739, Mar- 
tha* and Mary 1741*, Desire 1742*, Jedediah 1745, Constant 
1747*, Sarah 1749, Ichabod 1751*; he d. 1775, ae. 64. Betsy 
m. Joseph Cole 1757. — Sarah d. single. — Jedediah m. an Ather- 
ton, and settled in St., and had Constant and Consider. 

2. Edward (s. of Edward) m. Lydia, D. of John Packard, 
1750, and had Uriah 1751, Perez 1754, Desire 1756, Edward 
1758, Abiah 1760, Bridget 1762, Lydia 1764, Avis 1768, Fear 
1770. They all moved to Pelham except Perez. — Uriah m. Pa- 
tience Goodspeed of Easton 1773. 

3. Lemuel (s. of Edward) m. Patience West 1757, and had 
Mehitabel 1758, Hannah 1760*, Patience 1763. Mehitabel m. 
John Gurney 1777. 

4. Benjamin (s. of Edward) m. Mary Smith 1763, but had 
no children. He d., and his wid. m. Zechariah Gurney 1800. 

5. Nathaniel (s. of Constant i) m. Catharine, D. of David 
Howard, 1762, and had Martha 1764*, Simeon 1766, Nathaniel 
1769, David 1773*. His wife d. 1775, and he m. Jennet, D. of 
Simeon Brett, 1777, and had Catharine ; he d. 1788, and his wid. 
m. Ephraim Groves 1789. — Catharine m. Ambrose Keith 1796. — 
Nathaniel m. Patience, D. of Wihiam Shaw, 1793, and went to 
Lyme, N. H. 

6. Ezekiel (s. of Constant r) m. Mary Newman 1761, and 
had Molly 1762, Ichabod Keith 1764, Constant 1767, and then 
went westward. 

7. Perez (s. of Edward 2) m. Eunice, D. of Matthew King- 
man, a. 1780, and had Harmony 1781, Hannah 1782, John 1784, 
Edward 1786, Martin 1788, Azel 1790*, Benjamin 1791, Perez 
and Eunice 1793, Polly 1796, Sophronia 1798, Lucy 1800. Har- 
mony m. Dea. Seth Alden 1802. — Hannah m. John Ames 1802. — 
Eunice m. Daniel Alden 181 5. — Sophronia m. Alva Noyes. — 
Lucy m. Oman Cole. — John m. Eliza, D. of Luther Hayward, 
1806, and went to New Bedford. — Col. Edward m. Rhoda, D. of 
Robert Howard, 1815. — Martin m. Ruth, D. of Capt. Robert 
Packard, 181 1. — Benjamin m. Content, D. of Dea. Eben. Pack- 
ard, 18 19, and went to Winthrop, Me. — Perez m. Betty, D. of 
Capt. Lot Leach of St. 182 1. 

8. Simeon (s. of Nathaniel 5) m. Elizabeth iVnderson 1789, 
and had Alva 1791, Justin 1793, and went to Ward. 

Charles m. Susanna, D. of Abiel Harris, 1794, and Matthew 
Snell 1806. — Reuma m. Otis Howard 18 18. 



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SPRAGUE. — Francis Sprague was one of the forefathers, and 
arrived at Plymouth 1623 in the ship Ann ; he settled in Dux- 
bury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, but 
did not, nor did any of his family, come to reside here ; he had 
John, Anna, Mary and Mercy. John m. Ruth Bassett 1655, and 
had John, \\illiani, Samuel, Eliza, Ruth, Desire, and Dorcas. 
Mercy m. William Tubbs 1637. William d. at Dux. 17 12, leav- 
ing a wid. Grace, and ss. Jethro and Terah, and Ds. Ruth and 
Zerviah. Samuel went to Rochester and d. there 1723, leaving 
a w. Elizabeth, and a s. Ephraim, and perhaps others. The 
Spragues of Fairhaven, and the South Shore generally, descend- 
ed probably from Francis. There was no known connection 
between him and the following families. 

Ralph, Richard, and William Sprague, were among the first 
comers and settlers in Massachusetts Colony in 1628. They 
were brothers, and settled at Charlestown, from whence William, 
the youngest, removed to Hingham. Hosea Sprague of Hing- 
ham, one of the descendants of William, has lately presented 
the public with such a full and particular genealogy of the 
Sprague family, that it is necessary here only to give some ac- 
count of William, from whom the Spragues in this town are 
descended. 

William Sprague of Hingham m. Millesaint, D. of Anthony 
Fames, and had Anthony 1635, John 1638, Samuel 1640, Eliza- 
beth 1641, Persis 1643, Joanna 1644, Jonathan 1648, William 
1650, Mary 1652, Hannah 1655 ; he d. 1675. Anthony remained 
at Hingham, and d. 17 19. — John went to Mendon, and d. 1690. — 
Samuel went to Marshfield, and d. 1709 ; was secretary of the 
Colony, and great-grandfather of the Hon. Seth Sprague sen'r 
of Duxbury. — Jonathan d. at Hingham, and left no posterity. — 
William m. Deborah Lane 1674, and went to Providence. — Per- 
sis m. John Dogget. — Joanna m. Caleb Church. — Mary m. Thos. 
King. — William of Providence had William, Joanna, Deborah, 
Jonathan, Abiah, John, Benjamin. 

1. Jonathan (s. of William of Providence) m. Lydia Leavit of 
Hingham, and settled in S. B., and had Lydia 17 15, Hannah 
1717, Jonathan 1720, Mary 1723, Sarah 1725*, John 1727, Con- 
tent 1729, Betty 1 73 1, Benjamin 1736; his will 1748. Lydia m. 
Solomon Perkins 1733. — Hannah m. Solomon Bates. — Jonathan 
went to Stafford, Conn. — Mary m. Nathan P2dson 1738. — Con- 
tent m. a Howard of Dartmouth. — Betty m. Seth Snow a. 1749. 

2. John (s. of Jonathan i) m. Susanna Cobb 1746, and had 
John 1746, and went to Block Island. 

3. Benjamin (s. of Jonathan i) m. Eunice, D. of Ephraim 
Holmes, 1762, and had Ephraim 1763, Benjamin, Lydia 1777. 
He d. 1778, of the small pox, x. 42, and she m. Solomon Ames 



322 STANDISH. 



1781, and became a wid. again, and d. 1833, ^e. 92. Lydia m, 
Capt. Asa Pratt 1799. 

4. Capt. Ephraim (s. of Benjamin 3) m. Vina, D. of Ezra 
Edson, 1783, and had Holmes 1783, Epliraim 1787, Eunice 1790, 
Vina 1799, and d. 1818; Chloe 1804, Mira 1806. Ephraim m. 
Jane, D. of Josepli Ames, 18 13, and went to Bristol, R. T. — 
Eunice m. Calvin Washburn 1809 — Mira m. John Washburn, 
and afterwards the Hon. John A. Shaw. 

5. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 3) m. Priscilla Churchill 1786, 
and had Benjamin 1790, Friend 1792*, Lydia 1799, George 1801, 
Lydia m. Barna Leonard Jr. 18 15. — George went to N. York, 
and thence to Florida. 

6. Capt. Holmes (s. of Capt. Ephraim 4) m. Betsy, D. of 
Daniel Copeland, 1808, and had Ephraim Holmes 1809, Betsy 
Copeland 1812, Edgar 1815, Caleb Cary 1819.— Ephraim H. m. 
Lois, D. of Nath'l Washburn. 

7. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 5) m. Lucy, D. of Joseph Ames, 
18 1 8, and had Benjamin and Fisher Ames. — John of Abington 
m. Rebecca, D. of John Alden of E. B. 1767. 

STANDISH.— Capt. Miles Standish (one of the forefathers), 
the renowned soldier, and shield and defence of the pilgrims, 
came over in the first ship, the May Flower, in 1620; he lived 
in Plymouth till 1630, when he removed to Duxbury, and d. 
there 1656, ce. 72 ; he was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, 
and a principal member of the committee who purchased the 
plantation of Massasoit (or Ousamequin), the Indian Sachem, 
in 1649; his w. Rose d. the next spring after their arrival, in 
1621, and he m. a 2d w. Barbara, who survived him; his child- 
ren were Alexander, Miles, Josiah, Charles, Lora, and John. 
Lora d. before him. He lived and died at the foot of the hill 
named after him " Captain's Hill." 

2. Alexander (s. of Capt. Miles i) was made a freeman 1648, 
and lived on the paternal estate, at Captain's Hill, in Duxbury; 
he m. lirst Sarah, D. of the Hon. John Alden, and had Miles, 
Ebenezer, Lorah, Lydia, Mercy, Sarah, and Elizabeth ; his wife 
d. and he then m. Desire, wid. of Israel Holmes, (formerly wid. 
of William Sherman, her maiden name Doten), and had Thomas, 
Ichabod, and Desire born in Marshfield 1689 ; he d. in Duxbury 
1702; she in Marshfield 1723. She named her children thus: 
William Sherman, John Holmes, Israel Holmes, Hannah Ring, 
Experience [wife of Miles] Standish, Desire Weston, and g. D. 
Desire Wermall. — Lorah m. Abraham Sampson. — Lydia m. Isaac 
Sampson. — Mercy m. Caleb Sampson. — Sarah m. Benjamin 
Soule, and Elizabeth m. Samuel Delano. — There was a David 
Standish killed in Duxbury by the fall of a tree in 1689 ; per- 
haps a s. of Alexander. 



STANDISH. 323 



3. Miles (s. of Capt. Miles i) m. Sarah, D. of John Winslow, 
and went to Boston, where he d. a. 1666 ; and his wid. m. Tobias 
Payne 1669, and afterwards Mr. Richard Middlecot. 

4. Ens. Josiah Standish (2d s. of Capt. Miles of Duxbury) 
lived in East Bridgewater, and first m. Mary, D. of John Dingley 
of Marshtield, a. 1654, who d. the same year, and he then m. 
Sarah, I), of Sam'l Allen of Braintree and sister of Sam'l Allen 
of E. B. He soon removed back to Duxbury, where he became 
a Captain, Selectman, Deputy, and one of the council of war ; 
he removed thence to Norwich, in Conn., probably a. 1686 ; he 
had Miles, Josiah, and other children, perhaps. His descend- 
ants are also in New York, among whom Samuel has been a 
given name for several generations. He bought 150 acres of 
John Parks of Preston, Conn. 1687. 

5. Charles (s. of Capt. Miles i) we have no account of; his 
name does not appear in the records after his father's will in 
1655 ; perhaps he d. young. 

6. John (s. of Capt. Miles i) was named in the division of 
cattle, on the Colony records, in 1727, and we have obtained no 
further account of him. He no doubt d. young, as he was not 
named in his father's will in 1655. 

7. Miles (s. of Alexander 2) remained on the paternal estate 
at Captain's Hill, and d. there 1739. He m. Experience, D. of 
his mother-in-law by one of her first husbands (Sherman or 
Holmes), and had Miles, Sarah, Patience, Priscilla and Pene- 
lope ; the two last minors. Miles went to Bridgewater. — Sarah 
m. Abner Weston. — Patience m. Caleb Jenny of Dartmouth 1735. 
Priscilla m. Elisha Bisbee perhaps of Pembroke. — Penelope d, 
single at Duxbury 1740. — The mother. Experience, survived her 
husband, and was perhaps the last of the family who resided at 
Captain's Hill. 

8. Ebenezer (s. of Alexander 2) lived in Plympton, and had 
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Moses, Hannah, Zeruiah, Sarah, and 
Mercy. He and his s. Ebenezer both died a. 1748. — Zerviah 
Standish m. Zebedee Tomson of Halifax 1745. — Ebenezer, Jr., 
m. a Churchill 1739. — Sarah Standish m. Josiah Cushman, Jr., 
1749. — Mercy Standish m. Ebenezer Lobdell at Plympton 1736; 
her 2d husband was Benjamin Weston; she d. 1794, 3e. 78. 

9. Thomas (s. of Alexander 2) born a. 1687, first settled in 
Marshfield, and thence removed to Pembroke, where his name 
appears in 17 18 ; his wife Mary; they had David at Marshfield, 
and perhaps Amos; Thomas at Pembroke 1725, Mary 1733, 
William 1737, Betty 1739, recorded by Daniel Lewis in Pem- 
broke 1742, as the children of Thomas and Mary Standish. — 
David m. Hannah Magoun 1746, and died 1793, leaving David, 
Lemuel, and several other children. — Lemuel went to Bath, m. 



324 STANDISH. 



Rachel Jackson, and had David 1777, and Lemuel, and one 
other son, and d. 1824, ae. 78. — Amos Standish, an adult, was 
bap. at Marshfield 1742 (or 1746). — Thomas m. Martha Bisbee 
1748. — Thomas, Jr., d. in Pembroke 1780. There was a Miles 
Standish d. in Pembroke a. 1793, whose will is on record. 

10. Ichabod (s. of Alexander 2) m. Phebe Ring of Plymouth 
1719 ; he was the man, probably, a cooper, who died at Halifax 
177?, leaving 3 Ds., Mary, Phebe, and Desire, who m. David 
Hatch. 

11. Miles Standish (s. of Miles 7) m. Mehitabel Robbins, 
probably of Plymouth 1738, and removed from Duxbury to S. B. 
and had Miles, Experience, Penelope, Hannah, and others, per- 
haps; he d. 1784, St. 80. — Miles m. Naomi, D. of Daniel Keith 
1774, and had Miles, and went to Pennsylvania a. 1780. — Ex- 
perience m. Simeon Ames 1765. — Penelope m. Nathaniel Cobb, 
Jr., of Plymp. 1763. — Hannah m. Daniel Fobes 1769. 

12. Zechariah (s. of Eben.ezer 8) had Ebenezer, Hannah, 
Sarah, Abigail, Peleg, Zechariah. — Zechariah Standish died at 
Plympton a. 1780. — Col. John Standish of Plattsburgh, N. Y., s. 
of a Doctor Standish, formerly of Plympton, was a descendant 
of Zechariah. — Abigail Standish m. Samuel \\'right 1752; she 
was mother of Caleb Leach's wife. — Sarah Standish m. Josiah 
Cushman, Jr., 1749. 

13. Moses (s. of Ebenezer 8) and his wife Rachel had Moses, 
John, Aaron, Rachel, and Rebecca; he d. 1769, a;. 80. — John 
Standish was drowned at Plymouth 1787. — Rebecca Standish 
m. Zechariah Weston 1751. — Rachel and Hannah Standish were 
both m. at Plympton a. 1740. 

14. Ebenezer (s. of Zechariah 12, perhaps,) had Mary, Eben- 
ezer, Averick, and Shadrach. — Shadrach d. at New Bedford 
1837, ae. 92; he m. Mary Churchill 1771, and had 3 ss. and 5 
Ds., and 141 descendants. The Rev. Mr. Holmes preached a 
funeral sermon at his death, and therein stated that Capt. Miles 
Standish, the ancestor, was 54 years old when he arrived at 
Plymouth and 90 when he died: but he d. Oct. 3. 1656, a;, about 
72, according to the account given of it by the late Samuel 
Davis, Esq., and history assures us he was appointed to com- 
mand the troops raised to go against the Dutch, at Manhattan, 
in 1653, only three years before he died, and it is altogether 
improbable that he could then have been 87 years old; he was 
probably about 36 when he came oyer, which is corroborated by 
" New England's Memorial," wherein it is recorded that he 
went in his " younger time " into the Low Countries as a soldier, 
and there becoming acquainted with the Church at Leyden came 
with them to N. England. He was a distant descendant (not a 
son, as Mr. Holmes supposes), of the Rev. Henry Standish, D.D., 
Bishop of St. Asaph's in the reign of Henry the 8th. 



STAPLES.— STP:TS0N. 325 

Mrs. Bisbee, living in 1809 at Plympton, very aged, was a 
Standish b. at Captain's Hill in Duxbury. — Betsy Bisbee Stand- 
ish d. in E. B. 1792, ae. 41. — Isaiah Standish was in Rochester 
1805. — Sarah Standish m. Daniel French of E. B. 1S17. — Sam'l 
Standish of Lebanon, Conn., had a son Israel, and a D. Han- 
nah. — Israel had Elisha, Jonas, Amasa, and Nathan. — Elisha 
had a s. Lodowick. — Nathan had two ss., one of them Thomas, 
living in Lebanon ; and another in Bozrah. — Ezra, a respectable 
man, and cousin of Lodowick, lived in Bozrah. 

STAPLES.— Samuel Staples m. Betty, D. of Noah Wash- 
burn 1765, and had Molly in E. B. 1767. — Jacob Staples of T. 
m. Lois Edson. 

STARR. — John Starr was one of the original Proprietors of 
Bridgewater, but never came to reside here. 

Jasper Starr and wife (from Boston) settled in S. B. ; he died 
1792, ae. 84; she d. 1802, at. 92 (Mrs. Starr d. 1792, at. 90). He 
had James and Benjamin. — Benjamin was drowned in a well, 
1779. — Polly m. Luke Leach 1788. — James, Jr., m. Lois, D. of 
Benjamin Leach 1797, and Peggy m. Libeus Leach 1797, and 
all went to Me. — James, Jr., was a Magistrate in Maine, and 
had Harriot B. i79q, Louisa L. 1802, both b. in S. B. 

John and Martha Starr of Boston had Benjamin 1667. — Com- 
fort and Mary Starr of Boston had Joseph 1668, and Mary 1671. 
Benjamin Starr m. Mary Maylam 17 13, and Eliza Story 17 15. 
John Starr m. Abigail Day 1706. — [Boston records]. 

STETSON. — Abishai Stetson (from Pembroke) m. Sarah 
Crooker, and settled in E. B., and had Molly 1762, Abishai 
1764, d. 1771 ; Abigail 1766, Jonathan 1768, Sarah 1770, Abishai 
1773, Bethiah 1776. He d. 1777, ae. 39, and his widow m. Solo- 
mon Packard 1779. — Molly m. Benjamin Pincin 1787. — Abigail 
m. Dyer Robinson 1787. — Sarah m. Harlow Harden 1795. — 
Bethiah m. Calvin Keith 1794. — Capt. Isaiah Stetson, brother 
of the preceding, lived also in his youth in E. B., with Col. Ed- 
w-ard Mitchell. 

2. Jonathan (s. of Abishai i) m. Huldah Magoun 1791, and 
went to Carver and afterwards settled in Marshfield, and had 
Abisha, Sumner, and others. 

3. Capt. Abishai (s. of Abishai i) in. Alice, D. of Ezra Allen 
1796, and had Jennet 1797, died 1820; Sarah 1799, d. 1820; 
Ethan 1803, Naomi 1805*, Nahum 1807, Nathan 1810, Alice 
1813*, Caleb Strong 1815. — His wife d. 1821, and he m. Mary 
Johnson of Kingston 1821. — Nathan went to Pennsylvania, and 
there m., and was a Preacher, and has returned to E. B. — Ethan 
m. a Baker, and d. 1831, x. 29, leaving a D. 

4. Nahum (s. of Capt. Abishai 3) settled in S. B., and m. 
Sarah Wilson, D. of Rev. George Barstow of Hanson, and had 
George Barstow 1833, Sarah Lazell, Nahum, and Wm. Butler. 



326 STORRS.— SWIFT. 

5. Peleg Stetson (from Abington) settled in E. B., and m, 
Ruth, D. of Perkins Gurney 1775, and had Adam, Peleg, Char- 
lotte, Sally, Jane. — Adam m. Parna, D. of Capt. Levi Washburn 
1817. — Peleg m. Clarissa Gurney 1818. — Charlotte m. Jo. Reed 
1807. — Sally m. Isaac Reed 1803. — Jenny m. John Harden 1803. 

6. John Croal Stetson lived in S. B., and afterwards in E. B. ; 
m. Lois, D. of Simeon Leonard 1795, and had Experience Davy 
1797, Louisa Leonard 1799, James Oliver 1803, Mary Ann 181 1, 
and d. in S. B. His son James O. m. and lived in E. B., and 
then in W. B. — Louisa m. the Rev. Mr. Chace of Carver. — Mary 
A. m. in Foxborough. 

Wid. Elizabeth Stetson d. in E. B. 1800, a;. 77. — Abthiah Stet- 
son m. Moses Wade 1738, and Jonathan Chandler 1745, and d. 
1792, ai. 85. — Whilcomb of Abington m. Lucy Snell 1796. — 
Ruth of Pembroke m. David Snow Whitman 1798. — Delpha m. 
James H. Gurney of Roxbury 18 13. — Mary Crooker Stetson m. 
Timothy Hayward 18 17. — Wid. Experience d. in S. B,. 1798, ae. 
55. — Content m. Zenas Crocker. — Mary (or Mercy) m. Oliver 
Leach 1817. — Abishai Stetson of Kingston m. Elizabeth James 
of Hingham (or Cohasset) 1730. 

STORRS. — Elijah Storrs came from Connecticut and settled 
in S. B., and m. Susanna, D. of Isaac Swift 1782, and had Su- 
sanna 1783^ Martha 1785*, and Mary*, and a son*. — Susanna 
m. Newell Withington 1808. — Mr. Storrs d. March 1839, ®- ^9- 

Mary Ann Storrs of Boston m. Laban Burr 1820. 

STURTEVANT.— Samuel m. Sarah, D. of William Packard 
1769, and had Zophar 1770. 

2. Samuel m. Abigail Holmes 18 16 (both from Plymouth), 
and settled in E. B., and had Nahum Mitchell, Sherman Allen, 
Mary Jewett, Samuel Windsor, Elizabeth Bradford, Levi*, Sil- 
vanus*, James Henry*, John Tilton, Abigail Holmes, Nathan 
Dresser, Sarah Jane. 

3. Silas (s. of Cornelius of Plympton) m. a Sampson and 
lived in N. B., and had Ephraim, Silas, Molly, and P^lizabeth ; 
he d. 1814, ae. 84. — Betsy m. Lewis Johnson 1799. 

4. Ephraim (s. of Silas above) m. Abigail, D. of Robert How- 
ard 1 79 1, and had Lucy 1793, who m. Oliver Howard 1808. 

Sarah, D. of Caleb of Halifax m. Josiah Whitman 1774, and 
afterwards Jacob Mitchell 1791. — Patience, D. of Caleb of 
Halifax m. Jonathan Ames 1783. — Jesse Fuller Sturtevant m. 
Anna, D. of James Alger 1771.— Silvanus m. Polly, D. (perhaps) 
of David Leonard 1801. — Foster Sturtevant d. in E. B. 1779, ae. 
16. — James of Mid'o. m. Ann Leach 1769. — Deborah m. Isaac 
Doten of Hartford, Me., 1820. 

SWIFT. — Isaac Swift (from Sandwich) settled in S. B., and 
m. Susanna, wid. of Solomon Ames and D. of Samuel Keith 



TAYLOR.— THAYER. 327 

1749, and had Jireh 1749, William 1752, Susanna 1754, Mary 
1759; he d. 181 1 ; she 1836. — William m. Rachel, D. of Simeon 
Leonard 1795, but had no children ; he d. 1839, ^- ^7- — Susanna 
m. Elijah Storrs 1782. — Mary m. Capt. Jacob Leonard 1788. 

2. Jireh (s. of Issac i) m. Lucy, D. of Ebenezer Keith 1776, 
and had Isaac, Martin, Sion, Ruel, Lois, and others. — Isaac m. 
Sarah, D. of Nath'l Pratt 1797. — Martin m. Sarah, D. of Alex, 
Ames 1809. — Sion m. Susanna, wid. of Macey Hall and D. of 
Joshua Washburn 1818 — Reuel m. Mary Borden of Mid'o. 182 i. 
Lois m. Walter Keyes 1793, and another D. m. Charles Brett. 

TAYLOR. — Benjamin Taylor and his w. Abiah (a 2d wife a 
wid. Peterson) lived in E. B., and had a s. Benjamin who m. 
Martha Childs 1787, and had a s. Walter, and others. — Benja- 
min, the father, d. 1776, as. a. 80; she 1800, ai. 76. 

Archippus Taylor m. Hannah Warren 1778. — Benjamin Taylor 
m. Sarah Torrey 1784. 

THAXTER. — Maj. Samuel Thaxter (from Hingham) lived 
in E. B., and d. here Aug. 6, 177 i. He was in the French war, 
and in Fort William Henry when it was surrendered to the 
French and Indians 1757, and was one of the few who escaped 
the massacre which followed by making his way to Fort Edward. 
He was father of Dr. Thomas Thaxter of Hingham, and Dr. 
Gridley Thaxter of Ab. ; he had also a s. William who d. young. 

THAYER. — Richard Thayer arrived in this country from 
England a. 1640, and settled in Braintree 1641, with 8 children, 
Richard, Zechariah, Nathaniel, Jael, Deborah, Sarah, Hannah, 
and Abigail. 

Richard, the son, m. Dorothy Pray 165 1 ; they had Dorothy 
1653, Richard 1655, Nathaniel 1658, Cornelius 1670, and both d. 
'7 OS- 
Nathaniel (s. of Richard Jr.) m. Hannah Hayden 1679, '^^^^ 
had Nathaniel 1680, Richard 1683, Hannah 1686, Zechariah 
1687, Ruth 1689, Dorothy, Lydia, Daniel, Deborah, and Esther. 

1. Richard (s. of Nathaniel) m. Susanna, D. of Sam'l White, 
1708, and came to W. B. ; he had Susanna 1710, Enos 17 16, 
Anna 1718, Seth 1721, Micah 1724, Abijah 1726, Jeremiah 1729, 
Thankful 1731; he d. 1760; she 1759. Susanna m. Daniel 
Field 1733. — Anna m. Benjamin Edson Jr. 1739. — Thankful m. 
Jacob Dunbar 1776. — No account of E^nos or Micah. — In Thay- 
er's memorial it is said Susanna m. Joseph Lovell of St., and 
that Anna m. Ephraim Thompson of W. B.. and settled in Hal- 
ifax. 

2. Seth (s. of Richard i ) m. Hannah Pray, and settled in N. 
Bridge. 1744, and had Enos 1744, Hannah 1748, Susanna 1749, 
Michael 1753*, Molly 1756, Seth 1760; he died 1798, a-. 77. — 
Hannah m. Daniel Cary 1773. — Mary m. Silas Hayward 1779. 



328 THAYER. 

3. Abijah (s. of Richard 1} m. Betty, D. of Robert Howard, 
T779, and had Betty 1780, Abigail 1782 ; he d. 1805. Abigail m, 
John Holmes of Halifax 1799. 

4. Jeremiah (s. of Richard i) m. Tabitha Leavit 1756, and 
had Jeremiah 1757, Richard 1759, Leavit 1761, Molly 1763, Su- 
sanna 1765, Tabitha 1767, Anna 1769, Abijah 177 i, Amy 1773, 
Solomon 1776*, Betty 1779. Molly m. George Lathrop 1783. — 
Susanna m. John Dyer 2d 1783. — Tabitha m. Thomas Reynolds 
1785. — Anna m. Jonathan Reynolds 1794. — Abijah m. Sally 
Bassett 1802. — Amy m Shepard Snell 1794. — Betty m. Paul 
Bailey 1798. 

5. Enos (s. of Seth 2) m. Rebecca Curtis 1765, and had Su- 
sanna 1767, Rebecca 1770. He m. Hannah, wid. of Philip Rey- 
nolds and D. of William Packard, 1782, but had no children by 
her. 

6. Seth (s. of Seth 2) m. Molly Thayei-, and had Enos 1788, 
Hannah 1789, Micah 1791, Seth 1793, Eliphalet 1795, Zechariah 
1797, Zeba 1799, Samuel 1800, Charles 1802. Enos m. Mary 
Damon of Hanson 182 1. — Hannah m. Thomas Dunbar 1810. — 
Micah and Seth went to Springfield. — Eliphalet m. Lydia Stone 
of E. 1 8 19. — Zechariah went to Me. — Zeba m. Prudence Stone 
of E. 1820. 

7. Jeremiah (s. of Jeremiah 4) m. Catherine, D. of Barnabas 
Pratt, 1780, and had Silvina 1783, Thankful 1765, Daniel 1787, 
Solomon 1789, Omar 1791, Barnabas 1794, Friend 1797; he 
probably had a 2d w. Wealthy, and both d. in Sidney, Me., 1832 ; 
both 3d. 74. — Silvina m. Timothy Reynolds. — Solomon gra. B. U, 
1815. — Omar went to Sidney. — Barnabas and Friend both are d. 

8. Richard (s. of Jeremiah 3) m. Eunice, D. of Dea. Nath'l 
Edson 1786, and had Earl 1787, Susanna 1790, Huldah Edson 
1795, Richard 1798. Susan m. Isaac Fish of Kingston 1813, 
and had Richard Henry 18 15, — Earl m. Orra, d. of Josiah Wil- 
liams, 1812, and then Mehitabel, wid. of Charles Copeland and 
D. of Oliver Howard. 

9. Capt. Leavit (s. of Jeremiah 3) m. Abigail, D. of Charles 
Snell, 1783, and had Sally who m. Alpheus Howard 1802, and 
afterwards a Berry or Perry. He d. 1838. 

10. John Th^ys^" (s- of John Jr. of Braintree) and his wife 
Thankful lived in E. B.; he d. 1808, ffi. 51 ; she died 18 13, and 
several of their children d. there. He first m. Elizabeth Hollis 
1771, and Eunice West 1781, and had John 1783, and Molly 
1784. 

11. David Thayer (s. of David probably of Braintree) and his 
family lived awhile in S. B., and d. there. Some of the family 
went to Boston, and they all removed. He had Solomon, Cor- 
nelius, Ebenezer, Hannah, Susanna, Sarah, Mary, and two other 



THOMAS.— THOMPSON. 329 

Ds.; one in. a Blanchard, and the other m. a White, Solomon 
m. Sarah Hobart 1789. — Cornelius m. Thankful, D. of Joseph 
Pope, 1796. — Ebenezer went to Boston. — Hannah m. Freeman 
Pope 1795. — Susannah m. Benjamin Clark. — Sarah m. Major 
Nathaniel Tomson of H. 1785. — Mary m. Consider Pratt of 
Halifax. 

Naomi m. Ezekiel Washburn Jr. 1781. — Henry (s. of Richard 
of Braintree) m. Philibert, D. of Jacob Packard, 1783, and went 
to Winchester. — Susanna m. Thomas Pratt 1788. — Alexander 
of Braintree m. Lucy, D. of Ebenezer Edson, 1788. — Deborah 
of Braintree m. Zenas Packard 1793. — Joseph of Stoughton m. 
Sarah, D. of John Richards, 1795. — Anna of Braintree m. Dea. 
Eliphalet Packard 1800. — Sally m. Alpheus Howard 1802. — 
Elijah m. Elizabeth Slack 1804. — Thomas of Randolph m. Cyn- 
thia, D. of Ebenezer Warren, 1805. — Barnabas of Braintree m. 
Susanna, D. of Capt. Parmenas Packard, 1806. — Silence m. 
Thomas Cole 1810. — Deborah of Randolph m. Ebenezer War- 
ren Jr. 181 1. — John m. Lydia Brown 181 1. — Eunice m. Isaac 
Brown 1813. — Rachel m. Barnabas Lathrop 1813. — Sally m. 
Francis Tribou 18 16. 

THOMAS.— James Thomas of Marshfield m. Priscilla, D. of 
Anthony Winslow, and had James, Winslow, Priscilla, and 
Deborah Winslow ; he died, and Mr. Winslow, the father-in-law, 
came and settled in E. B., a. 1770, and brought his D. and these 
gr. ch. with him. Priscilla m. Samuel Faxon 1783. — Deborah 
W. m. Noah Hobart 1789, and died 1834 at Foxborough. — Pris- 
cilla the wid. d. 1807, se. 70. 

1. James gra. H. U. 1778, followed none of the learned 
professions, was an agriculturalist and schoolmaster ; he also was 
Representative of the town, and a Magistrate ; he m. late in 
life Mary Holbrook 18 10, but had no children ; she d. 1836, a^. 
81 ; he d. 1828, £6. 72. She was gr. D. of Elisha Pierce of Scit. 
who m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Josiah Edson. Pierce's D. Sarah 
first m. a Holbrook, father of Mary above, and then a Parks 
who d. in E. B. 1826, x. 93. 

2. Winslow m. Polly Cole 1790, and had Nathan, d. 1810, se. 
18; and Mary Winslow who m. Dea. William Harris Jr. 1819; 
he d. 1828, ae. 71. 

Levi Thomas of Pem. and Lydia Thomas were m. 1800. — 
Mary of Pem. m. Jacob Perkins 1808. — Lucy of Marshfield m. 
Nathaniel Pratt. — Lenity m. Nathan Kingman 1770, and after- 
wards Edward liayford 1779. — Betty (sister of Lenity, both 
from Marshfield) m. Japhet Allen 1761. 

THOMPSON. — Archibald Thompson with his wife and son 
Robert, from Ireland, came to America 1724, lived awhile in 
Abington, then in S. B., where he d. 1776, a,'. 85 ; he made the 



330 THOMPSON. 



first spinning foot-wheel, probably, that was made in N. E. He 
had Robert, Thomas, Archibald, James, John, Jane, Betsy, Anna. 
John died young. — Jane m. Andrew Gamel 1756. — Betsy m. a 
Strobridge of Mid'o. — Anna m. a Fulton. — Agnes m. Robert 
Fulton 1767, qu. if the same. — Jennet m. William Strobridge 
1748; was she not his D. also? — Archibald m. Martha, D. of 
Gain Robinson 1761, and went to Nova Scotia. 

3. Robert (s. of Archibald i)m. Margaret Smith of Milton 
1754, and had Rachel 1755, Elizabeth 1757, Jennet 1759, Mar- 
garet 1 76 1 ; he removed to Londonderry, N. H. 

3. Thomas (s. of Archibald i) m. Elizabeth Strobridge 1754, 
and had John 1755, Mary 1758, Anna 1760, Elizabeth 1763, 
William 1765, Thomas 1767, Margaret 1769, James; he d. 1810, 
K. 81 ; she d. 181 1. Mary m. Cary Hayward 1779. — Anna m. a 
Buxton.- — Elizabeth m. John Pettengill 1784. William went to 
Me. — Capt. John m. Jennet, D. of Isaac Allen, 1778, and went 
to Maine. — James m. Olive, D. of Samuel Cheesman, 1798, and 
went to Maine ; he had Elizabeth 1799, Olive 1802, and Thomas 
1804. Olive m. John Field. 

4. James (s. of Archibald i) gra. Princeton 176 1 ; he preached 
awhile, and was then a preceptor of an academy in Charleston, 
S. C. 

5. Capt. Thomas (s. of Thomas 3) m. Martha, D. of Matthew 
Kingman, 1792, and had John 1793*, Charlotte 1796, Sophronia, 
Jane, Martha, John. Charlotte m. Charles Packard 1818. — John 
m. Sarah, D. of Asa Jones 18 19. 

6. Thomas m. Jane, D. of John Washburn, 1745, and had 
Mary 1746, Abishai 1747, Jane 1749, Margaret 1751, Bethiah 

1755- 

Jacob of M. m. Freelove Phinney 1761. — Maj. Nathaniel of 
Halifax m. Sarah, D. of David Thayer, 1785. — Betty of Halifax 
m. Nicholas Wade Jr. 1762. — Sarah m. Luther Keith 1767. — 
Jane m. Nath'l Bolton 1777. — Mary of Abington m. Abijah Tir- 
rell 1774. — Hannah, D. of Dea. Barnabas of Halifax, m. Elisha 
Mitchell, Esq., 1781. — Martha m. Jonah Benson 1782. — Mary 
of Halifax m. Elijah Hayward 1785. — Ephraim of Halifax m. 
Molly Washburn 1791. — Reuben of Halifax m. Eunice, D. of 
Nicholas Whitman 179 1. — Rebecca of Halifax m. Lewis Cham- 
berlin 1793. — Daniel m. Sarah Snow 1794. — Jacob of Halifax m. 
Lucinda Keith 1795. — Molly m. Edmund Alger 1796. — Cephas 
of Mid'o. m. Olive, D. of David Leonard 1892. — Nathan of 
Halifax m. Elizabeth Fobes 1802. — Lucy of Mid'o. m. Charles 
Shaw 1810. — Daniel m. Sibil Horton 1813. — Ezra m. Polly Bates 
1813. — Seth of Halifax m. Bethiah, D. of David Benson 1815. 
Wid. Mary m. John Tower 181 6. — Charles m. Hannah Pratt 
1816. — Boadicea of Mid'o. m. Simeon Leonard 1817. — Eliab, Jr., 



TILDEN.— TIRRELL. 331 

of Halifax m. Levinia Washburn 18 19. — Margaret of Halifax 
m. Perez Robinson 18 19. — Sarah, D. of Maj. Nathaniel of Hali- 
fax m. Capt. Charles Rogers 1821. — Almira m. Sidney Packard. 
Charity m. Thomas Rogers 1835, the three last are sisters. — 
James of Halifax m. Abigail, U. of Nathan Allen 1765. — Marga- 
ret d. 1815. — John m. Elizabeth Bisbee of Pern. 1762. — Peleg 
(s. of Ezra Thompson of Halifax) lives in E. B. 

TILDEN.— John Tilden (s. of John Tilden of Canton) settled 
in N. B., m. Polly Hayward 1796, and had John 1798, Polly 

1801, Susanna 1805, Abigail 1807, Lavinia 1810, Hayward 1812. 
Polly m. Caleb Howard. — John m. a Reynolds. 

Betsy of Hanson m. John Garner 1806. — Deborah m. Elias 
Barrell 18 13. — Mary of Hanson m. John Tribou 18 10. — Wm. 
Smith, keeper of the hotel, E. B., (from Duxbury) m. a Tilden. 
Nathaniel m. Susanna Brett 1755. 

TILSON. — Holmes Tilson m. Olive, D. of Capt. David Pack- 
ard 1797, and had David 1797, Rhoda 1797, Polly 1800, Emery 

1802, Eliza 1804. David lived, in Boston, and had a son Asahel 
Allen. The rest of the family went to Me. 

2. Dr. Elisha Tilson (brother of the above) lived in N. B., 
and m. Molly, D. of Capt. Zebedee Snell 1792, and had Elisha 
Snell 1794, who m. Betsy Chandler of Easton 1819. 

Polly of Halifax m. William Hooper 1793. — Joseph of Hali- 
fax m. Lucinda, D. of Samuel Whitman 1794, and his son 
Samuel W. lived in E. B. — Rhoda, sister of Dr. Elisha, m. Asahel 
Allen 1794. — Lydia T. of Halifax m. Ebenezer Leach 1739. 

TIRRELL. — Lydia Tirrell, D. of John Harden of Abington, 
m. Robert Dawes of E. B., 1742, and afterwards Isaac Tirrell of 
Abington 1755, and d. in E. B., 1798, a. 76. 

2. John Tirrell and his wife came from Abington, and settled 
in E. B., and had John and Noah. — John m. Rhoda, D. of 
Joseph Smith 1794, and d. 1809, ae. 44. — Noah was drowned 

1803, a;. 31." — John, the father, was a soldier and drum-major in 
the French war, with Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755, 
and at Fort Wm. Henry in the time of the massacre 1757, and 
among the few who made their escape to Fort Edward, and was 
familiarly called Major Tirrell; he d. 1806, 3d. 70; she 1805, ae. 
68. — Rhoda, wife of John, Jr., d. 1830, x. 54. 

3. Lemuel (s. of Jacob and gr. s. of Thomas of Abington) 
m. a Trask, and settled in N. B., and had Jacob, Lemuel, Zibeon, 
Abigail, Susanna, Mehitabel, and Mary. — Abigail m. Lewis 
Hayden of St. 1815. — Susanna m. Thomas Nightingale of 
Quincy 1809 ; she is called Experience on the record. 

4. Jacob (s. of Lemuel 3) m. Emma Corbet, D. of Ezekiel 
Reed 18 13, lived in E. B., and had Emma Reed 1815* Rebecca 
1816. 



332 TOLMAN.— TRASK. 

.Noah m. Reliance Leach 1794. — Lucy m. Nathan Warren 
1783. — Oakes of Abington ni. Hannah, D. of Issachar Snell, 
Esq., 1805. — WilHam m. Deborah Hearsey 1709. — Betty m, 
Charles Ramsdell 1783. — Alexander m. Lydia Bryant 1788. 

TOLMAN. — Thomas Tolman's 2d child, Nathaniel, born in 
Bridgewater 1691. 

2. William m. Betty, wid. of Nathan Ames and D. of Eleazar 
Snow 1757, and had Daniel and Reuben ; she afterwards m. 
Micah White 1768. 

3. Daniel (s. of William 2) m. Chloe, I^. of Jonathan Boz- 
worth 1784, and lived in W. B., and had Olive 1784, d. 1814; 
Israel 1787, Lucinda 1789, Daniel 1791, Cyrus 1793, Reuben 
1796*, Chloe 1798, James 1804. — Olive m. Salter Richmond 
1806. — Lucinda ra. Ansel Hayward of Boston 1812. — Israel m, 
Susanna Packard, D. of Josiah Williams, Jr., 18 13. 

Ebenezer W. Tolman of St. m. Mary A., D. of Capt. William 
Vinton 1820, and lived in E. B. Cynthia of St. m. Ezra Cary 
1770. — James of St. m. Sarah, I), of Nathan Alden, Esq. 1818. 

TOMPKINS. — Samuel Tompkins, from Duxbury, was one of 
the original proprietors of the town ; he lived in E B. ; his wife 
was Lettice Forster of Scituate, m. 1639 ^ he had no children ; in 
his will, dated 1653. he gives all his lands to Francis Cary, who 
was brought up by and lived with him ; he also mentions his 
brother John Tompkins, cousins Mary Foster, Elizabeth White, 
and Hannah Dogget ; he was 63 years old. His brother John 
also lived in Br., and was called "John Tompkins from Salem " ; 
they both probably were from Salem. — John died, probably, or 
removed early ; no others of the name have ever resided in the 
town. The present Francis Cary lives on the same lands which 
Tompkins gave to his gr. gr. grandfather Francis. — John Tomp- 
kins had Ruth 1640, John 1642. — [Boston records.] 

TORREY. — Thomas Torrey and his w. Ruth lived in E. B., 
and had Thomas 1748*, Ruth 1753*, Josiah 1755, Thomas 1758, 
Philip 1760, and Ruth who lived single. 

2. Philip (s. of Thomas i) m. Mary Dyer of Abing. 1792, 
and had John 1793, Havelin 1797. She d., and he m. wid. Ro- 
sanda Nash, D. of Ebenezer Porter 1817. 

Lewis Torrey of Mid'o. m. Bethiah, D. of Eleazar Washburn 
1809; she afterwards m. Josephus Freeman 1823. — Mary P. m. 
Erastus Hayward 1813. — Turner Torrey m. Sally, D. of Issachar 
Snell, Esq., 1803, and settled in N. B., and had Almedia 1804. — 
Sarah m. Benjamin Taylor 1784. 

TRASK. — John Trask and his wife Penelope had William 
1729, Samuel 1731, Sarah 1733, Abigail 1736, Bathsheba 1741, 
Phebe 1744. — Bathsheba m. Ephraim Jackson 1765. 



TRIBOU.— TURNER. 333 

2. William (s. of John 1) and his w. Bethiah had Betty 1750, 
Samuel 1753, Molly 1756, John 1757 ; the father d. 181 1. Betty 
m. Abel Edson, Jr., 177 i. 

TRIBOU. — Thomas Tribou (a Frenchman) settled in Bridge- 
water as early as 1745, m. Margery, D. of John Pratt 1746, and 
had Relief 1747* Isaac 1748, William 1752, Rhoda 1754, Ann 
1757, Amasa 1760, Melzar 1766; he d. 181 1. — Rhoda m. Daniel 
French 1792. — Anna m. Jacob Hill 1780. — Melzar settled in 
Mid'o. and had a son Nahum Mitchell. 

2. Isaac (s. of Thomas i) entered Dartmouth College, but 
did not graduate ; he m. Molly Lyon of Mid'o. 1780, and lived 
in E. B., and had Isaac 178 1, Molly 1783, Martin 1785, Cynthia 
1787, Hannah 1789, Jenny Pateshal 1792, and removed to the 
westward. 

3. William (s. of Thomas i) m. Amy Belcher 1784, and had 
Peter 1786, John 1788, Daniel 1790, William 1793^ Francis 1795, 
Charles 1797, Walter Spooner 1799,, Sally 1802 ; he died 1815. 
Peter m. Martha Hall 18 17, and had Martin 18 18. — John m. 
Mary Tilden of Hanson 18 10. — Daniel m. an Ashley, and lives 
in E. B. — William m. Polly, D. of Asa Ford 1816. — Francis m. 
Sally Thayer 18 16. — Walter S. m. a D. of Howland Holmes of 
Halifax. 

4. Amasa (s. of Thomas i) m. Molly Pratt 1780, and had 
Alpheus 1782, Relief 1783, Adna 1785, Rhoda 1787, Polly 1789, 
Francis 1791, Amasa 1793, Zina 1795. — Alpheus m. Hannah 
Curtis 1804, and Ruth Clark of Hanson 1809. This family went 
to Maine. 

Thomas Tribou m. Zervia Randall of Easton 1790. — Francis 
Treboo of Boston m. Ann Riscomb 17 17, and had Ann 17 18, 
Francis 1720, and probably others. — Thomas, lirst above men- 
tioned, was probably his son. 

TROW. — Bartholomew Trow (s. of Bartholomew of Boston, 
formerly assistant messenger to the Governor and Council) set- 
tled in E. B., and m. Molly, D. of Capt. Levi Washburn 1803, 
and had Bartholomew, William Call, Mary, Joanne, George 
Augustus, Francis, and Frederick. — Mary m. Henry Johnson, 
and lives in the city of N. Y. — Bartholomew m. Bethiah, D. of 
\^'illiam Eldridge of Chatham ; she died 1838. — William C. m. 
Angelina, D. of Elisha Gilmore of Taunton, now of Turner, Me. 
George A. m. Thankful, D. of George Torrey of Scituate. 

TURNER. — George Turner settled early in W. B., and died 
about 1696, at which date it is recorded that "John Turner set- 
tled his father, George Turner's estate." We find also on 
record that Goodman [George] Turner was to maintain his 
brother John Robbins 1668. — Thomas Turner was also a town 
officer here 1678. 



334 TURNER.— VAUGHN. 

2. John (s. of George i) and his wife Hannah had John 
1686, William 1687, Hannah 1689 ; he and she both d. 1728. 

3. John (s. of John 2) m. Mary Bicknell of Weymouth 1717, 
and had John 1719, George 1722, one 1725*, Sarah 1727; they 
both d. 1753. 

4. William (s. of John 2) m. Eleanor, D. of Abiah Whitman 
of Weymouth 1714; she was born 1688; they had Mary 1715, 
Eleanor 17 17, Hannah 17 19, Margaret and Elizabeth 1722, 
Joanna 1725, George 1728; he d. 1747. — Eleanor m. Jacob 
Macomber 1740. — Hannah m. James Lindsay 1744. — Margaret 
m. Joseph Grossman of Easton 1756. — Elizabeth m. Thomas 
Lindsay 1745. — Joanna m. David Manly 1752. The following 
places are mentioned as being near John and William Turner's 
houses. "Cooper's Meadow, Cooper's Dam, the Neck, John's 
house near N. Purchase Line, easterly by Joshua Howard's ; 
Stone House Plain, Elisha Dunbar's house 1738." 

5. John (s. of John 3) and his wife Elizabeth had Bathsheba 
1747, Lemuel 1749. 

6. George (s. of William 4, probably) and his w. Desire had 
Josiah 1754, Mary 1755. His w. d. 1756, and he m. a 2d w. 
Jane, and had William 1760, Desire 1761, George 1763*, Isaiah 
1764*, Jenny 1766, George and Isaiah 1769, Alpheus 1779. — 
Mary m. Daniel Lathrop (his 3d w.) 1785. — Desire (or Keziah) 
m. Oliver Harvey 1793. — William m. Joanna, D. of Joseph Pet- 
tingill 1 78 I. 

7. Samuel (from Mid'o.) m. Lydia, D. of Ezra Hayward 1794, 
and had Betsy 1795, Joseph 1797, Cyrus 1800; he d. 182 i. 

Content m. Ebenezer Kingman 1740. — Ann m. Capt. Joseph 
Keith 1746. — Elizabeth m. Thomas Reynolds 1748. — Mary m. 
Job Bryant 1764. — Jane m. Daniel Alden, Jr., 1747. — Eunice m. 
Asa Leach of Killingsley 1787. — Rachel m. William Whiting of 
Stoughton 181 1. — Job of Pembroke m. Nabby, wid. of Nath'l 
Clift and D. of Josiah Byram 18 18. — David, Minister of Reho- 
both, s. of Thomas and g. g. s. of Humphrey of Scituate, m. 
Sarah, D. of John Howard 1721. — David Turner died in E. B. 
1774, X. 2,2, had Lucy 1772. — Grace m. Abner Hayward 1784. 
Jane Turner of Weymouth m. Samuel Allen 1728. 

Job Turner (b. at Scituate) enlisted from Bridgewater into the 
French war under Gen. Winslow in 1755, at the dispersing of 
the neutral French at Nova Scotia. Mitchel (or Michael) Tur- 
ner was also in the same expedition, and from Bridgewater. 

VAILS. — Edward Vails m. Mary Orberton 1769, and had 
Edward 1774. 

VAUGHN.— Jabez Vaughn of Mid'o. m. Martha Pratt 1817, 
and had Cornelius Pratt 1822. — George Vaughn m. Faithful, D. 
of Nathaniel Packard 17 19. — Mary, D. of George Vaughn of 
Mid'o. m. Jonathan Washburn a. 1683. 



VICKERY.— WADE. 335 

VICKERY.— Benjamin Vickery lived in E. B., m. Mary, D. 
of Josiah Allen 1737, and Mary, D. of Samuel Kingman 1739, 
and had Mary 1740, Elizabeth 1743, Eliab 1745, Benjamin 1749, 
Olive 1753, Huldah 1759. This family removed early from B. 

VINTON. — William Vinton (from Braintree, s. of Thomas) 
settled in E. B., m. Susanna, D. of Joseph Robinson 1774, and 
had William, Joseph 1777*, Edward, and Abigail ; he d. 1796, 
x. 47; she 182 I, as. 69. — Abigail m. Ezra Alden 1798. 

2. Capt. William (s. of William i) m. Mary, D. of Nathan 
Alden, Esq., 1797, and had Mary Alden. His w. d. 1799, ae. 23, 
and he m. Abigail, D. of Dr. Josiah Otis 1803, and had Clarissa, 
Nabby d. 1806 ; Susanna, Elizabeth. His \v. d. 1816, ae. 34, and 
he m. Clarissa Otis, sister of his last w., 1817, and had William, 
Josiah, Alice, and Joseph. — Mary A. m. Ebenezer W. Tolman 
1820. — Clarissa m. Bailey Allen. — Susanna d. single. — Elizabeth 
m. James S. Dagget, and lives in Calais, Vermont. 

3. Edward (s. of William i) m. Lydia, D. of Ebenezer Porter 
of Abington 1820, and had Lydia Loring, Lucia, Abigail, 
Edward Porter, Caroline Augusta, Susan. — Lydia L. m. a Trask, 
and lives in Quincy. 

WADE. — Thomas Wade (s. of Nicholas of Scituate) m. Eliza- 
beth, D. of Thomas Curtis 1672, and had Jacob 1673, Joseph 
1675, Sarah 1678, Thomas 1680, Hannah 1682, Ichabod 1685, 
Moses 1689, Deborah 1691, Rachel 1692. He settled in B. a. 
1680; his youngest children were b. here; his will dated 1726. 
He purchased a farm of Sam'l Staples, near Nippenicket Pond, 
1693. — Jacob and Joseph remained, probably, at Scituate. — 
Sarah had a son whom she called Cornelius Briggs, alias Wade, 
who m. and moved to Me. — Hannah m. Edward Lathrop a. 172 1. 
Deborah m. Jona. Phinney of Mid'o. 1735. — Rachel m. Israel 
Alger 1 73 1 (his 3d w.). 

2. Thomas (s. of Thomas i) lived in W. B., m. Rebecca, D. 
of Joseph Snow 1722, and had Hopestill 1725, Mary 1727, Ke- 
ziah 1729, David 1732, Rebecca 1734. — Hopestill m. Zephaniah 
Alden 1748. — Keziah m. Job Packard 1751. — Rebecca m. Elisha 
Dunbar 1757. — Thomas Wade m. Elizabeth Hanmer 1743, and 
Abigail Ames 1752, she d. a wid. 1779, ae. 84. 

3. Ichabod (s. of Thomas r); we find his will 1747, in which 
he mentions his ss. Ichabod, Amos, Ebenezer, and Ds. Malison, 
Abial, Molly. 

4. Moses (s. of Thomas i) lived in W. B., m. Abthiah Stetson 
1738. We find no further notice of him but the following: 
"Oct. 19, 1640, baptized Moses Wade on a sick bed at home, 
many present." "Wid. Abthiah Wade admitted to the Church 
Jan. 10, 1742." — [Rev. Mr. Perkins's Ch. Rec] — We conclude 
they had no children. She probably m. Jonathan Chandler 
1745, and d. 1792, ai. 85. 



336 WADE. 

5. David (s. of Thomas 2) m. Mary, D. of Daniel Littlefield 
1756, and had Rebecca 1757, Rhoda 1759*, Silence 1762, 
Thomas 1764*, David 1766, Thomas 1769, Keziah 1772, Mary 
1775, It is said this family went to Easton. 

6. Ebenezer (s. of Ichabod 3) m. Mehitabel, D. of John 
Kingman 1759, and had Ruth 1761 ; his wife d. 1772, ae. 41, in 
E. B. 

None of the descendants of Thomas in the male line live in 
B. now ; there are some, perhaps, in Raynham and Easton. — 
Hannah Wade m. William Lincoln of Taunton 1751. 

7. Nicholas (nephew of Thomas i, and s. probably of Nich- 
las, Jr., of Scituate) m. Anne, D. of James Latham 17 15, and 
settled in E. B., and had John, James, Thomas 172 1, Amasa, 
Samuel, Nicholas 1731, Elizabeth, Mary; his w. d. 1770, a;. 77; 
he d. before her. — Elizabeth m. Samuel Harden 1739. — Mary m. 
Seth Mitchell 1760, his 2d w. — John m. Hannah Kingman 1751, 
and went to Penobscot. — Amasa went to Weymouth. — Samuel 
settled in Hanson, and had Samuel, Isaac, Levi, and others. — 
Levi m. Deborah Phillips 1766. 

8. James (s. of Nicholas 7) m. Ann Clark of Plym. 1754, and 
had Abigail 1755*, Anne 1757, Hannah 1759, James 1761*, 
Abigail 1762, Rebecca 1766; he d. 1802, a;. 73. — Anne m. 
Reuben Mitchell 1783. — Hannah m. Thomas Osborn 1784. — 
Abigail m. Spencer Forest 1784. — Rebecca m. Israel Cowing of 
Scituate 1786. 

9. Thomas (s. of Nicholas 7) m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Chil- 
ton Latham 1746, and had Susanna 1748, Robert 1750, Molly 
1754 ; he d. 1777 of small-pox ; she 1800, £e. 83 ; the Ds. not m. 
Susanna d. 1829, as. 81. 

10. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 7) m. Betty Tomson of Halifax 
1762, and had John 1763, Betty 1765*, James 1768*, Ruth 1770, 
d. 1792 ; Betty 1772, d. 1790 ; Hannah 1776 ; he d. 1780, x. 49 ; 
she 1828, a;. 94. — Hannah m. Melvill Holmes of Halifax 1801. 

11. Robert (s. of Thomas 9) m. Molly, D. of Ezra Edson, 
1780, and had Celia 1782, Sally 1784, Naomi 1787, Thomas 
1792, Calvin 1800*; he d. 1813, ae. 63. — Celia m. Comfort Car- 
penter Dresser (brother of Ephraim Hyde's wife) 1802. — Naomi 
m. Elijah Pratt 1813. — Thomas m. a Wade. 

12. John (s, of Nicholas 10) m. Molly Snow 1791, and had 
Nicholas 1793, John 1795, Molly 1797 ; he d. 1813, ae. 63. 
Nicholas m. Bethiah, D. of John Hudson 1823. — John m. Caro- 
line Wade of Hanson 1821. — Molly m. Isaac Hudson 1819. 

Betsy of Hanover m. Charles Howard 1816. — Lydia of H. m. 
Sam'l Harden 1819. — Thomas from Hanson d. 1832, ae. 50. 

Nicholas Wade (the ancestor) took the oath of fidelity 1638 
at Scituate. There was also a Richard Wade at Scituate 1640, 



WALDO.— WARREN. 337 

and a Jonathan Wade at Maiden 1634, and a Jonathan Wade 
at Ipswich 1634, the same man, perhaps. — Richard was at Sand- 
wich 1637, ^"<^ ^^ Lynn the same year; went from Lynn to 
Sandwich, and was at Scituate 1640. — Nicholas and Jonathan 
are said to have been brothers, and probably Richard was their 
brother also. 

WALDO. — There was a Waldo among the first settlers in N. 
B., from Chelmsford ; he soon removed to Pomfret, Conn. ; his 
Ds., Bethiah, Hannah, and Susanna, m. in Bridgewater, viz. : — 
Bethiah m. Thomas Hayward a. 17 19, and her D. Jane m. Benj. 
Pierce, Jr., of Scituate 1750, whose D. Bethiah was mother of 
Rev. Mr. Z. Willis of Kingston. — Hannah m. Ephraim Cary 
1709. — Susanna m. Richard Field 1706, and one D. m. a Weld, 
father of the Rev. Mr. Weld of Braintree. — Shubael Waldo of 
Windham, Conn., one of the same family, probably, m. Abigail, 
D. of Sam'l Allen of E. B., 1730; hence the christian name 
Waldo is found in the families of Hayward, Field, Pierce, and 
Allen. 

WALES.— Thomas Wales (s. of Dea. Nath'l of St. and gr. s. 
of Dea. Thomas of Stoughton) settled in N. B., m. a Belcher, 
and had Hannah and Lydia. His w. d , and he m. Polly, D. of 
Thomas Hobart of Hanson, and had Thomas, Nathaniel, Mary. 
Hannah m. James Cary 1803. — Lydia m. a Quin. — Mary m. 
Nathaniel Collamore of Hanson 1813, she d. at Bangor 1836. — 
Thomas m. Chloe, D. of Silas Packard, Esq, 1811. — Nathaniel 
m. a Cushing. 

2. John (brother of Thomas i) m. Mehitabel, D. of Barnabas 
Howard, Esq., 1789, and had Mehitabel and Anna Howard 1791 ; 
he then m. Susanna Capen of Stoughton 1791, and had Susanna 
1792, Sally*, and John. — Mehitabel m. Isaac Curtis 1806. — Anna 
H. m. William French, Jr., 1810. — Susanna m. Eliab Whitman, 
Esq., 181 7. — John m. Olive, D. of Col. Caleb Howard 1820, and 
had afterwards a 2d wife. 

Falley of Stoughton m. John Reynolds 1802. — Joshua m. 
Polly Briggs 1803. — Nathaniel 2d m. Phebe French 18 14. 

WARD. — Benj. Ward and his wife Bebee had Joseph 1753. 

WARREN.— Joshua Warren of N. B. m. Jane, D. of William 
Orcutt, Jr., 1725, and had Ebenezer 1726, Hannah 1728, Ezra 
1730, Mary 1733, Sarah 1736, Joshua 1738. — The Ds. never m. 

2. Ebenezer (s. of Joshua i) m. Mary Nightingale 1747, and 
had Mary 1748, Jane 1750, Susanna 1752, Sarah 1754, Ebenezer 
1757, Simeon 1759*, Jemima 1761, Lydia 1763, Joshua 1766. — 
Mary m. Ebenezer Edson 1790. — Jane m. Seth Wentworth 1776. 
Susanna m. Seth Harris, Jr., 1776. — Sarah m. Nathan Billings 
1778. — Jemima m. a Whiting. — Joshua went to Lyme, N. H. 



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3. Ezra (s. of Joshua i) m. Mary Phillips 1752, and had 
Hannah 1753, and Eunice 1754, Nathan 1756*; he then m. 
Mercy, D. of Zacch. Packard, and had Ezra 1758, Phillips 1760, 
Nathan 1762, Benj. 1764*, Sarah 1767, Benj. 1769, Mercy 1771, 
Mary 1773, and Artemas; his w. d. 1775. He m. a wid. Tirrell 
for his 3d w. and had a D. Jennet. — Nathan m. Lucy Tirrell 
1783, and all the ss. went to Maine. — Sarah m. Silvanus Burr of 
Easton 1790. — Mercy m. James Loring 1800. — Hannah m. Archi- 
pus Taylor 1778. — Eunice m. Ebenezer Warren 1776. 

4. Joshua (s. of Joshua i) m. Rebecca, D. of Timothy Leach 
1760, and had Joshua 1761, John 1766, William, and Ruby. 

5. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 2) m. Eunice, D. of Ezra War- 
ren 1776, and had Lois 1776, Cynthia 1778, Simeon 1781, Adah 
1783*, Ebenezer 1785, Eunice 1788, Cyrus 1790, Seth 1792. 
Galen 1794, Abiah and Azuba. — Cynthia m. Thos. Thayer of R. 
1805. — Simeon m. Rhoda, D. of Seth Harris 1802. — Ebenezer 
m. Deborah Thayer of Randolph 181 1. — Eunice m. Joseph 
Mann, Jr., of Randolph. — Cyrus m. Olive, D. of John Bisbee 
1814. 

Joseph Warren m. Mary Perkins 1756. — Jabez of Mid'o. m. 
Zilphah Hooper 1766. — Ichabod of Mid'o. m. Molly Leonard 
1776. — Jane m. Judah Peterson 1797. 

WASHBURN. — John Washburn was early in Duxbury ; he 
had an action in Court against Edward Doten 1632 ; is named 
in the assessment of taxes 1633 i purchased Edward Bonpasse's 
place beyond the creek called Eagle's nest 1634. He and his 
2 ss. John and Philip, were included with those able to bear 
arms in the colony 1643, ^"^ his name is also among the first 
freemen of Duxbury. He and his s. John were original proprie- 
tors of Bridgewater, and they and Philip became residents and 
settlers here in S. B. as early as 1665 ; he d. here before 1670. 
We find no notice of any other children except these two sons. 
John Washburn was the first Secretary of the Council of Ply- 
mouth in England, and was succeeded by William Burgess 1628; 
whether he had any connection with the family here is not ascer- 
tained. — William, Daniel, and John Washburn were proprietors 
on Long Island as early as 1653, and soon disappeared from the 
records there; who they were, or whither they went, is not 
ascertained ; we have always supposed that all of the name in 
this part of the country descended from John first above named. 
The name is variously written on the early records, Washburne, 
Washborn, Washborne, Washburn ; the latter is now generally 
adopted, and has always been so written by the family here. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Elizabeth, D. of Experience, 
Mitchell 1645, ^"^^ had John, Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, j-oba- 
than, Benjamin, Mary 166 1, Elizabeth, Jane, James 1672, and 
Sarah; his will 1686. We find the following : "I do also wish 



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my cousin Elizabeth much joy with her D., that God has given 
to her six ss.," being an extract of a letter from Thomas Mitchell, 
dated at Amsterdam 24th July, 1662, to his uncle Experience 
Mitchell. The application of this congratulation to this family 
cannot be . doubted. He sold his house and lands 1670, at 
Green's harbour, Duxbury, which his father had given him. 
John and Samuel were exor's to their father's will. He ap- 
pointed his "kind friend" John Tomson, and his "brother" 
Edward Mitchell, Trustees and Overseers in the execution 
of it, and in taking care of the children. — Mary m. Samuel 
Kinsley 1694, or earlier. — Elizabeth m. James Howard, and 
afterwards Edward Sealey. — Jane m. Wm. Orcut^, Jr. — Sarah m. 
John Ames 1697. 

3. Philip (s. of John i). We cannot find that he left either Nf 
wife or children; his father gave him a farm in Duxbury 1666, 
when he sold to Samuel Seabury 1679, and he sold other lands 

to Thomas Lazell in 1684; his brother John, in his will, directs 
his s. John to take care of " his uncle Philip," implying an in- 
capacity in him either of mind or body to take care of himself; 
probably the latter, as he had been in possession and manager 
of a farm. — Joseph Washburn "gave a bond to take care of his 
uncle Philip 1685," who was living 1700. 

4. John (s. of John 2) m. Rebeckah Lapham 1679, and had 
Josiah 1680, John 1682, Joseph 1683, William 1686, Abigail 
1688, Rebeckah, and perhaps other children. He was living 
I 7 19, and was d. 1724. — Abigail m. Josiah Leonard 17 17. — Re- 
beckah m. David Johnson 1719. 

5. Thomas (s. of John 2) lived near Lazell and Perkins' 
works ; had 2 wives, the first Abigail, D. of Jacob Leonard ; the 
2d Deliverance, D. of Samuel Packard ; no children on town 
records; his -will 1729, whence we collect the names of the fol- 
lowing: Nathaniel, Thomas, Timothy, Hepzibah, Patience, De- 
liverance, Elizabeth. — Hepzibah m. John Tlutchinson 1708. — 
Patience was then dead, having left children ; whose wife she 
was is not ascertained. — Deliverance m. Ephraim Jennings 17 19. 
Elizabeth m. Josiah Conant 1701. — No account of Nathaniel. — 
He gave David Perkins liberty by deed to join the mill dam to 
his land 1697. 

6. Joseph (s. of John 2) m. Hannah, D. of Robert Latham, 
and lived in E. B., and had Joseph, Jonathan, Ebenezer, Miles, 
Ephraim, Edward, Benjamin, Hannah, and perhaps others. It 
appears he was afterwards in Plymouth and Plympton by deeds 
he gave 1707, 1714, and 1720, in which his father Latham is 
mentioned ; perhaps he had also a son John of Plymouth. — 
Hannah probably m. Zechariah Whitmarsh 1730. — Hepzibah 
Washburn (whose D. not known) m. Benjamin Leach 1702. — 
Miles Washburn was chosen petty juror in B. 1699. 



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7. Samuel, (s. of John 2), called Sergeant, m. Deborah, D. of 
Samuel Packard, and had Samuel 1678, Noah 1682, Israel 1684, 
Nehemiah 1686, Benjamin, and Hannah; he d. 1720, te. 69 and 
left a will, by which it appears Noah and Israel were then dead. 
Hannah m. John Keith 1711. 

^ 8. Jonathan (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of George Vaughn 
of Mid'o. about 1683, and had Elizabeth 1684, Josiah 1686, 

% Benjamin 1688, Ebenezer 1690, Martha 1692, Joanna 1693, 
Nathan 1699, Jonathan 1700, Cornelius 1702. — Elizabeth m. 
John Benson 17 10. 

9. Benjamin (s. of John 2) enlisted into the old French war, 
so called in Phipps' expedition against Canada 1690, and made 
a nuncupative will, and never returned. The frequent probate 
of wills, made on the occasion of that war, furnishes abundant 
proof of its disasters. He left no children. 

10. James (s. of John 2) m. Mary Bowden 1693, and had 
Mary 1694, Anna 1696, James i6g8, Edward 1700, Moses 1702, 
Gideon 1704, Sarah 1706, Martha 1709, Elizabeth 17 10. — Mary 
probably m. Thomas Perkins 17 17. — Sarah m. Henry Caswell 
perhaps 1738. — Martha m. Robert Richmond, perhaps 1733. — 
Elizabeth m. Elisha Hayward, Jr., perhaps 1740. There was a 
Mary Washburn who m. William Snow 1722. 

11. Josiah (s. of John 4) and his w. Mercy had Joanna 1703, 
Joseph 1705, Lydia 1707, Jemima 1710, Rebeckah 1712, Josiah 
17 16, Mercy 17 18. He had a 2d w. and a s. Nathan. Joanna 
m. Ebenezer Leach 1734. — Jemima m. Josiah Leonard, Jr., 1740, 
Rebeckah m. Samuel Alden 1752. — Mercy m. Pelatiah Phinney 
1738. — Lydia m. Samuel West 1737. — Josiah Washburn's estate 
settled by his wid. Sarah and Edward Richmond of T. 1734. 

12. John (s. of John 4) m. Margaret, D. of Nathaniel Pack- 
ard 1710, and had John 1711, Nathaniel 1713, Robert 1715, 
Abraham 171 7*, Margaret 17 18, Abishai 1720, Jane 1722, Con- 
tent 1724; his will 1746. — Margaret m. Ephraim Holmes 1741, 
and was d. 1746. — Jane m. Thomas Thompson 1745. — Content 
m. Joseph Lathrop 1746. — Abishai went to Salisbury, Conn., and 
afterwards to Middlebury, Vt., and died there, and left no ss. ; 
he sold land to Wm. Loring 1767, in which he was named of 
Albany. 

13. Joseph (s. of John 4) we find no certain account of. 
There was a Joseph, who went to Nova Scotia ; this may be 
the man, or may have been tire Joseph who was ancestor of the 
Leicester family. There is much uncertainty about the two 
Josephs, ss. of John 4 and of Joseph 6. [See Joseph 17.] Which 
of them was ancestor of the Leicester family, or whether either, 
is uncertain. 

14. William (s. of John 4) m. Experience Mann 17 15, and 
had Abigail 17 15, Alice 17 17*, William 17 18, Experience 17 19*, 



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Zipporah 1721, Thankful 1723, Philip 1726*, Ezekiel 1728, Job 
1733; he died 1756; his will 1749. — Abigail m. John Freelove 
1739. — Zipporah m. Timothy Perkins 1753. — Thankful m. John 
Kinsley 1746. — No account of Job. 

15. Thomas (s. of Thomas 5) and his w. Elizabeth had Mary 
1722, and Elizabeth (or Betty) 1724. — Mary m. Jabez King 
1753. — Elizabeth, the mother, m. Joseph Grossman 1752. — 
Thomas VVashburn m. Sarah, D. of John Leonard 170S, and 
Abigail Heiford 17 11. 

16. Timothy (s. of Thomas 5) and his w. Hannah had , 
Timothy 172 i, Hannah 1724, and Mary 1725. — Timothy Wash- /, 
burn, a tanner, bought land of Ebenezer Washburn, Jr., at Poor 
Meadow 1720. 

17. Joseph (s. Joseph 6) we have no account of unless it is 

the following furnished by Col. Seth Washburn's, family gene- % 
alogy at Leicester: "Joseph had 5 ss., viz.: Elijah, Joseph, 
Seth, Ebenezer, and one who d. young. — Col. Seth, s. of Joseph, 
had Seth, Joseph, and Asa. — -Seth d. in the revolution, leaving 
an only son. — Joseph had Ebenezer, a lawyer in Montgomery, 
Alabama; Joseph, a merchant in Milledgeville. Georgia; Seth, 
a Physician in Greenfield, lately d. ; and Emory, an Attorney at 
Leicester, now in Worcester. — Asa lives in Putney. Vt., and 
had Reuben, a Lawyer in Cavendish ; Seth in Randolph, Jacob 
in Chelsea, and Asa in Putney; all in Vermont." 

Joseph Washburn lived in E. B. 17 16, and so also did Jona- 
than ; these were probably ss. of Joseph 6. Jonathan had Silas 
1 7 13, Lemuel 17 14, b. in E. B. — Most of the sons of Joseph 6. 
went to Kingston and Plympton ; Joseph, Miles, Edward, Eph- 
raim, Ebenezer, were there as early as 1728; and Dea. John, 
Ichabod and Elisha, are also found on the records there about 
the same time. Most of the name about Plymouth, Kingston, 
and Plympton, descended probably from Joseph 6 — Jonathan 
Washburn m. Rebeckah Johnson of Hingham 17 19. — [Boston 
Records]. 

18. Samuel (s. of Samuel 7) and his wife Abigail had David 
1704, Deliverance 1706, Solomon 1708, Samuel 17 10, Abigail 
1 7 12, Susanna 1714, Tabitha 17 16. — Deliverance m. Joseph 
Bolton 1740. — Tabitha m. Solomon Leach 1736. — Susanna m. 
Timothy Perkins 1736. — Samuel Washburn m. Deliverance, D. 
of Isaac Leonard 1701, his first w. perhaps. — Know nothing of 
David and Samuel. 

19. Noah (s. of Samuel 7) m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Shaw 
and sister of Rev. Mr. John Shaw 17 10, and lived in E. B., and 
had Eleazar and Noah ; he d. 1717, and his wid. m. Isaac Harris 
1719. 

20. Israel (s. of Samuel 7) m. Waitstill Sumner 1708, and 
had Sarah 1709, Deborah 17 12, Seth 17 14, and Israel. He died 



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342 WASHBURN. 



and his wid. m. Ebenezer Pratt 1720 ; his estate divided between 
Israel, Sarah, and Deborah 1730. Eleazar Carver guardian to 
Sarah and Deborah. — Sarah m. Ephraim Keith 1732. — Deborah 
ni. John Ripley, and afterwards Nathaniel Bolton 1740, and d. 
1759. — No account of Seth. 

21. Capt. Nehemiah (s. of Samuel 7) ni. Jane, D. of Ephraim 
Howard 1713, and had Silence 1713, Jane 1715 ; his w. d. 1715. 
Silence m. Dr. Abiel Howard about 1737. — Jane m. Josiah 
Deane 1737 ; he was a respectable man, employed much by the 
town, and its Representative 1730 ; was guardian to Daniel and 
Hannah Howell 1728, and agent for Titicut 1749. 

22. Capt. Benjamin (s. of Samuel 7) m. Joanna (or Susanna) 
Orcutt 1715, and had Benjamin and Jonathan, and others. — 
Benjamin Washburn d. 1774. (Compare this with the acco'unt 
of Benjamin 24; they may be in some measure confounded.) — 
Benjamin Washburn of Mid'o. in 1820 was a;. 67. — Joanna 
Washburn m. Samuel Hacket of Raynham 1736. 

23. Josiah (s. of Jonathan S) m. Elizabeth Davenport 1723, 
and had Josiah and Jonathan. 

24. Benjamin (s. of Jonathan S) m. Bethiah. D. of Henry 
Kingman 1714, and had Isaac, Jonathan, Henry, Benjamin, 
Ezra, and others, perhaps. He settled his father Jonathan's 

y estate in 1725, and his brother _Ebenezer's 1728. — Benjamin 
Washburn m. Susanna Battles 1742. — Isaac Washburn went to 
Dartmouth, was a tanner, and enlisted into the French war 
under Gen. U'inslow 1755. — Bethiah Washburn m. Nehemiah 
Bryant 1741. 

25. Ebenezer (s. of Jonathan St d., and his estate was settled 
by his brother Benjamin 172S; he was ae. 29; no children 
probably. 

26. Nathan (s. of Jonathan S). We find no account of this 
man, and know not if he had any family. 

27. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 8) m. Thankful Newton 1724; 
sold his house and lands to his son-in-law Ebenezer Pratt, and 
wife Bulah, 1763. His D. Bulah m. Pratt 1760; he died 1766; 
Thankful d. 1770. 

V 28. Cameliiis. (s. of Jonathan 8) and his wife E.xperience had 
Nathan 172S*, Daniel 1730, Ebenezer*, Robert 1736*, Robert 
1737*, Cornelius 1739*. Experience 1745, Joanna 1747, and 
Cornelius: he d. 1779. x. 77. — Experience m. Jonathan Alden 
1766. — Joanna m. Daniel Conant 1767. 

29. James (s. of James 10) m. Elizabeth, D. or wid. of Enoch 
Leonard 1720: but we find no account of his family. 

30. Edward (s. of James 10) m. Elizabeth, D. of Amos Snell, 
perhaps, or a Richmond, and went to Mid'o. and had Amos, 
Edward, and Abiel. — Capt. Amos had James, Amos Luther, 



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Joshua, and perhaps others. — James gra. H. U. 1789, and was 
an Attorney, and d. unmarried. — Edward settled his father's 
estate 1767, and was father of Gen. Abiel Washburn. — Abiel 
sen'r d. in the French war. — I'here was an Edward Washburn 
of Plympton who m. Judith Rickard 1732 : he was son, probably 
of Joseph 6. 

31. Moses (s. of James 10) m, Hannah Cushman of Plymp- 
ton 1727, and had Peter 1728, Moses 1730, Robert 1733, Ira 

1735- 

32. Gideon (s. of James 10) m. Mary, D. of David Perkins, 
perhaps, and had Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Gideon, Luke. He, 
Abraham, and Jacob, went to Paxton. This family lived where 
Dr. Sanger lived. — Abraham had James, and Eliab, who m. 
Molly Lazell 1777, and Luke, who m. Desire Packard 1763. 

^;^. Capt. Joseph (s. of Josiah 11) m. Deliverance, D. of 
William Orcutt, Jr., and had Joseph 1729, Jeremiah 1731, Han- 
nah 1733, Joanna 1736, Silvanus 1738, Eliab 1740, Eliphalet 
1742, Martha 1744. He d. 1766, and his wid. m. a Packard of 
N. B., and d. in S. B. 1790, ae. 88. — Hannah m. Dea. Seth Pratt 
1752. — Joanna m. Solomon Leonard, Jr., 1756. — Martha m. 
Elijah Edson 1766, and went to New Braintree. — Silvanus m. 
Milicent Richards, and went to Hardwick. — Eliphalet also went 
to Hardwick, and left 3 sons, Luther, Calvin, and Rufus. 
Luther was an Attorney in Pittsfield, and d. 1838. 

34. Josiah (s. of Josiah 11) m. Abigail Curtis 1746, and had 
Bethuel 1746, who went to Albany, Abigail 1748, Peier 1750, 
who went to Brookfield. His w. d. 1754, and he m. a 2d w. 
Huldah. and had Salmon 1757, Ephraim 1760, and Huldah. 
His w. d. 1772, and he m. Elizabeth Snow 1775 ; he d. 1789, ae. 
73. — Ephraim m. Rebeccca Dunham 1785. — Abigail m. Jona. 
Waterman 1768. 

35. Lt. John (s. of John 12) m. Bethiah, D. of Sam'l Keith 
1738, and had Thomas 1738, Sarah 1740; his w. d. 1770 ; he d. 
1797, ae. 85. — Thomas died a bachelor 1824, a;. 86. — Sarah died 
single 1836, ae. 96. 

36. Nathaniel (s. of John 12) m. Mary Pratt of Mid'o. and 
had Lucy 1740, Abraham 1742, Nathaniel*, and Hannah. He 
d. and his wid. m. Eleazar Cary 1753. — Lucy m. Nathaniel Mor- 
ton 1757, and was mother of I)r. Morton of Halifax. — Hannah 
m. Moses Snell 1763. 

37. Robert (s. of John 12) m. Mary, D. of Joshua Fobes 
1740, and had John 1743, Calvin 1745, Luther 1747, Martin 
1750, Betty 1752. All but Calvin went to Livingston Manor, 
N. Y. 

38. William (s. of William 14) m. Rebecca Curtis 1738, and 
had Experience 1738, Elisha 1741, Philip 1743, Rebecca, Thank- 



344 WASHBURN. 



ful, Eunice, William 1752. — Experience m. Jonathan Orcutt 
1759. — Rebecca m. Lemuel Leach 1767. — Thankful died 1770. 
Eunice m. Benjamin Crane 1769. One s. d. 1762. 

39. Ezekiel (s. of William 14) m. Experience Curtis 1749, 
and lived in N. B., and had Zipporah 1750, Ezekiel 1752, Alice, 
Betty, Experience 1758, Deliverance; he died 1785. — Alice m. 
William French 1773. — Betty m. Nathaniel Pratt 1778. — Deliver- 
ance m. William Shaw, Jr., 1778. — Ezekiel m. Naomi Thayer 
1781, and d. leaving her a wid. 

40. Solomon (s. of Samuel 18) m. Martha, D. of William 
Orcutt, Jr., 1732, and had Lydia, Solomon 1735, Tabitha 1838. 

41. Eleazar (s. of Noah 19) m. Anna, D. of Capt. Ebenezer 
Alden 1738, lived in E. B., and had Susanna 1740, Zenas 1741*, 
Anne 1742*, Anne 1743, Eleazar 1746, Asa 1749, Levi 1752, 
Oliver 1755, Alden 1758, Isaac 1760; he d. before 1770; she 
1788, X. 70. — Susanna m. Jephthah Byram 1761. — Anne m. 
Amos Whitman 1764. — Asa went to New York. — Oliver m. 
Hannah, D. of Seih Gannett 1781, and went to N. H. — Alden 
m. Sarah Harden, and went to Maine or N. H. 

42. Noah (s. of Noah 19) m. Mary Staples 1739, and lived 
in E. B., and had Elizabeth 1739, Noah 1741, Nehemiah 1743, 
Stephen 1748, Huldah 1750, Mary 1756. — Nehemiah m. Ruth, 
D. of John Egerton 1770. — Stephen m. Sarah Faxon 1770, and 
the whole family removed to Williamsburgh. — Perhaps Elizabeth 
m. Samuel Staples 1765. 

43. Israel (s. of Israel 20) m. Leah, D. of Joshua Fobes 1740, 
settled in Raynham, and had Israel, Nehemiah, Seth, and 
Oliver. — Israel's ss. were Israel, Sidney, Benjamin, Ruel, Elihu, 
Philander, and Eli. — Nehemiah's ss. were Col. Oliver Cromwell, 
Nehemiah, Davis, Calvin, Lysander, Isaac, and John Marshall. 
Dr. Seth's ss. were Philo and Benjamin Franklin. — Oliver's ss. 
were Otis and Caleb Strong. 

44. Josiah (s. of Josiah 23) m. Phebe, D. of Thomas Hay- 
ward 1753, and had Solomon 1754, Seth 1756*, Thomas 1758, 
Bethiah 1760, Mary 1762, Hannah and Betty 1766, Jonathan 
1768. 

45. Benjamin (see Benjamin 24) m. Martha, D. of Henry 
Kingman 1729, and had Mary 1730, Martha 1731, Benjamin 
1735; he died 1740. — Mary m. Joseph Washburn. — Martha m. 
Jonathan Leonard 1758. — The wid. d. 1794, x. 95; was b. 1699. 
(It is dit^cult to ascertain whose sons these several Benjamins 
were). 

46. Benjamin Washburn m. Zerviah, D. of Israel Packard 
1743, and had Hannah 1744, Sarah 1748, Ebenezer 1750. — 
Sarah m. Daniel Bryant, perhaps 1767. — Ebenezer Washburn 
m. Mary Leach 1772. 



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47. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 22, perhaps) and his wife 
Mary had Susanna 1749, Mary, Eunice, Asa 1756, Joshua 1759, 
OHve, and Keziah. — Susanna m. James Hooper, Jr., 1772. — 
Olive not m. — Keziah m. Andrew Conant. — There was a Mary 
who m. Samuel Packard 1761. 

48. Isaac (s. of Gideon 32, perhaps) m. Deborah, D. of Lot 
Conant 1753, and had Elijah 1753, Nathaniel 1757, Edmund 
1759, and Isaac. — Elijah went to Hardwick. 

49. Jonathan (s. of Josiah 23, perhaps,) m. Rebecca Perkins 
1756, and had Luther 1757, Zerviah 1760. — Luther went west- 
ward. — Zerviah m. Solomon Hayward 1782. — Jona. Washburn, 
Jr., of M. m. Hannah, D. of Nathan Conant 1778. 

^ 50. Henry (s. of Benjamin 24, perhaps,) and his w. Sarah 
had Henry 1741, Susanna 1742, Noah 1744, Sarah 1746, Han- 
nah 1749, Huldah 1751, Samuel 1754, Ruhamah 1757, Experi- 
ence 1760, and Sarah. This family moved to the westward. — 
Henry, Jr., m. Susannah Hutchins of Mid'o. 1768. 

51. Ezra (s. of Benjamin 24, perhaps,) m. Susanna, D. of 
Benjamin Leach 1742, and went to Mid'o. — His D. Susanna m. 
Zadock Leach 1763. 

52. Nathan (s. of Josiah 11) m. Mary, D. of Hugh Mehuren 
1748, and had Rebecca 1748, Hugh 1750, Arthur 1752, Patience 
1754. Jemima 1756, Charity 1758*, Robert 1760, Salathiel 1763, 
Bathsheba 1766. — Rebecca m. Isaac Pool of Halifax, perhaps 
1774. If we are correctly informed this family went to New 
Salem. 

53. Daniel (s. of Cornelius 28) m. Experience Harlow 1752, 
and had Cornelius 1753, Daniel 1755, Zilphah 1757, Joanna 
1759, Lois 1761, Ebenezer 1764, Eunice 1766, Sally 1768; he d. 
1801, ae. 70. — Zilphah m. Noah Whitman 1779. — Joanna m. 
Phinehas Conant, Jr., 1785, and d. 1829. — Eunice m. Jonah 
Besse 1787. — Sally and Lois not m. — Daniel went to Belcher- 
town, and thence removed again. — I^bene zer m. Abigail Weston 
of Mid'o. 1787. 

54. Cornelius (s. of Cornelius 28) m. Lois D. of Jona. Ben- 
son, and had Daniel and Abigail. — Daniel m. Melatiah, D. of 
Daniel Keith 1795. — Abigail m. Levi Blossom 1797. 

55. Gideon (s. of Gideon 32) m. Ruth, D. of Zechariah 
Whitman 1765, and had Ruth, d. 1778; Libeus, Asa. He was 
killed at sea by a cannon-ball, and his widow m. Dea. Ripley of 
Plympton. — Libeus m. Alice, D. of John Keith, 1792, and went 
to Pomfret, Conn., where they both d. — Asa learnt a black- 
smith's trade with Arthur Harris, E. B., and removed from town. 

56. Joseph (s. of Capt. Joseph 33) m. Mary, D. of Benjamin 
Washburn, and had Levi 1757, Lavinia 1763, Mary 1764, and 
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57. Jeremiah (s. of Capt. Joseph 33) m. Charity, D. of Joseph 
Pratt Jr. 1754, and had L ydia 1755, Barnabas 1756, Tabitha 
1758, Rufus 1760*, Libeus i 762, Hannah 1767, Jeremiah 1769*. 
His w. d. 1775, and he m. K eziah, D. of Daniel Snell, 1777, and 
had Jeremiah 1779, Levi 1784. Lydia m. Capt. Simeon Wood, 
1778, his 3d wife. — Barnabas m. Keturah, D. of Thos. Conant, 
1782, and went westward, and so did Libeus. — Tabitha m. Mark 
Perkins 1784. — Hannah m. Benjamin Perkins 1789, and went to 
Me. — Levi went to the soutliward, and d. at Washington 1838. — 
Barnabas went to Pomfret, Vt. 

58. Eliab (s. of Capt. Joseph ;^t,) m. Anna, D. of Elijah Ed- 
son, 1762, and had Marshall 1763*, Lucy 1765*, Lewis 1767, 
Joseph 1769, Eliab 1772, Anna 1774, Olive 1777, Marshall 1778*, 
Marshall 1780. This family went to Hebron, Me. 

59. Salmon (s. of Josiah 34) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Orcutt, 
1785, and had Joseph Orcutt 1786, Huldah Leonard 1788, Josiah 
1790, Lavinia 1795, Lucy 1801, Deborah 1804, and Lewis. Jo- 
seph O. went to Me. — Josiah went westward. — Lavinia m. Eliab 
Tomson of H. 18 19, another D. m. a Soule, and all the Ds. are 
now d. — Lewis gra. B. U. 1826, and d. at Weymouth 1834. 

60. Capt. Abraham (s. of Nathaniel 36) m. Rebecca, D, of 
Josiah Leonard, 1765 and had Nathaniel 1766, Chloe 1768, 
Abraham 1772*, Seth 1776, Abram 1779, Lucy 1781. Chloe m. 
Edward Mitchell Jr. 1789. — Lucy m. Lawson Lyon of Boston 
18 13, and afterwards a Whitney of Boston. — Capt. Abram, the 
son, m. Mary, D. of Dr. Eleazar Carver 1804. 

61. Calvin (s. of Robert 37) m. Rhoda Hammond of Roches- 
ter, and had Mary, Nancy, and Calvin. Mary (Polly) m. Oliver 
Conant 1796. 

62. Eleazar (s. of Eleazar 41) m. Huldah, D. of Jonathan 
Wood, 1769, and had Eleazar. His w. d. 1770, and he m. Sarah 
Southworth of Mid'o. a. 177 i, and had Southworth, Zenas, Eli- 
phalet, Hiram, Sally 1780, Sampson 1783, Bethiah and Josiah 
twins 1788 ; she d. 1820, a?. 72 ; he 1828, x. 82. Eleazar went 
South in youth, and nothing more is known of him. — Southworth 
m. Rebecca, D. of John Bisbee, 1794. — Zenas went to Plympton, 
m. a Sampson, and had a son Isaac Sampson Washburn who d. 
in E. B. 1838.— Eliphalet m. in Boston, and he and Southworth 
both went to Me. — Sally m. James Johnson 1798. — Bethiah m. 
Lewis Torrey of Mid'o. 1809, and Josephus Freeman 1823. — 
Josiah d. 1834 a bachelor. 

63. Capt. Levi (s. of Eleazar 41) m. Mary (Molly), D. of 
Isaac Allen, 1774, and had Levi 1775*, Susanna 1777, Mary 
1778, Zilphah 1780, d. 1807, Levi 1782, Olive 1785, Oliver Alden 
1788, Parna 1791, Harmon 1794, Maria 1796. His w. d. 1800, 
ae. 45, and he m. Mary, late wife of Ichabod Howland and D. of 



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John Hatch, 1801 ; he d. 1824, ae. 72. Susanna m. Simeon Jones 
1803. — Mary m. Bartholomew Trow 1803. — ^Olive m. Capt. Lu- 
ther Gannett 1810. — Oliver A. m. Jane, D. of Zenas Keith, 18 14, 
and he and Gannett removed to Belfast, Me. — Parna m. Adam 
Stetson 18 17. — Maria m. a Mendall, and went to Vermont ; he 
is dead. 

64. Isaac (s. of Eleazar 41) m. Huldah, D. of Isaac Allen, 
1781, and had Anna 1781, Sophia 1789, Cyrus 1791, and he 
then went to Me., and had other children ; Isaac, now living in 
E. B., is one. — Anna m. Capt. Branch Byram 1802. 

65. Solomon (s. of Josiah 44) m. Anne, D. of Seth Mitchell, 
1773, and had Zenas, Anna, Solomon, Reuben, Thomas 1787, 
Osier 1795, Lewis 1797, Nahum. This family moved away; part 
of them went to the westward. — Anna m. Oliver Hayward 1797. 
Nahum m. Anne, D. of John Mitchell 1816. — Solomon m. Sally, 
D. of Jabez Carver, 1801, and had Carver and Thomas. Lewis 
lived in Mid'o. — Zenas m. Lydia, D. of Noah Whitman, 1799, 
and had Selden, Freelove Whitman, Sarah Whitman, Lysander 
1810, Angelina 1813, and Lydia 1816; he d. 1824, ae. 49. 

66. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 45) was called the 3d ; he m. 
Desire Sears of Halifax 1762, and had Oliver 1763*, Azel 1765*, 
Sally 1767*, Lydia 1769, Deborah 1771*, Desire 1773*, Sears 
1777, Mary 1780, Huldah 1784, Benjamin 1786*; he d. 1796, ae. 
61 ; she died 1800, ae. 57. Lydia m. Samuel Rider 1799. — Mary 
m. Barzillai Latham 1801. — Huldah m. an Irish in Me. 

67. Joshua (s. of Benja. 47) m. Lovicea (or Louisa or Lucy) 
Rickard 1786, and had Susanna 1787, Marsena 1789, Joshua 
1 79 1, Benjamin 1796, Isaac 1799. Susanna perhaps m. Macey 
Hall of R. 1807, and afterwards Sion Swift. — Isaac went to 
Abington. 

68. Jeremiah (s. of Jeremiah 57) m. Sarah, D. of Ezra Ed- 
son, 1801, and had Ezra Edson 1801*, Eliza Hyde 1803, Ezra 
Edson, 1806, Robie Snell 1808, Anna Edson 1810, Emily How- 
ard 18 1 2*, he had another son, Jeremiah, who went to N. York, 
'i'he parents are both dead. 

69. Nathaniel (s. of Capt Abraham 60) m. Salome Simmons, 
D. of Moses, and had Rebecca, Abram, Nathaniel, John, Lois, 
Sarah Simmons. Rebecca m. John Conant. — Lois m. Ephraim 
Sprague. 

70. Seth Esq. (s. of Capt. Abraham 60) went to the south- 
ward, but returned again, and m. Sarah, wid. of Benjamin Wil- 
lis and D. of Df, Eleazar Carver, 18 12, and had Sarah 18 12, 
Anna 18 14*, Seth 1817, Hosea 1819. 

71. Calvin (s. of Calvin 61) m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Ephraim 
Sprague 1809, and had Nancy Adams Vinton 1812, Eloisa Row- 
land 18 1 4, Emily Miller 18 16, Vina Sprague 1819, Jane Ames 
182 1. Nancy A. V. m. Greenough Wood. 



348 WASHBURN. 



72. Hiram (s. of Eleazar 62) m. Nabby, D. of Seth Keith, a. 
1809, and had Eliza Sampson 1810, Cyrus 1812, Mary Briggs 
1814. His w. d. 1822, ae. 40, and he m. a Washburn of Mid'o., 
and is dead. 

73. Sampson (s. of Eleazar 62) m. Rebeckah Soul of Mid'o 
1805, and has a family. 

74. Levi (s. of Capt. Levi 63) m. Sarah, D. of Arthur Harris, 
1807, and has Benjamin Harris, Alden, Allen, and Sarah. His 
w. d. 1826, 3d. 42, and he m. a Barstow. Benjamin H. m. Celia, 
D. of Mark Phillips. — Alden m. a Jones of Pem. or Hanson. — 
Sarah m. a Dickerman, and is dead. 

75. Harmon (s. of Capt. Levi 63) m. Harriet, D. of William 
Bonney, 1823, and has Harriet and others. 

76. Isaac (s. of Isaac 64) m. Chloe, D. of Oliver Washburn, 
and has a family. 

77. Isaac Sampson (s. of Zenas of Plympton, and gr. s. of 
Eleazar 62) m. Susanna Ruggles, gr. D. of Benjamin Robinson's 
last wife [see Packard, No. 93.] and had children ; he d. 1839. 

78. Oliver (s. of Benjamin 66) m. Martha, D. of Eliab Fobes, 
1787, and had Thomas 1787, d. 1824; Reuel 1789, Eliab 1792, 
d. 1820; Harriet 1794*, Oliver 1796, Chloe 1799, Willard 1802^*. 
His w. d., and he m. Mary, D. of Benjamin Hayward, 1804, and 
had Willard 1805, Benjamin Hayward t8o6, Azel 1808, Martha 
Fobes 1810, Marshall 1812, Harriet 1813, Mary 1815, John 
Benson 1817. Ruel died at N. V. — Oliver went southward. — 
Chloe m. Isaac Washburn of E. B. 

79. Capt. Sears (s. of Benjamin 66) is now living a bachelor 
in S. B. 

80. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 69) m. Joanna Harlow, D. of 
William Snell, and had Maria Snell 1824, and father, mother, 
and child are all dead. 

81. Col. Abram (s. of Nathaniel 69) m. Pamela, D. of Isaac 
Keith, 1822, and had Lucia C. 1823, Ann, 1827*, Saba. His w. 
d., and he m. Sarah Miller, D. of Dr. Samuel Shaw. 

82. John (s. of Nathaniel 69) m. Mira, D. of Capt. Ephraim 
Sprague, and d. immediately after marriage, and his wid. m. the 
Hon. John A. Shaw. 

83. Solomon (s. of Solomon 65) m. Sarah, D. of Jabez Car- 
ver of Raynham, 1801, and had Rotheus, Carver, Nahum, 
Thomas, Albert, Eli, Nathan, John, Maria. 

84. Carver (s. of Solomon 83) m. Harriet, D. of Samuel Har- 
den, and had Mira and Louisa, 1828. 

85. Jacob Washburn, m. Mercy, D. of Isaac Pool probably, 
1761, had a son 1764*, Bethiah 1765, Jacob 1767, Caleb 1770, 
Francis 1772. (This man was called Mr. Jacob Washburn of 



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Mid'o.) Jacob probably m. Ruth Shaw in E. B. 1797 ; she after- 
wards m. Benjamin Price 1805. 

86. Caleb Washburn m. Mehitabel, wid. probably of Benja- 
min Allen in E. B. 1756. 

Elisha of Kingston m. Martha Perkins of Plympton 1729 ; his 
estate settled 1734. — Elisha of Roxbury m. Charity Snell 1763. 
Hannah m. Nathan Bassett 1733. — Phebe m. Samuel Kingman 
1737. — Hannah m. Thos. Davis 1737. — Keziah m. Joseph Har- 
vey 2d 1749. — Experience m. Amos Snell 1759. — Reuben m. 
Betty Dilly 1749. — Hepzibah of Mid'o. m. Benja. Perkins 1761. 
Mary m. Samuel Packard 1761. — Huldah m. Solomon Bartlett 
1781. — Mary m. Benjamin Munro of Hal. 1787. — Sarah m. Seth 
Hayward 1792. — Lucy m. Abel Kingman 1792. — Wid. Elizabeth 
m. James Edson 1796. — Mary m. Job Pratt 1757. — Hannah m. 
James Carkis W'oodwiss 1770. — Seth of Mid'o. m. Elizabeth, D. 
of James Dunbar, 1776. — Eunice m. Asa Richmond 1782. — 
Reuben m. Abigail Murry (or Muzzy) 1743. — Jesse m. Silence 
Washburn 1748. — Patience m. Nathan Richmond 1754 — Alice 
m. Bela Fobes 1805. — Isaac m. Nabby Pope 1807. — Mary (or 
Mercy) m. Oliver Leach 1817. — Harvey m. Dolly B. Clark 1822. 

Jonathan of Mid'o. (s. of Benjamin) m. Judith, D. of Elna- 
than Wood, and had Jonathan, Benjamin, Isaac, Salmon, and 
perhaps others. Isaac went to Taunton. — Benjamin has a son 
Jonathan in S. B. 

John Washburn of Plymouth sold land that was his gr. father 
Irish's to Samuel Bradford 1708. 

Ephraim Washburn of Plympton and his wife Mary had Wil- 
liam 1726, Lydia 1728, Elizabeth 1732, Mary 1734, Stephen 
1736, Isaac 1738, Phebe 1740, Jemima, Japhet, John ; his estate 
settled 1758. Lydia m. Samuel Noyes. — Elizabeth m. Consider 
Benson ; all the rest of the Ds. were then single. — Ebenezer's 
estate settled at Kingston by his wid. Lydia 1738; her will 1765 ; 
they had Ebenezer, Simeon d., and Lydia Davis. Joseph, Miles 
Edward, Barnabas, Dea. John, Ichabod, were also at K. as early 
as 1729. Jabez 1731, Philip 1765, Melatiah 1756, were m. there 
at these dates. Most of them were sons of Joseph 6. Edward 
m. Judith Rickard of Plympton 1732. — Reuben Washburn of 
B. went to M., and enlisted into the French war 1755. Benja. 
of M. was 67 yrs. old 1820. — Bezaliel of B. went to Dartmouth, 
and enlisted in the French war 1755. 

Wid. Washburn d. 1775, quite aged. — Hannah d. of Small-pox 
1778. — Josiah's w. d. 1772. — Wid. Washburn d. 1778. — Josiah's 
wife d. 1778. — Lucy d. 1800, ic. 32. — Martha d. 1803, aj. 40. — 
Isaac Washburn d. in North Hadley2ist February, 1839, ^- 9°- 

Abishai Washburn (s. of John 12) of the County of Albany, 
N. Y., and his wife Hannah, sold to Wm. Loring of Plympton a 
farm or plantation in Bridgewater bounded at the N. E. corner 



350 WATERMAN.— WESLEY. 

of the homestead which is the N. W. corner of Josiah Wash- 
burn's homestead ; by Gershom Conant's hind ; by the road from 
Conant's to Ichabod Orcutt's ; by the road from said Orcutt's to 
the S. Meeting House 1767. Hugh Orr Jr. witness, acknowl- 
edged June 9, 1777, at Salisbury, before Joshua Porter, Justice 
of Peace. 

Capt. Abram Washburn was, some years since, living in 
Hinsdale, in the County of Berkshire,£E. 74, whose father. Miles 
Washburn, first settled in New Milford, and afterwards in Kent, 
in Conn., and finally removed to Hinsdale. Capt. Abraham 
thought his grandfather's name was Ebenezer. 

The family of Washburn is so numerous, and there are so 
many of the same christian name, that there may be many mis- 
takes, and some confusion, in the account here given of them. 

WATERMAN. — Perez Waterman (s. perhaps of Dea. Robert 
of Halifax) settled in S. B., and had a son Perez, and d. 1793, 
ae. 90. He had also a D. Abigail, who m. Charles Perkins 1762. 

2. Perez (son of the above) and his wife Abigail had Stephen 
1766, Calvin 1768, Ruth 1770, Bethiah 1772, Lydia 1774, Bar- 
nabas 1776. He m. Ruth Nye of Sandwich 1784; 2d wife. He 
removed to Oakham. Stephen led a seafaring life. — Calvin m. 
Salome Allen of Oakham 1793. 

Lucy Waterman m. Newland Sampson of Plympton 1766. — - 
Jonathan m. Abigail Washburn 1768. — John of H. m. Mercy 
Orcutt 1769. — Rebecca m. Elisha Bartlett of Brookfield 1778. — 
Wid. Sarah m. Samuel Whitman 1776. — Wid. Betsy, late w. of 
David Waterman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt, m. Daniel Hudson 
1822; she m. Waterman 1802. — Ruth m. Nathan Hall 1790. — 
Jabez of Hali. m. Hannah Benson 1805. — Elizabeth of Hali. m. 
Nathaniel French 181 1. — Otis of Kingston m. Betsy Waterman 
1820. — Minerva m. Isaac Alden 182 i. 

WENT WORT H.—Theophilus Wentworth (born at Canton 
1773) and his wife Betsy (born 1779 at Randolph) lived in S. B., 
and had Eliza 1796, Prince Wales 1798, Martin 1801, Darius 
1803, Hiram 1807, Soranus 18 10, Lewis 18 14, Ephraim French 
1818*. 

Edward of Stoughton m. Sarah Winslow 1746. — Seth m. Jane 
Warren 1761. — Oliver m. Sarah Leach 1779. 

WESLEY. — Joseph Wesley m. Jane Gilmore 1739, and set- 
tled in E. B., and had Isaac 1740*, Joseph 1742, John 1745*, 
Joseph quit-claimed all his estate to his mother 1772, being lately 
the estate of John Hagens ; she d. 1787, ae. 80. 

2. Joseph (s. of the above) m. Margaret Robinson, D. of 
Mary Pratt, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1773, and had Jennet bap. 
1777, her mother then a widow ; Joseph, the father, d. at New 
York, in the army, 1776. Jennet m. Byram Lazell 1793. — Mary 
Pratt m. Nath'l Ramsdell 1753. 



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WEST. — Samuel West m. Lydia, D. of Josiah Washburn, 
1739, and had Ezra 1739, Mehitabel 1741, John 1743. — Samuel 
West m. Mehitabel, wid. of John Ames and D. of Israel Pack- 
ard, 1727, perhaps first wife of the above. — Hannah m. William 
Shaw 1754. — Thomas m. Mercy Packard 1756. — Patience m. 
Lemuel Southworth a. 1757. — Timothy m. Zibia Edson 1787. — 
Mercy m. Reading Carr 1795- 

WESTON. — Jonathan Weston lived in W. B., and had a D. 
Mary bap. there 1731. 

2. Seth Weston from Mid'o. perhaps, and his wife Lusanna, 
lived in B., and had Daniel 17S0, Asa (in Mid'o.) 1784, Lucy 
(in Duxbury) 178S, Sally 180 1. 

Rufus of Mid'o. m. Sarah Whitman 1777. 

WHARTON.— Robert Wharton and his wife Mary lived in 
B., and had Polly (in Plymo.) 1779, Robert 1781, Charity 1783. 

WHITE. — Edward White and his wife Keziah lived in W. 
B., and had Huldah 1739, t'hebe 1741, Zeziah 1744. 

2. Micah White lived also in W. B., and m. Betty Tolman 
1768; she was D. of Eleazar Snow, and first m. Nathan Ames 
1751, and then Wm. Tolman 1757. He had a D. Betsy who m, 
Isaac Richmond. 

3. Micah (s. of Thomas of Abington), lived in E. B.; he was 
horn 1732 ; was with Gen. Winslow 1755, at the dispersion of 
the neutral French at Nova Scotia ; and had Micah, Thomas, 
Mehitabel, Lucy, and others perhaps. Major Micah the s. set- 
tled in Abington. — Mehitabel m. Jacob Bicknell Jr. 1803. — Lucy 
m. Silas Shaw 1794. — Micah White m. Lucy Hatch of Hingham 
1771. 

4. Thomas (s. of Micah 3) m. Nancy Harden 1803, and had 
Thomas and Jacob; hem. Isabella D. Harden or Hayden, 
1810; 2d w. Jacob gra. B. U. 1832. 

5. Thomas (bro. of Micah 3) lived in Abington, m. Hannah 
Green 1772, and had Rachel, Oliver, and then d., and Oliver 
was called after him Thomas, and now lives in E. B., the wid. 
Hannah having m. Jonathan Alden 1777. 

Cornelius White m. Sarah Howell 1747. — Nathaniel White m. ' 
Susanna Grossman 1745, and settled in Easton. — Keziah (per- 
haps widow of Edward) m. Edward Hayward Esq. of Easton a. 
1749. — Urania of Marshfield m. Luther Hayward 1794. — Lydia 
C. m. Bela Dyer of A. 18 12. — Eleanor of Millbury m. Spencer 
Lathrop 18 17. — Micah Jr. of A. m. Esther Hobart 1818. — Jarvis 
of Raynham m. Minerva Leach 18 19. Louisa Maria m. Arza 
Leonard 1820. — Benjamin Jr. m. Mary Chamberlin 1780. — Jareb 
of Amherst m. Ruth Sherman 1794. — Sarah m. Joseph Hearsey 
Jr. 1799. — Hannah of Abington m. Alexander Robinson 1744. — 



352 WHITING.— WHITMAN. 

Ruth m. Adam Kingman 1760. — Zilphah m. Uriah Rickard 1761. 
Perez of Raynham m. Deborah Leach 1787. — Sarah of Marsh- 
field m. Ensign Nathan WilUs, his 2d wife, 1792. — Nancy m. 
Geo. W. Blanchard. 

WHITING. — Marlborough Whiting (from Pembroke) settled 
in E. B., and m. wid. Abigail French, D. of Joshua Howard of 
Braintree, 1796, and had Martin 1797, Sumner 1799, John 
Adams 1800, Ephraim Howard 1805, d. 1826 ; he d. 1830, fe. 75. 

Joseph m. Abigail, D. of Isaac Alden, 1778.— William m. 
Sarah Ramsdell 1748. — Ruth m. Marlbray Ripley 1787. — Sally 
of Attleboro' m. Daniel Lathrop 1787. — Polly m. Benja. Pincin 
Jr. 1798. — Isaac m. Polly Jones 1804. — Sam'l m. Abigail Willis 
1805. — Margaret m. William Pincin Jr. 1807. — Ruth m. Levi 
Beal of Hingham 1810. — Polly or Patty m. John Stock Jr. 1809, 
Amos m. Polly Howard 1810. — William of Stoughton m. Rachel 
Turner 181 1. — Mercy of Plympton m. Elisha Hayward 1760. 

This name in the early records is often written Whiton and 
Whitten. — lames Whiton (so written) was at Hingham 1647, ^^^ 
was probably the ancestor of Marlboro', first above mentioned, 
and of all the others perhaps. 

WHITMAN. — John Whitman was one of the first settlers at 
Weymouth ; made free 1638 ; a very respectable man ; was the 
first Deacon; the first military ofiicer (an ensign) appointed in 
that town ; one of the three persons appointed by the Governor 
" to end small controversies " there ; he died there 1692, x. a. 90. 
He was ancestor of most of the name in this country. His wife 
was probably Mary, her family name not known ; his children 
mentioned in his will 1685, proved 1692, then living, were 4 ss., 
Thomas, John, Abiah, Zechariah, and 5 Ds., all m. viz : Sarah 
Jones, Mary, w. of John Pratt; Elizabeth, w. of Josiah Green; 
Hannah, w. of Stephen French; and Judith King. Judge Whit- 
man of Portland has given a very full and interesting memoir of 
the ancestor and his descendants, published at Portland 1832 ; 
but as it is within the scope and purpose of this publication to 
give some account of all the early settlers of this town, we shall 
notice those branches that became inhabitants here, referring all 
who are solicitous to know more of this numerous and respect- 
able family to the Judge's Memoir. 

I. Thomas (the eldest s. and only one of the children of John 
Whitman of Weymouth who came to Bridgewater) was born in 
Eng. a. 1629, came to this country with his mother, (after his 
father) a. 1641, and m. Abigail, D. of Nicholas Byram, 1656, 
and came with his father-in-law Byram, or soon after, and set- 
tled in E. B. a. 1662; he had John (at Wey.) 1658, Ebenezer, 
Nicholas, Susanna, Mary, Naomi, Hannah ; his will 171 1, proved 
1712; he died ae. a. 83. Susanna m. Benjamin Willis. — Mary 



WHITMAN. ■ 353 



m. Seth Leach. — Naomi m. William vSnow 1686. It is not as- 
certained whom Hannah m. 

2. John (s. of Thomas i) m. Hannah (Pratt probably) 1686; 
had no children; d. 1727, je. a 70 ; was executor of his father's 
will ; gave his own estate by will principally to David, s. of his 
brother Nicholas; mentions his sisters, Mary Leach and Susanna 
Willis, and heirs of his sister Naomi Snow; but says nothing of 
Hannah, who probably was not then living, and had d. without 
issue. 

3. Ebenezer (s. of Thomas i) m. Abigail Burnam 1699, and 
settled in S. B., and had Abigail 1702, Zechariah 1704, John 
1707*, Hannah 1709, Ebenezer 1713; his estate settled by his 
wid. 17 13, and she m. Edmund Hobart of Hingham 17 14, who 
came and resided with her ; she was appointed guardian to her 
children. One of the Ds. m. a Soule, and the other a Little and 
afterwards a Perkins. , ■. . ^-. 

4. Nicholas (s. of Thomas i) m. Sarah Vining of Weymouth 
1700, and had Thomas 1702, John 1704, Josiah 1706*, David 
1709, Jonathan 1710, Seth 1713. His w. d., and he m. Mary, 
D. of Francis Cary, 1715, and had Eleazar 1716, Benjamin 
1 7 19*. His wife d. and he m. Mary, D. of William Conant, 
1719, and had Mary 1720*, William 1722*, Josiah 1724, Sarah 
1726, Abigail 172S*, Nicholas 1731, Susanna 1734*, Ebenezer 
1736. He was killed, 1746, by his cart-wheel running over him, 
a;. 70; she d. 1770, je. 77. Sarah m. Eleazar Alden, and d. x. 
94. 

5. Zechariah (s. of Ebenezer 3) m. Eleanor Bennett of Mid'o. 
and lived in S. B., and had Samuel 1734, Abiah 1735*, Zecha- 
riah 1738, Eleanor 1739, Benjamin 1741, d. 1762 ■ Abigail 1743, 
Ruth 1746, Jonah 1749, Ebenezer and Sarah 1752; he d. 1773, 
ai. 69 ; she d. 1777. Eleanor m. Nathaniel Chamberlin Jr. 1767, 
and was living, 1832, ae. 93. — Ruth m. Gideon Washburn Jr. 
1765, and then Dea. Ripley of Plympton. 

6. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 3) and his w. Rebeckah lived in 
S. B., and had Ebenezer 1741*, Noah 1743, Hannah 1745, Lydia 
1748; shed. 1778; he 1804, ae. 91. Hannah m. Ebenezer Dean 
of Plympton 1769. — Lydia m. Daniel Dean of Norton 1770. 

7. Dea. Thomas (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Jemima, D. of Isaac 
Alden, 1727, and had Simeon 1728, Peter 1730, Benjamin 1732, 
Jemima 1734, Nathan 1736, Amos 1738, William 1740, Isaac 
1742*. His w. d., and he m. Rebecca, wid. of Dea. Seth Allen, 
1767; she was a Rickard of Plympton. He owned the mills 
where the E. B. manufacturing works stand, which were called 
after him Whitman's Mills; he d. 1788 of a cancer, ae. 86; she 
1791, X. 82. — Jemima m. David Keith 1754. 

8. John (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Elizabeth Rickard of Plympton 
1726, and she d. 1727, and he m. Elizabeth, D. of James Cary, 



354 ■ WHITMAN. 



1729, and had Samuel 1730, Elizabeth 1732, d. 1765; John, 
March 17th, 1735, O. S. ; James 1739, d. 1747. She died 1742, 
and he m. Hannah, wid. of Isaac Snow and D. of Joseph Shaw, 
1743, and had Daniel 1744, Ezra 1747 ; his wife d. 1762, se, 58, 
and he m. Hannah, widow of Joseph Mitchell of Kingston ; she 
was a Hearsy of Abington ; she d. 1788, a;. 85 ; he 1792, ae. 88. 

9. David (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Susanna, D. of Nathaniel 
Hayward, 1738, and had John 1739*, Isaiah 1741*, Isaiah, while 
in college at New Haven or Princeton, was drowned ; the father 
d. 1789, se. 80 ; she 1795, se. 87. 

10. Jonathan (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Elizabeth Harvey 1747, 
and had Jonathan 175 1, Elizabeth 1752. His w. d. and he m. 
Bethiah, D of Dea. Joseph Edson, 1753; he died 1778, se. 68; 
she 1805, Si. gi. Elizabeth m. Rev. George Briggs of Norton 
1791 ; he was settled as a Baptist Preacher in Stoughton Corner. 
Jonathan m. Ruth Churchill a. 1776, and d. 1777, se. 29, and 
had a D. Leah born, after his death, 1778, who m. Silvester 
Briggs 1797. 

11. Seth (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Ruth, D. of Stephen Reed of 
Abington, 1741, and had Stephen 1745, Sarah 1751, Seth 1754, 
Enos 1756, Ruth 1759*, Hannah 1762* ; he d. 1778, se. 65 ; she 
d. before 1767. Sarah m. Pelatiah Gilbert of Brookfield 1777. 
Enos d. at Valley Forge in the Revolutionary war 1778. 

12. Dea. Eleazar (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Abigail, D. of Daniel 
Alden 1742, and had Mary 1743*, Eliab 1745*, Abigail* and 
Hannah* 1747. Jephthah 1748*, Mary 1751, Joshua 1735, 
Eleazar 1755, Ephraim 1757, Asa 1963*, Abigail 1763. He re- 
moved to Aljington, and there d. over 90 years of age. 

13. Josiah (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ezekiel 
Smith of Hingham 1747 ; her mother was Dinah May of Rox- 
bury, whose mother was Mary Duncan from Scotland ; he had 
his father's dwelling-house, and part of the homestead, and had 
Levi 1748, Lemuel 1750, Abigail 1751, Joseph 1753; he d. 1754, 
ae. 29; she 1778, ae. 53. — Abigail m. Dea. John Whitman, his 2d 
wife 1773. — Lemuel settled in Kinderhook, N. Y., and had 
Simeon, Josiah, William, Levi, John, Betsy, Mary, Joanna, 
Sarah, and d. ae. 71. 

14. Nicholas (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Mary House of Hanover 
a. 1759, and had Isaiah 1760, Elijah 1762, Mary 1765, Eunice 
1769; he d. 1803, as. 72. — Mary m. Thomas Chamberlin 1785. 
Eunice m. Reuben Tomson of Halifax 1791. 

15. Ebenezer (s. of Nicholas 4) m. Abigail, D. of John Free- 
love 1760, and had Abigail 1763, Ebenezer 1765, Jepthah 1767; 
he d. 1786, ae. 50; she within 2 mos. after, ve. 45. — Abigail not 
m. — Ebenezer m. Lydia, D. of Dea. John Whitman 1788, and 
had James 1791. — Jephthah m. Betty Tinkham of Mid'o. 1789, 



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and had Ebenezer 1791, Isaac 1792, Jephthiah 1796, Sally 1797, 
and he and Ebenezer both removed to Windsor, Mass. 

16. Samuel (s. of Zechariah 5) m. Susanna, D. of Capt. 
Solomon Leonard 1761, and had Lucinda, Silvia, Susanna, 
Freelove, Chloe ; he was lost at sea; she d. 1778. — Lucinda m. 
Joseph Tilson of Halifax 1794. — Silvia m. David Conant 1783, 
afterwards Azariah Hayward 1798. — Susanna m. Oliver Allen 
1790. — Chloe not m. — Freelove was drowned. 

17. Zechariah (s. of Zechariah 5) lived in S. B., m. Abigail 
Kilborn of Connecticut, and had Kilborn 1765, Benjamin 1768, 
Cyrus 1773*, Angelina 1777, Cassandra. — Angelina m. Curtis 
Barnes of Hingham 1803. — Cassandra m. Rev. Gains Conant 
1802. — Judge Kilborn gra. H. U. 1785, settled in the ministry at 
Pembroke, afterwards Counsellor at Law, and C. Justice of the 
C. C. P. ; m. Betsy, D. of Dr. Isaac Winslow of Marshfield, and 
had Isaac Winslow, gra. H. U. 1808, an Attorney in Nantucket, 
and there d., Charles Kilborn, Eliza Winslow, John Winslow, 
gra. H. U. 1827, and lived at S. Boston. — Sarah Ann, Caroline, 
Maria Warren, James Hawley, Frances Gay, Willian Henry; 
Eliza W. m. Samuel K. Williams, Esq., of Boston ; Sarah A. m. 
Benjamin Randall, Esq., of Bath, Member of Congress ; James 
H., an Attorney, m. a D. of Alden Briggs, Esq., and lives on 
the paternal estate at Pembroke. — Benjamin, Esq., gra. B. U. 
1788, settled as an Attorney first in Pembroke, then in Hanover, 
and finally in Boston, where he was Representative, and Chief 
Justice of the Police Court many years. He m. Hannah Gard- 
ner, and had Zechariah Gardner, Abigail Kilborn*, Abigail 
Kilborn, Hannah Eddy, Benjamin, Mary Angelina*, Henry M. 
Lisle, Caleb Strong, George Henry, and Mary Ann. — Zechariah 
G. gra. H. U. 1807, and was an Attorney, and Clerk and his- 
torian of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company ; he m. 
Maria, D. of Maj. John Bray of Boston, and had 2 other wives, 
and d. 1840, leaving a family. — Abigail K. m. Benjamin Thomp- 
son of Boston. — Hannah E. m. John H. Pierson. — Benjamin 
graduated Brown University 18 15, and is an Attorney. — Henry 
M. L. died in B. U. 1820. — CalelD Strong is a Physician, and 
gra. M. D. at H. U. 1831. — George H. (first named John Wins- 
low) gra. H. U. 1727, is an Attorney and Clerk of the A. and 
H. Art. Co. — Mary Ann m. Dr. Stebbins of South Boston. — 
Benjamin, the father, m. Mrs. Nancy Blake, widow of Joseph 
Blake, Esq., for his 2d wife; she was a Black of Quincy. 

18. Dr. Jonah or Jonas (s. of Zechariah 5) gra. Y. 1772, set- 
tled as a Physician in Barnstable, and had a family. One s. 
John gra. H. U. 1805, was an Attorney and d. young. Another, 
Josiah, had a medical degree H. U. 1806, and was appointed a 
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19. Ebenezer (s. of Zechariah 5) m. Ruth Delano, and went 
to Oakham, and had family there ; he d., she m. John Hooper. 

20. Noah (s. of Ebenezer 6) m. Freelove Manchester ; she d. 
1772, and he m. Sarah, D. of Seth Hayward 1774, and had 
Lydia and Freelove. His wife d. 1778, and he m. Zilphah, D. 
of Daniel Washburn 1779, and had Ebenezer, Noah, Daniel, 
Sarah and Betsy; he died, ae. 82. — Lydia m. Zenas Washburn, 
1799. — Freelove m. Davis Hayward 1804. — Sarah m. a Brown 
of Jay, Me. — Betsy m. James Keith, Jr., 1815. — Ebenezer m. 
Sarah, D. of James Keith, and had Piam Gushing i8oq, Nabby 
1812, Noah 1814, Betsy 1816, and went to Tamworth, Vt. — Dr. 
Noah gr. B. U. 1806, m. Mary, D. of Dr. Daniel Perkins, 1812, 
and settled in W. B. — Daniel m. Celia, D. of Arthur Harris 
1815, and d. leaving children. 

21. Capt. Simeon (s. of Dea. Thomas 7) m. Martha, D. of 
Isaac Snow 1750, and had Isaac 1750, Simeon 1753, Thomas 
1755, Joseph 1757, Martha 1760, Silvia 1765, Huldah 1769. 
His w. d. 1781, ae. 53, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Seth Byram, 
17S3 ; she was a Vinal of Scituate ; he d. 181 1, se. 83. — Simeon 
went to Roxbury, and died 1830, a bachelor, ae. 77. — Martha m. 
Thomas Phillips 1783. — Silvia d. single 1708. — Huldah m. Tur- 
ner Phillips 1787. 

22. Peter (s. of Dea, Thomas 7) m. Susanna, D. of Joseph 
Keith 1752, and had Susanna 1753*, Molly 1754*, Molly 1756*, 
Jemima 1758, Molly 1759*, Susanna 1761. His w. d. and he m. 
Sarah Wright of Marshfield 1775, and had Dolly 1776, Nancy 
1778, Sally 1779, Asa 1782, Christiana 1785; he d. 1801, as. 71 ; 
she 1831, £e. 84. Jemima, late in life, m. a Smith of Duxbury, 
and had no children. — Susanna m. Ezra Kingman, Esq., 1782. 
Dolly m. Dea. Jacob Bearce of Pembroke, his 2d w. — Christiana 
m. Geo. W. Barton of Bath, Me., 1809 ; the other Ds. not m. — 
Asa m. Deborah, D. of George Howard 1804, and had Asa 
1804*, Deborah Howard 1806, Mary Ann 1809* and went to 
Walpole. His w. d. 1812, and he m. again. 

23. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Thomas 7) m. Mary, D. of Charles 
Latham 1757. and had Olive, Molly 1766, Priscilla 1768, Benja- 
min 1771, Jane 1775*; he died 1802, ae. 71; she 1831, ae. 94. 
Olive m. Daniel Orcutt 1784, and Josiah Johnson, Jr., 1793. — 
Molly m. Luther Hatch 1790. — Priscilla d. single 18 15. — Benja- 
min m. Lucy Leonard of Mid'o. 1796, and went to Marlow, Vt. 

24. Nathan (s. of Dea. Thos. 7) m. Betty, only child of Dea. 
Seth Allen 1761, and had Seth Allen 1762, Rebecca 1764, 
Nathan 1766, CeUa 1768, Eliab 1770*, Asa 1772*, Betty 1777*. 
They both died 1784; he 33. 48; she 45. Rebeckah m. David 
Howard 1791. — Celia m. Timothy Allen 1788, and d. 1789, ae. 21. 

25. Amos (s. of Dea. Thomas 7) m. Anna, D. of Eleazar 
Washburn 1763, and had Phihbert (Phile) 1766, Zenas 1767, 



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Amos 1768, Barza 1770, Anna Washburn 1772, Oliver 1774*, 
Jennet 1777*, Nabby 1779, Jennet 1782, Susanna 1784, Betsy 
1786; he died 1791, ae. 48; she 1797, as. 54. — Philibert m. Seth 
Allen Whitman 1787. — Zenas m. Sally, D. of Isaac Allen 1791, 
and went to Minot Me. — Amos went to Ireland as a Carpenter 
with Mr. Coxe to build a bridge there, and on his return was 
missing in a sudden and mysterious manner at Philadelphia, 
and has never been heard of since ; he was of age, but not m. 
Barza went to sea, and was lost or died before he was of age. — 
Anna W. m. Timothy Bailey 1796. — Nabby m. Stephen Latham. 
Jennet m. James Loring 1809, and lived in N. B. — The other 
two m. at the eastward, where they all settled except Philibert 
and Jennet. 

26. William (s. of Dea. Thomas 7) m. Mary Studley 176 1, 
and had Polly 1762, William 1763, Lucy 1767, Oakes [1769], 
Chloe 1773, Luther 1777. — Polly m. Capt. James Allen 1778. — 
William was one of the last three years' men in the revolutionary 
war, went to Cumberland, R. I., and afterwards to Pomfret, 
Conn., was m. and had a family. — Lucy m. Israel Bailey 1789. 
Oakes m. Susanna, D. of Joshua Barrell 1790, and had Royal, 
Melvill, Luther, Olive ; and he, Capt. Allen, and Bailey, went to 
Maine. — Chloe m. Dea. Jacob Bearce of Hanson, and d. there 
1839, ^- 65, whither the parents also removed, and where they 
d. — Luther, first named, was drowned in the mill-pond 1782. 

27. Samuel (s. of John 8), m. Elizabeth, D. of Ebenezer 
Bonney of Pembroke 1757, and had James 1760* David 1762, 
Samuel 1764, Abel 1766, of Frankfort, Me., and two others who 
d. before 1770, and Beza 1773. His wife d. 1776, x. 37, and he 
m. wid. Sarah Waterman of Halifax 1776, and had Sarah 1778, 
Mehitabel 1779, Freeman 1780*, Freedom 1782. — David went 
to Lyme, N. H.— Samuel m. Hannah, D. of John Egerton 1787, 
went to Williamsburg, and had a s. Shepard, and a D. He was 
killed by the falling of a tree, and she m. again, and removed to 
the banks of the Susquehanna. — Samuel, the father, and his 
family went to Cummington, where he became a baptist, and 
was plunged at the age of 94, and d. 1825, x. 95. 

28. Dea. John (s. of John 8) m. Lydia, D. of David Snow, 
1764, and had Lydia 1765, Elizabeth 1767, James 1769. His 
w. d. 177 1, and he m. Abigail, D. of Josiah Whitman 1773, and 
had Catherine 1775, d. 1793; Bathsheba 1777, Josiah 1779, 
Alfred 1781, Obadiah 1783, Nathaniel 1785, Hosea 1788, John 
1790, Abigail 1793, d. 1818; Barnard 1796, Jason 1799; ^'^ ^^'• 
d. 1813, ffi. 62, The father is now (April 1840) living, in his 
io6th year. — Lydia m. Ebenezer Whitman, Jr., 1788. — Elizabeth 
m. Benjamin Strobridge of Mid'o. 1789. — James removed to 
Belchertown, and there m. Catharine Smith, and has a family, 
and has been Representative of the town. — Bathsheba, not m. ; 



358 WHITMAN. 



well known as a popular and useful instructor, and as having 
done much towards the education of her brothers. — Josiah set- 
tled at Wellfleet; a Magistrate and Representative there; re- 
turned to E. Bridgewater ; m. but has no children. — Alfred lives 
with his father. — Obadiah went to N. Gloucester, Me., m. Col. 
Parsons' D., and has a family. — Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1809, and 
settled in the ministry at Billerica, Feb. 2, 1804, and was dis. 
1835, m. a Holman, D. of Gen. Holman of Bolton, and is in- 
stalled at Wilton, N. H. — Hosea m. a Horfges of Mansfield, and 
is concerned in manufacturing business at Walthani. — John m. a 
Bicknell, and lived in Belchertown, and d., and left no children. 
Barnard was educated at H. U., entered 17 18. but not a gradu- 
ate, m. a Crosby, settled in the ministry at Waltham. was much 
known, and distinguished in his profession, and d. 1834, greatly 
lamented, leaving a son, Crosby. — Jason gra. H. U. 1825. 
preached at Saco, and was afterwards an Agent of the Unitarian 
Society in Boston, and is settled in the ministry in Portland, 
and m. a sister of Gov. Fairfield. 

29. Daniel (s. of John 8) m. a Doten of Plymouth, and had 
John, Mary, Daniel; he died 1777, a;. 2,7,. — John lives with his 
cousin James at Belchertown, a bachelor. — Mary m. a Symmes 
in Plymouth. — Daniel ni. and went to Cummington, and thence 
to the State of N. Y. 

30. Ezra (s. of John 8) m. Rhoda, D. of David Snow 1768, 
and hnd Ezra 1769, Hannah Snow 177 i, David Snow 1774, Cal- 
vin 1777*, Rhoda 1779. His wife d. 1796, ae. 53, and he m. 
Thankful Freelove 1796; he d. 1814, ££.67; she 1823, ae. 71. 
Ezra m. Eunice, D. of Sam'l Allen 1795, and had Rhoda Snow 
at Welltleet 1797, Eunice at W. 1799, Luther at Pembroke 1802, 
Clarissa 1804, Emily 1807, Melinda i8og, Ezra 18 12, and then 
moved to Winthrop, Me. — Hannah S. ni. Josiah Keen 1792, and 
afterward Constant Hayward 1808.— David S. m. Ruth Stetson 
of Pembroke, and went to Me. 

31. Stephen (s. of Seth 11) m. Mary, D. of Hon. Hugh Orr 
1767, and had Bethuel 1768*, Robert 1770*, Matilda 1772, 
Stephen Reed 1774, Independence 1776, Mary 1778; he d. 
1778, se. T,^ ; she d. 1778, ce. 28. — Matilda m. Capt. Seth Byram 
1791. — Stephen R. went to N. H. — Independence went to 
Albany and Troy, and d. there a bachelor. — Mary not m. 

32. Seth (s. of Seth 11) m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Jonathan 
Bass 1781, and had Seth, who now lives in Pembroke, and m. 
Joanna, D. of Capt. Thomas Turner. Seth, the father, d. 1783, 
sd. 29; his wid. m. Peter Salmon of Pembroke, and had several 
children, and became a wid. again, and d. 1834. 

22- Joshua (s. of Dea. Eleazar 12) m. Mary a Tirrell of 
Abington, and had Joshua, and d. 1775, ae. 22, and his wid. m. 
a Gorham, of Turner, Me., where Joshua now lives. 



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34. Dea. Eleazar (s. of Dea. Eleazar 12) m. Mary, D. of 
Woodbridge Brown of Abington 1778, and lives on the paternal 
estate in E. B., and had Eleazar, Daniel, Asa, Hannah, Mary, 
Dorothy, died 1816, a;. 29; his wife died 1832, a. 79. — Eleazar 
m. Nabby, D. of Joshua Pratt 18 12. — Daniel gra. B. U. 1809, 
and m. Sarah Porter of Abington 1792, she died 183 1. — Asa m. 
Rachel, D. of Thomas Chamberlin 1820, and died re. 26. — Han- 
nah m. Moses Noyes, who gra. B. U., and lives in Providence, 
a preceptor and instructor. — Mary m. Eliab Noyes of Abington 
1803. 

35. Ephraim (s. of Dea. Eleazar 12) m. a D. of Sam'l Brown 
of Abington, and lived on the paternal estate in Abington, and 
died 1838, and had one son, Hon. Jared, (gra. B. U., an Attor- 
ney, County Commissioner, and Senator, m. Abigail, D. of Maj. 
James Barrell 1813, and afterwards wid. Susan Hayden, D. of 
Aaron Hobart, Esq.,) and two Ds. One, Sarah, m. Nathan Gur- 
ney, Esq.; and the other, Clarissa, m. Isaac Alden, Esq., 181 1. 

36. Rev. Levi (s. of Josiah 13) gra. H. U. 1779, and settled 
at Wellfleet ; m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Ichabod Thomas of Pem- 
broke, and had Levi 1789, Sarah 1790, Charles 1791, Josiah 
1793, Ruth 1794, Eliza S. 1797, Hope 1799. He m. a Drew for 
his 2d wife, and in his old age lived in Kingston, and d. 1838, 
ae. 90. — Levi gra. H. U. 1808, and is counsellor at law, Norway, 
Me.; m. a wid. Farrar, and has a s. Francis Henry. — Sarah m. 
Gov. Parris of Me. — Charles is an Attorney at VVaterford, Me. 
Josiah, a merchant in Portland, m. a McLellan. 

37. Josiah (s. of Josiah 13) m. Sarah, D. of Caleb Sturtevant 
of H. 1774 (her mother was Patience Cushman of Halifax), and 
had Ezekiel 1776, Betsy 1778. He d. 1778, ae. 25; his wid. m. 
Jacob Mitchell 1783 (and was mother of Josiah Whitman Mitch- 
ell, a counsellor.at-law in Freeport, Me.); she d, 1789, je. 35. — 
Hon. Ezekiel gra. B. U. 1795, rn. Hannah, D. of Gushing 
Mitchell 1799, and lived first in New Gloucester, and then in 
Portland, Me., and is a counsellor-at-law and Chief Justice of 
C. C. Pleas in Me. ; he has Harrison, Lucia, and Julia. — Betsy 
m. a Hawes at Wellfleet, and is now a wid. in Me. — Lucia, D. 
of Ezekiel, m. Silvanus L. Mitchell, Esq., 1820. — Julia m. Wm. 
Willis, Esq., Portland. 

38. Isaiah (s. of Nicholas 14) m. Chloe, D. of Mark Phillips 
1784, and had Sally, Isaiah, Chloe, Mary, Naomi, and went to 
Windsor, Ms., where he was deacon, and d. April 7, 1827, £e. 66. 

39. Elijah (s. of Nicholas 14) m. Mercy Randall 1784, and 
had Zilphah, Eunice, Polly, Elijah, Alden, Lucy, Clarissa, Stock- 
bridge, Josiah, Geo. Whitfield. He first removed to Pembroke, 
and then to Thompson, Conn. Three of the Ds. m. Robins', 
and one m. Nath'l Jenkins of Abington. 



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40. Capt. Isaac (s. of Capt. Simeon 21) m. Bathsheba, D. of 
Jonathan Allen 1785, and had Sophia 1786, Mehitabel 1788, 
Allen 1792, Bathsheba 1797, Isaac Snow 1805; he d. 1828, k. 
78; she (at Boston) 1829, ae. 70. — Sophia m. Melvill Otis 1809. 
Mehitabel m. Capt. Levi Keith 181 1. — Allen m. Mary Brown 
(sister of Bartholomew, Esq.,) and lived in Boston, and d. there 
1838. — Isaac Snow lives in Bangor, Me., and m. there. 

41. Thomas (s. of Capt. Simeon 21) m. Lydia, D. of Anthony 
Sherman 1781, and had Ford 1783, Martha 1784, Joanna 1786, 
Thomas 1790; he then went to Tamworth, N. H., and had 
Simeon, Lydia, Martin*; they are both d. — Ford, Esq., m. Anna, 
D. of David Howard, and removed to Bangor, and m. for a 2d 
w. Bathsheba, D. of Capt. Isaac Whitman. — Thomas returned 
to E. B., and m. Lusanna W., D. of Anthony W. Clift 18 18, and 
had Alice and Simeon*, and d. 1832, ai. 42 ; the wid. m. Joseph 
Chamberlain 1839. 

42. Joseph (s. of Capt. Simeon 21) m. Mary, D. of Thomas 
Phillips 1780, and had Snow 1781*, Martin 1785, Snow 1789, d. 
1810; Joseph 1794, Calvin 1798, Silvia 1800; bed. 1807,0^.49; 
she is still living. — Martin m. Susanna, D. of John Hudson 1815, 
and d. 1828, ae. 44. — Joseph d. a bachelor. — Calvin gone west- 
ward. — Silvia m. William Bourn of Hanson. 

43. Seth Allen (s. of Nathan 24) m. Philibert, D. of Amos 
Whitman 1787, and had Eliab, and Jane, who d. 1808, £e. 15. He 
lived at N. B. with his son Eliab, who gra. B. U. 1817, and is a 
councellor-at-law ; she d. 1835, ^- ^^i ^^ 1839, ae. 77. — Eliab, 
Esq., m. Susanna, D. of John Wales 1817, and has Sarah, Susan, 
and Samuel A.; his w. d. 1825 ; he is a Representative of N. B. 

44. Nathan (s. of Nathan 24) m. Mercy, D. of Josiah Byram 
1788, and had Gilbert 1788, Celia 1790, Freedom 1792, Nathan 
1796, Willard 1803, Marcena Allen and Mercy Lewis 1805; she 
d. 1824, £e. 54; he 1829, ae. 63. — Gilbert m. Serena, D. of Ezra 
Fobes 18 13, and removed to Maine. — Celia m. William Pratt 
1816. — Freedom m. Clarissa (or Clara), D. of Dea. Barzillai 
Allen, and then her half sister Sarah Bass, and lived awhile in 
Boston ; is now in E. B. — Nathan m. Semantha, D. of Dea. 
William Keith ; he also lived awhile in Boston, but has returned 
to E. B. — Willard is also m. and has a family, — Marsena A. m. 
Lucia Anne, D. of Capt. Branch Byram. 

45. Alfred (s. of Dea. John 28) m. Betsy Robbins of Water- 
town 1808, and had Mary Coolidge and Edmund Burke; his w. 
d. 1808, ae. 46, and he m. Abigail, wid. of Jacob Hayward and 
D. of Jonah Willis 1833. — Edmund B. gra. H. U. 1838, m. a 
Russell of Plymouth, and went to Gardner, Me. 

46. John (from Easton, s. of John, s. of Abiah, s. of John) 
m. Margaret, D. of Samuel Willis 1745, and settled in W. B., 
but had no children. 



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47. Terah (bro. of John preceding) m. Anne, D. of Samuel 
Willis, 1746, and settled in \Y. B., and had Silence 1752*, Anna 
1754. Anna m. Thompson Baxter 1797, and d. a wid. 1831. 

Zechariah (s. of Abiah of Weymouth) lived awhile in W. B., 
with his brotherin-law, William Turner, and while there was 
warned out of town 1734.— Eleanor Whitman (of the Easton 
family probably) m. Samuel Pratt of Stoughton 1764. — Abigail 
m. Nehemiah Cobb of Mid'o. 1773. — Sarah m. Rufus Weston of 
Mid'o. 1777. Francis and Mary Whitman of Boston had Wil- 
liam 1667*, and another William 1668. — Ezra Whitman m. Bath- 
sheba Richards 1693, and Ebenezer m. Deborah Richards 1705. 
[Wey. Records.] — Samuel m. Anna Rean 1766, and Davis 
Whitman m. Mary Taverner 1770. [Boston records.] 

WHITMARSH.— Jacob Whitmarsh of Abington m. Hannah. 
D. probably of Benjamin Shaw 175 1, settled in E. B., and had 
Thankful 1752, Olive 1755, Sarah 1757, Jacob 1759, Huldah 
1762, Asa 1764, Mary 1767, Zerviah 1769. Jacob m. Ann Pool 
1784. — Zerviah m. Jacob Pool Jr. 1787. — Thankful m. Seth 
Reed 1773. — Marv m. Reed Erskine 1784. — Huldah m. George 
Erskine 1781.— W'id. Whitmarsh d. 1808. 

2. Asa (s. of Jacob above) and his wife Sarah had Asa 1793, 
Oliver Gurney 1796. He d., and she m. Hiram Keith of Win- 
chester 18 1 6. 

3. Lot (s. of Ebenezer and nephew of Jacob i) m. Susanna 
Pool and had Lot 1796, Mary 1798, John-i8oi, Susanna, Olive 
1804, Thomas, Ezra 1808, and Ebenezer who d. 1810. Lot m. 
Merrill Corthrell 1820. — Thomas m. Charlotte, D. of Simeon 
Gannett, 18 11, and had Simeon Gannett 1812; he m. Diana, 
wid. of Joseph Allen Jr., a 2d wife. — Susanna m. Micah Pack- 
ard 1812. 

Judith of Weymouth m. Joseph Shaw a. 1690. — Jacob of Ab- 
ington m. Betty Crooker 181 7-. — Mary B. m. Chandler Ripley 
1818. — Eunice m. Nathan Orcutt Jr. 1780. — Mercy m. Andrew 
Ford 1706. — Richard m. Lydia Ford 17 12. — Mary m. Stephen 
Reed 17 14. — Mehitabel m. Noah Ramsdell 1790. — Bathsheba 
m. Ebenezer Bisbee 1745. — Zechariah Whitmarsh m. Hannah 
Washburn 1730. — Mary Byram Whitmarsh m. Chandler Bisbee 
1818. — Ebenezer Whitmarsh d. in E. B. 1810, ai. 23. 

WILBOR. — Lemuel Wilbor and his wife Sarah had Chloe 
(in Raynham) 1758, Asa 1760, Holden 1762, Tryphena 1764, 
(2d w. Sarah) Jeremiah 1772, Lemuel 1775, Caleb 1777, Sarah 
1779, Amos iSoi. Asa m. Silvia Jackson 1783. — Tryphena m. 
Jabez Hall 1791. — Amos m. Fidelia Woodward of Taunton 1799. 
Asa Wilbor was a soldier at Roxbury 1776. 

2. George and his wife Lydia had George (in Raynham) 1757 
Isaac (in Raynham) 1759, Gideon 1763, Seabury 1771, Bethana 



362 WILBOR.— WILLIAMS. 

1771, Barak 1773, Lavinia 1778, Nicholas 1781. Eethana m. 
Azel Alden 1791. — Lavinia m. Timothy Keith 1797. — Nicholas 
(a D.) m. Daniel Dunbar 1809. — These two families were prob- 
ably from Raynham, and settled in S. B. 

3. Lemuel (s. of Lemuel i) m. Jenny Leach 1799, and had 
Orin 1799, Melvin 1802, Josephus 1804, Royal 1807, Oliver K. 
1809, Asa F. 1812, Emery S. 1815. 

4. Isaac (s. of George 2) and his wife Susanna had Lurania 
1781, Ruth 1783, Aberdeen 1785, Lydia 1787. (ist w. d. 1790, 
2d w. Joanna) Susanna 1792, Isaac 1794, Olive 1796, Anna 1800. 
Lurania m. Zephaniah Fobes 1810. — Ruth m. David Keith 3d 
1806. — Aberdeen m. Abigail Hooper 1809. — Lydia m. George 
Wilbor 1820. — Anna m. Martin Snow 182 i. 

5. Gideon (s. of George 2) and his w. Huldah had Gardener 
1786, Deborah 1789, Seth 1799. 

6. Baruck (s. of George 2) m. Lois Leach 1799, and had Ba- 
ruck 1801, Deborah 1805, Kila 1807, Gideon 181 1, Seabury 1816. 

Mary m. Ebenezer Leach 1741. — Joseph m. Susanna Harris 
1 74 1. — Chloe m. Salmon Keith 1779. — Zephaniah of Raynham 
m. Chloe Leach 1796. — Stephen Jr. of Raynham m. Sally 
Hooper 1809. — Charles of Easton m. Lydia Pratt 1813.— Keziah 
of Easton m. Daniel Hayward 2d 1815. — George Wilbor m. 
Lydia, D. of Isaac VVilbor, 1820. — Seth Wilbor and his w. Ra- 
chel had Jemima 1802, and Seth 1804. 

WILLIAMS. — Thomas Williams of Taunton and his wife 
Mary had Maria 1680, Jonathan 1683, Sarah 1685, Macey 1687*, 
Hannah 1689, Bethiah 1692, Mehitabel 1695, Damaris 1698. 
He died, and his wid. Mary m. Rev. James Keith 1707. Some 
of these Ds. probably came with her to Bridgewater. — Hannah 
m. Joseph Snell 1712. — Damaris m. Daniel Howard Esq. of N. 
B. — Mehitabel m. Benjamin Webb, perhaps of Eastham, 1720. 

2. Josiah Williams of Taunton m. Martha, D. of Ephraim 
Howard, 1714, and settled in W. B., and had Rebecca 1715, 
Mary 17 18, George 1721*, Seth 1722, Josiah 1725, Martha 1728, 
Susanna 1730, Macey 1736; he d. 1770, she 1746. Rebecca m. 
Daniel Littlefield 1732. — Mary m. Josiah Kingman 1737, and 
Ephraim Cary 1784, and d. 1803, ai. 85. — Seth m. Susanna, D. 
of William Fobes perhaps, 1750, and went to Easton, and his 
wid. had Seth and Asa bap. by Mr. Perkins 1759. — Martha m. 
Jonathan Packard 1752. — Susanna m. Josiah Keith Jr. 1758. — 
Macey went to Easton. 

3. Josiah (s. of Josiah 2) m. Hannah, D. of Ephraim Fobes, 
175 1, and had Martha 1751, George 1753, Macey 1755*, Josiah 
1757*, Josiah 1759, Perez 1761, Bathsheba 1763, Hannah 1765, 
Susanna 1767*, Calvin 1770*, Amelia 1772; he d. 1794, she 
1807. Martha m. Joseph Ames Jr. 1770. — Bathsheba m. Dr. 
Daniel Perkins 1783. 



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4. George (s. of Josiah 3) m. Ann, D. of Ephraim Howard, 
1774, and had George 1775; she d. 1775. 

5. Josiah (s. of Josiah 3) m. Hannah, D. of Jonathan King- 
man, 1785, and had Orra 1785, Susanna Packard 1787, Anna 
1789. He d., and she m. Capt. Ephraim Snell 1792, and Caleb 
Snell 1808. Orra m. Earl Thayer 1812. — Susanna P. m. Israel 
Tolman 18 13. — Anna m. Jesse Edson 181 1. 

6. Perez (s. of Josiah 3) m. Huldah, D. of Jonathan King- 
man 1788, and had Perez 1789, d. 1806; Josiah 1791. His w. 
d., and he m. wid. Polly Pierce 179S, and had Samuel Pierce 
1799, Huldah Kingman 1801, Lavinia 1804, Hannah Fobes 
1807, Mary Lathrop 1812, d. 1814; he d. 1819. — Josiah m. 
Silvia, D. of Simeon Keith 181 4, and died 1822. — Huldah K. 
m. Joseph Kingman 182 1. 

7. George (s. of George 4) m. Eunice Kingman of Easton 
1797, and had Anna H. 1798, Nahum 1800, Mary 1801, Calvin 
1803, Charles 1805, Patty 1807; he d. 1809, she i8ti. — Anna 
H. m. Albert Copeland 18 19. 

Richard Williams was a town officer in Bridgewater 1665. — 
Mehitabel m. Renjamin Mehuren 1749. — Bathsheba of Taunton 
m. Judge Benjamin Willis 1742. — Anna m. Joseph Snell about 
1742. — Daniel \\'illiams (of Easton, perhaps), had a D. Joanna 
bap. by Mr. Perkins, W. B., 1745. — Daniel, Jr., m. Rhoda, D. of 
Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1763. — Silas m. Susanna Richards 1760. 
Josiah of Easton, perhaps, m. Sarah Ames 1763. — Rhoda m. 
Noah Powers 1787. — Marlborough of Easton m. Lusanna, D. of 
Maj. Thomas Alitchell 1782. — Nathan of Raynham m. Abthiah 
Harvey 1781. — Edward of Easton m. Sarah. D. of Josiah Lath- 
rop 1772. — Sarah of Raynham, perhaps, m. John Benson 1765. 
Calvin m. Betsy Copeland 1799. — Abiah of Raynham m. Wm. 
Bassett 1800. — Hannah of Raynham m. Joseph Bassett 3d, 1816. 
Calvin m. Abigail Bryant 1799. — Edmund of Woodstock, Conn., 
m. Mary Harvey 1781. — Abigail m. Peter Hay ward 1732. 

WILLIS. — Dea. John Willis was at Duxbury very early; he 
and his wife Elizabeth are recorded as there in 1637 ; he was an 
original Proprietor, and one of the first settlers of Bridgewater; 
the first Deacon here ; sustained many town offices, both at Dux- 
bury and here ; represented Bridgewater at the old Colony Court 
25 years; sold his estate in Duxbury to William Paybody 1657 ; 
was appointed to solemnize marriages and administer oaths to 
witnesses and others ; his wife Elizabeth was wid. of William 
Palmer Jr.; her maiden name Hodgkins t his will dated 1692, 
proved 1693 ; his children therein mentioned were John, Nath'l, 
Joseph, Comfort, Benjamin, Hannah, wife of Nath'l Hayward; 
Elizabeth, who m. a Harvey ; and Sarah, wife of John Ames. 
Nathaniel, Executor. He gave to Joseph "land at Farfield as 



364 WILLIS. 

we go to Taunton;" "to Comfort, 15 acres at the Indian Field;" 
"to Jolin, land his house stands on;" "to Nathaniel, the home- 
stead ;" and mentions the pond "that divides between me and 
Benjamin;" also "the Wolf Trap Gutter." He had four broth- 
ers, Nathaniel, Lawrence, Jonathan, and Francis, which we thus 
ascertain ; Elkanah was appointed to settle his father Nathan- 
iel's estate 1686, his uncle John to assist him. Elkanah also 
settled his uncle Lawrence Willis' estate in Boston 1703, and in 
1704 he sold land in Boston, which he described as the estate 
of his uncle Francis Willis deceased. On the 8th day of Janu- 
ary, 1656, the year Bridgewater was incorporated, the following 
record, and almost the first in the book of records, appears, viz : 
"Be it known unto all men by these presents, that we, Nathaniel 
Willis and Lawrence Willis, inhabitants of the town of Bridge- 
water, do bind ourselves to free the said town of Bridgewater 
from any charge or damage that may come upon the said town 
by the keeping of our brother Jonathan Willis." The following 
also appears on the Court Records : "Jonathan Willis, who is 
at Duxbury for cure, shall not be maintained by Duxbury, but 
by Sandwich, whence he came." Thus we are assured these 
five were brothers. There was a Richard Willis, servant of 
John Barnes, transferred by consent to Thomas Prince 1634, m. 
Amy Glasse 1639, was at Duxbury 1638, and at Plymouth 1640. 
Richard, his s. probably, m. Patience Bonum at Plymouth 1670, 
was dead 1678, leaving a D. Ruhamah, and no further notice of 
them appears. — Henry Willis offered himself as a soldier to go 
with Mr. Prince and Lieut. Holmes to assist Mass. and Conn, 
against the Pequot Indians 1637, and we have no further account 
of him. — Jeremiah Willis was at Duxbury 1638, a youth, and 
was required by the court to procure himself a master : there 
was a Jeremiah Willis, a land holder, at Narraganset 1661 : 
there was also a Thomas Willis at Lynn, a Representative there 
1634, and afterwards a Proprietor of Sandwich 1637. Whether 
any of these were of the same family we are not able to ascer- 
tain : they were cotemporaneous, and might be brothers, or oth- 
erwise related to them. — Lawrence Willis was among the first 
settlers in Bridgewater, but not an original Proprietor. He was 
in Sandwich 1643, ^^^^ ^^^ ^ soldier against the Indians, m. 
Mary, D. of Thomas Makepeace of Boston, 1656; and finally 
removed to Boston, and his estate was settled there 1703; he 
probably had no children, as Elkanah, his nephew, settled his 
estate. We have no notice of any descendants of these five 
brothers excepting of John and Nathaniel, and of these most are 
descended from John. 

2. John (s. of John i) m. Experience, D. of Nicholas Byram, 
and had Jolan, Samuel, Experience, and Mary: he d. a. 17 12, 
the date of his will. Experience m. William Hudson. — Mary m. 
Israel Randall 1701. 



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3. Nathaniel (s. of John i) and his wife Lydia had Nathaniel, 
Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Sarah, and Mary; he d. 17 16: his 
estate divided among his heirs 1729. Sarah m. John Hayward 
1707. — Mary (whether the above or not uncertain) ni. William 
Gilmore 1731. 

4. Joseph (s. of John 1) was at Scituate 1689, and admitted 
a freeman same year ; he had a s. Joseph, who is mentioned in 
his grandfather's will, and is there called "the eldest son of my 
son Joseph," so that there were other ss., and perhaps daughters. 
Joseph was on a committee for running lines in B. 1667. — Joseph 
Willis is mentioned as a Proprietor of Taunton 1668, 1673, and 
1684, and Joseph Willis of Taunton m. a D. of Thomas Lincoln. 
Perhaps he finally settled in Easton, which was then a part of 
Taunton. — There are no descendants of his in B., nor any fur- 
ther notice of him on B. records. Sometimes the father and 
sometimes the son is intended probably in the above notices. 

5. Comfort (s. of John i) lived near the bridge called Com- 
fort's bridge ; his ss. were Samuel, Joshua, Isaac, and he had 
probably other children. He was a Trooper in Philip's war, and 
left a manuscript, giving an account of one of the skirmishes of 
the period, which is now unfortunately lost. — Merc)^ Willis m. 
Samuel Hall of Taunton 17 18. 

6. Benja. (Son of John i) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas \^'hitman, 
made a nuncupative will 1696, declared in presence of Comfort 
Willis, John Ames Jr., and Nathaniel Ames ; no children men- 
tioned, but he had 2 ss. Thomas 1694, and Benjamin 1696; and 
two Ds. ; one, Susanna probably, m. Gen. David Cobb's grand- 
father of Taunton, and the other, Elizabeth, m. Capt. Nathaniel 
Woodward 1708 ; he might have had other children ; he died as. 
39, and his wid. settled his estate in 1697 ; she d. 2e. 98. — John 
Ames Jr. was guardian to Benjamin 17 14. 

7. John (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Elihu Brett Esq., and 
had Mary 1699, John 1701, Margaret 1704, Experience, Martha, 
Mehitabel ; his estate settled among his heirs 1733. -^ Mary m. 
Joseph Packard 1723. — Margaret m. Nathaniel Harvey 1733. — 
Experience m. John Randall of E. 1732. — Martha m. James 
Pratt of E. 1733. — Mehitabel m. James Stacy of E. 1743. 

8. Samuel (s. of John 2) m. Margaret, D. of Elihu Brett 
Esq., 1706, and had Margaret, ■ Solomon, Anna, Zerviah, all 
bap. 1736; he d. about 1769, x. 80. Margaret m. John Whit- 
man of E. 1745. — Solomon, a bachelor. — Anna m. Terah Whit- 
man of E. 1746. — Zerviah m. Abishai Willis 1741. 

9. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Ruth Porter of Abington, 
and had Ruth 1708, Nathaniel 1709, Azariah 1712. No certain 
account of this family. Ruth Willis (the mother probably) made 
her will 1739, and gave her estate to her niece Esther Porter, 
D. of her brother Nicholas Porter of Abington. 



366 WILLIS. 

TO. Jonathan (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. Abigail Stoughton 17 13, 
and had Jonathan 1714, Abigail 1716, Lydia 1718, Stoughton 
1720, Keturah 1722, Sarah 1724, Betty 1726, Hannah 1728 ; his 
estate settled 1741. Abigail m. John Keith 1734. — Lydia m. 
Joseph Rickard of Plympton 1737, and went to Killingsley, 
Conn. — No account of John (s. of Nathaniel 3.) 

1 1. Ebenezer (s. of Nathaniel 3) m. a Hinds, and had Keziah, 
Jonathan, Ebenezer, Beriah. His estate was settled by Stough- 
ton Willis 1 741 ; the children all minors; he lived in Titicut or 
near to it. Keziah m. Daniel Willis 1756. — Ebenezer Willis 
sold a "great Lot," and part of "Howel's Saw Mill" to Nath'l 
Hooper 1731. 

12. Judge Samuel (s. of Comfort 5) removed to Dartmouth, 
and was Judge of the C. C. P. for the county of Bristol; he had 
Eliakim 17 14, Jireh, Samuel, Ebenezer, Benjamin. Eliakim 
gra. H. U. 1735, and settled in the ministry at Maiden Oct. 25, 
1752 ; he first had a call at Hull 1750 ; he d. March 14, 1801, ae. 
87. — Jireh Willis an Ensign under Gen. Winslow at Annapolis 
Royal 1755. — Benjamin Willis went to Hardwick and had a D. 
Zerviah who m. John Keith of E. B. 

13. Joshua (s. of Comfort 5) m. Experience Barbour 1707, 
and had Joshua, Abishai, Joab 17 15, Silas, and other children 
probably ; he d. 1758. Joshua Willis and Joshua Willis Jr. both 
town officers 1739. 

14. Dea. Isaac (s. of Comfort 5) and his wife Mary had Seth 
1729*, Isaac 1731. His w. died and he m. Hannah Pratt 1732, 
and had Mary 1733, Hannah 1735, Ruth 1738, Abraham 1740*, 
Hannah m. William Fobes Jr. — Ruth m. Edmund Alger 1761. — 
Mary never m. 

15. Thomas (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Mary, D. of Sam'l Kins- 
ley, 1716, and had Susanna 1718, Thomas 1721, Jonah 1723*, 
Mary 1725, Rhoda 1727, Betty 1731, Zephaniah 1733, Nathan 
1738. Susanna m. Ephraim Fobes a. 1738. — Mary m. Maj. 
Isaac Johnson a. 1744. — Rhoda m. Maj. Daniel Lathrop 1744. — 
Betty m. James Howard 1749. 

16. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 6) m. Mary Leonard 1719, and 
had Benjamin. 

17. John Esq. (s. of John 7) m. Patience, D. of Sam'l Hay- 
ward, 1724, and had Susanna 1727, Daniel 1732 ; he died 1776. 
Susanna m. David Johnson Jr. 1743, and d. 1750. 

18. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 9) ; no knowledge of him, un- 
less the following ; "Ruth Willis of Sudbury, Avid. of Roger Wil- 
lis ; Ebenezer Hill, David Hill, and Nathaniel Willis, yeoman, 
all of Bridgewater ; Daniel Fisher of Taunton, Thomas Hill of 
Attleboro' ; sold land in Dorchester, in 1734, to a Robbins, orig- 
inally granted to the right of John Hill sen'r of Dorchester, 



WILLIS. 367 

deceased." Ruth was D., all the rest grand children of the de- 
ceased. Nathaniel C. Willis a witness. Nor do we find any 
notice of Azariah and Ruth (s. and D. of Nath'l 9) — [See Nath'l 
46 ; the above "yeoman" may have been Nath'l 46.] 

19. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 10) m. Judith, D. of Jo- 
seph Packard, 1752, and had Azariah 1753. He m. Susanna, 
D. of James Allen, 1764, a 2d wife, and went to Oakham. — 
Azariah Willis of Oakham m. Abigail, D. of Samuel Willis pro- 
bably, 1785. . 

20. Dr. Stoughton (s. of Jonathan 10) m. Hannah Harlow of 
Mid'o., and had Jonathan 1742, Azariah 1744*, Stoughton 1746, 
Hannah 1748, Abigail 1750 (after her father's death). Stoughton 
m. Mary Monk of Stoughton 1764, and he and Jonathan both 
removed to Stoughton. — Hannah m. Reuben Snow 1768. — Abi- 
gail m. Jesse Allen 1768. — The wid. m. John Snow 1756. 

21. Jonathan (s. of Ebenezer 11) went to Brookfield perhaps, 
and d. there. 

22. Ebenezer (s. of Ebenezer 11) m. Mary Jackson 1753, 
moved to Mid'o., and thence to Hardwich, was Deacon there, 
and had Ebenezer, John, Joseph, Seth, and Mary. Mary m. 
Dea. Noah Edson 1787. 

23. Beriah (s. of Ebenezer 11) m. Abigail, D. of Samuel 
Hayward Jr. 1759, and had Hannah 1760. He is said to have 
been a preacher. Perhaps Hannah m. Mason Hall of Raynham 
1789. — Beriah Willis was a soldier with Gen. Winslow at An- 
napolis Royal 1755. 

24. Samuel (s. of Judge Samuel 12) m. Susanna, D. of John 
Snell 1747, and had Nathan 1750, Susanna 1754, Lydia 1756, 
Eliakim 1758, Samuel 1760*, Zebulun 1762, Silence 1765 ; he 
d. 1778 ; she a. 1783. Nathan m. Elizabeth Spear 1779, and had 
Samuel 1781, and moved away. — Lydia m. Daniel Lathrop Jr., 
1775. — Eliakim went to Nantucket. — Silence m. Enoch Monk 
1784. 

25. Joshua (s. of Joshua 13) m. Hannah Woodward 1734, 
and had James who lived in Mid'o., and had James, Joshua, and 
Martha. James Jr. lived in E. B., and m. Sarah Jackson 1786, 
and went to Minot, Me., — Martha m. a Cox. — Perhaps Joshua, 
the father, had other children. He lived in S. B. where Ziba 
Hayward lived and died. 

26. Abishai (s. of Joshua 13) m. Zerviah (D. of Sani'l Willis 
8.) 1741, and had Samuel 1748, Abishai 1752, Solomon 1755, 
Eliab 1758*, Zerviah 1763. Samuel m. Bethiah, D. of Isaac 
Lathrop, 1767, and had a son Oliver 1769. — Abishai, Solomon, 
and Zerviah went to Belchertown. — Oliver m. Ann Wales about 
1790, and had Otis 1769, and a D. who m. a Paine in Boston. 

27. Joab (s. of Joshua 13) m. Martha, D. of John Bolton Jr- 
1745, and had John 1745, Joab 1747, Martha 1749, Hezekiah 



368 WILLIS. 

1751, Timothy 1753*, Caleb 1755, Ruth 1757, Joshua 1760, 
Ezra, and Jacob. John ni. Abihail, D. of John Conant, 1774, 
and had John 1777, Asa 1779. — Martha and Ruth appear to have 
been at Winchester, whither most of the family removed. — Joab 
m. Alice Rickard 1772, and went to Pomfret, and to N. Y. State. 
Wid. Martha Willis died 1802, ae. 77. — Ezra d. here a bachelor. 
Jacob m. a Morse and went to Me. 

28. Silas (s. of Joshua 13) m. Sarah, D. of Josiah Hayward, 
and had Sarah 1746, Silas 1748, Adam 1750, Edmund 1753, 
Olive 1756, Hannah 1758, Betty 1761, Abraham 1764. This 
family all removed from town. 

29. Isaac (s. of Dea. Isaac 14) m. Rebecca, D. of Thomas 
Hayward, 1759, and had Isaac 1760* Isaac 1762, Thomas 1765*. 

30. Thomas (s. of Thomas 15) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas 
Ames, 1741, and had Lemuel 1742, Jedediah 1744, Thomas 1746, 
Susanna 1754, Asa 1756*, Mary 1758. This family went to 
Easton probably. — Lemuel m. an Ames in E. and had 2 ss. and 
several Ds. — Capt. Jedediah m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Josiah 
Snell, 1775, and had Lucy 1777, Martin 1796, and others per- 
haps at Easton. — Thomas m. a Huet, and then a Dean, and 
had 2 ss. in Boston, and others. 

31. Zephaniah (s. of Thomas 15) m. Bethiah, D. of Thomas 
Hayward, 1754, and had Zephaniah 1757, who gra. H. U. 1778, 
and settled in the ministry at Kingston, and is still living ; m. 
Hannah, D. of Gen. John Thomas, and has a family. 

32. Nathan (s. of Thomas 15) m. Martha, D. of Ephraim 
Howard, 1757, and had Martha 1758, Nathan 1760*, Nathan 
1763, Betty 1765, Molly 1767, Chloe 1771, Vashti 1773, Abigail 
1775, Elijah 1777, Lucy 1779. He m. Sarah White of Marsh- 
field 1792, a 2d wife, and removed to Oakham. — Martha m. Jon- 
athan Howard 1774. — Betty m. Luther Hayward 1785. — Molly 
m. Gideon Howard Esq. 1788. — Chloe m. Silas Packard Esq. 
1789. — Vashti m. Martin Howard 1793. — Abigail m. Increase 
Matthews and d. at Muskingum. Lucy m. Cyrus Alger Esq. 
of Boston 1804. 

T,^. Judge Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 16) gra. H. U. 1740, C. 
Justice C. C. P. Plym. Co., m. Bathsheba Williams of Taunton 
1742, and had a child 1743*; he then m. wid. Sarah Bradford, 
sister of Dea. Ephraim Spooner of Plymouth, 1761, and had 
Mary 1762, Benjamin 1765, Sarah 1768; he died July 13, 1807, 
ffi. 87. — Sarah m. Capt. Simeon Pratt 1791. 

34. Daniel (s. of John Esq. 17) m. Keziah (D. of Ebenezer 
Willis 11) 1756, and had Daniel and John 1758, Jonah 1764, 
Ebenezer 1767 ; he d. 1814; she 1816, 

35. Zebulun (s. of Samuel 24) m. Susanna Bartlett of Car- 
ver 1793, and had Wendell 1794, Irene 1796, Susanna 1799, 



WILLIS. 369 

Hannah 1802, Bartlett 1804*, Salome 1807, Mary*, d. 1813. 
Wendell went to Sandwich, and then to New York. — Irene m. 
Daniel Hartwell Jr. 1817, and died 1818. — Susanna m. Charles 
Dunbar 1817. — Salome m. James O. Stetson. — Hannah m. a son 
of Eli Hudson of Randolph. 

36. Isaac (s. of Isaac 29) m. Huldah, D. of Capt. John Ames, 
1786, and had Ruel 1786, Rebecca 1789, and removed to Me., 
and d., and his wid. m. again. 

37. Gen. Nathan (s. of Nathan 32) m. Sophia, D. of Col. 
Benjamin Tapper of Chesterfield, 1787, and had Sophia 1789.* 
His w. d. 1809, and he m. wid. Lucy Dogget, D. of Noah Fear- 
ing Esq. of Mid'o., 1790, and had Sophia Tupper 1791, Noah 
Fearing 1793, Maria 1795*, Charles 1797, Lucy Fearing 1799, 
Nathan 1802, William Henry 1804, Maria Antoinette 1806, 
Elijah 1808, George 1810, Caroline 1812*, Frederick Augustus 
18 1 5. He removed to Rochester, and then to Pittsfield ; he was 
Representative, Senator, and Counsellor. George m. Louisa, 

D. of Silas Packard Jr., and lives in Boston. 

38. Elijah Esq. (s. of Nathan 32) removed to Rochester, m. 
Sarah, D. of Rev. Jonathan Moore, 1807, and had Susan 1809, 
Abby 1812, Eliza 1815, Sarah 1818, Elijah 1818*. Susan m. 
Nathan Willis. — Abby m. a Barstow. — Eliza and Sarah m. two 
men by the name of Munroe. 

39. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 33) m. Sarah, D. of Dr. Elea- 
zar Carver 1801, and had Benjamin. He d., and his widow m. 
Seth Washburn Esq. 1812. — Benjamin gra. B. U. 1825, and is 
an Attorney, and has gone South. 

40. Daniel (s. of Daniel 34) m. Zilphah, D. of Sam'l Edson, 

1778, and had Keziah 1779, Zilphah 1780*, d. 1800; Susanna 
1782, Betsy 1784, Nancy 1787, Polly 1790, Roxana 1792, Daniel 

E. 1794, Cyrus 1797, Galen 1800 ; his w. d. 1821, a^. 61. — Keziah 
m. James Willis of E. 1799. — Susanna m. John Pool 1801. — 
Nancy m. Galen Orcutt 1809. — Polly m. Cyrus Lathrop 181 1. — 
Betsy m. Benjamin Palmer 1805, and Isaac Alden 1814. — Daniel 
went to Hanson. 

41. John (s. of Daniel 34) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Rickard, 

1779, and had Sarah 1782*, d. 1800. His w. d, 1783, and he 
m. Huldah, wid. of Silvanus Ames and D. of Maj. Isaac John- 
son, 1784, and had John 1786, Polly 1787*, Martin 1789; he d. 
1835. Jo^Ti" S''^- ^- U. 1807, and has kept school and lives on 
the farm with his father; he m. Cynthia Danville in Providence 
and has had 16 children, many of whom are not living. 

42. Jonah (s. of Daniel 34) m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Hay- 
ward, 1788, and had Abigail 1790, Jonah 1792, Polly Hayward 
1795, Lyman 1798. His w. d. 1799, and he m. Hannah, another 
D. of Jona. Hayward 1800, and had Clement 1801, Henry Wil- 



370 WILLIS. 

Hams 1803, died in N. Y. ; Natiian 1806, Emeline Frances 1808, 
Augustus 181 1, Benjamin 1815. His 2d wife d. 1816, and he 
m. Freelove, widow of William Fobes (she was a French) 1816. 
Abigail m. Jacob Hayward 18 16, and Alfred Whitman 1833. — 
Jonah m. Abigail A. Foster of Kingston 1817, where he lives. — 
Polly H. m. Leonard Hill 1817. — Lyman lives in Stoughton. — 
Clement is in Boston. — Benjamin in Boston. — Augustus is with 
Lyman. — Nathan went to Taunton, is now in S. B. 

43. Ebenezer (s. of Daniel 34) m. Joanna Atwood 1785, and 
was drowned in a well at Taunton in a fit; he had Ebenezer, 
George, Huldah, Olive, and Joanna. Ebenezer lived in Mid'o. 
George m. a D. of John Drew of Taunton, and left two sons, 
George and William. — Huldah m. Benja. Warren of Mid'o., and 
Olive m. Dr. Vaughn of Mid'o. — Joanna not m. — Ebenezer 
Willis d. in Mid'o. 1840, x. 49. 

44. Mr. Nathaniel Willis (brother of Dea. John i ) was like- 
wise an original Proprietor, and among the first settlers in 
Bridgewater. He was a respectable man, and designated on the 
early records as Mr. Nathaniel Willis, which was as high a title 
as was given in that day ; he is said to have been the first school- 
master here. He d. before his brother John, and his estate was 
settled 1686; his w. survived, but her name is not given; he 
had Elkanah and Bethiah. There was a Mary b. at Sandwich 
1648, probably his D. ; he lived there a short time. Bethiah d. 
1716. 

45. Elkanah (s. of Nathaniel 44) and his w. Mercy had Na- 
thaniel 1678, Judith 1682; shed. 1709; he 17 11. 

46. Nathaniel (s. of Elkanah 45) m. Hannah, D. of John 
Titus of Rehoboth 1712, and had Ephraim 1713, Elkanah 1719 ; 
he d. 1747; she 1753. — [See Nathaniel, No. 18.] 

47. Ephraim (s. of Nathaniel 46) and his w. Ann settled in 
N. B., and had Ann 1750*. His w. d. 1751, and he m. Elizabeth 
Gernsey or Ganza 1758, and had Ephraim 1759, John 1761, Ann, 
Betsy; he d. 1790, ae. 76. Ann m. Moses Pike 1790. — Betsy 
m. Jarvis Pike 1790, both of Attleboro'. 

48. Elkanah (s. of Nathaniel 46) m. Mary Sables of Stough- 
ton 1744; he had also a w. Sarah, perhaps 2d w., and had Sarah 
1749*, Samuel 1751, Nathaniel 1753, Sarah 1755. No further 
account of this family. 

49. Ephraim (s. of Ephraim 47), a Baptist preacher, m. Eu- 
nice, D. of Hezekiah Egerton 1779, and had Polly 1781, Still- 
man 1785. He m. a 2d wife, Frances Lemote of E. 1787, and 
had Ephraim, James N., Milton, David, Frances, Sarah. Polly 
m. Jacob Dunbar Jr. 1802. — Stillman m. Huldah, D. of Jona. 
Snow Esq. 1809. — Frances m. Thos. Willis Jr. of E. 1812. — 
Sarah m. a Hunt. — Ephraim lives in Easton. — James N. m. Ro- 



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sanda Foster of Abington 1815. — Wid. Frances m. William 
Hunt 1817. 

50. John (s. of Ephraim 47) m. Mary, D. of Hezekiah Eger- 
ton 1 78 1, and had Isaac, John, Abigail, Eunice, Nancy, Sally, 
Elizabeth. Isaac ni. a Hubbard. — John m. Lavinia, wid. or D. 
of Alfred Howard 1813. — Abigail m. Samuel Whiting 1805. — 
Eunice m. Ruel Lincoln 1804. — Nancy m. Ruel Uunbar 1805. — 
Sally m. Oliver Dunbar 1807. — Elizabeth m. Richard Beresford 
1817. 

Abraham Pierce d. 1673, and it appears that one of his Ds., 
Rebecca, m. a Willis. — Seth Willis m. Silence, wid. of Benja. 
Smith and D. of Josiah Keith, and went to Chesterfield ; she 
was b. a. 1720. — Jeremiah, John, Solomon, and Jonathan Willis 
were at Stoughton a. 1760. — Sarah m. Robert Hoar of Mid'o. 
1744. — Mary m. Lewis Daily 1782. — Timothy m. Lavinia Pratt 
1786. — Jedediah of Easton m. Adah Hayward 1802. — Daniel m. 
Judith B. Pratt 1815.— Thomas Willis of T. m. Bethiah, D. of 
Elisha Hayward, 1743; she was dis. from W. B. Ch. to T. Ch. 
1745. The following from Boston Records, viz : John Willis and 
Sarah; he d. 1735. — Stephen Willis and Ann ; he d. 1729; had 
Stephen, Mary, Martha, and Grace ; a brother William, and 
friend Jonathan Willis. Stephen Jr.'s widow Martha; he had 
Jonathan and Mary; his will 1748; his brothers Jonathan and 
Benjamin ex'ors ; a D. Phebe Willis, alias Potter, by a former 
wife Dorothy. — Benjamin and Ann; he d. 1746. — Nicholas Wil- 
lis 1648. — Michael Willis and Mildred his wife; his will 1669; 
hers 1680; 2 ss. Experience and Michael, and a gr. s. Michael; 
several Ds. viz : Abigail Bill, Lydia Nowell, Joanna Ellis and a 
Pollard. — Elizabeth, wid. of Michael, a shipwright, 17 12. — Ed- 
ward Wyllys, merchant, and Ruth his widow; inventory taken 
1669. 

WILMARTH OR WILMOUTH.— David and Susanna Wil- 
marth had Molly 1757, Jothani 1759. 

WINSLOW. — Josiah Winslow (from Freetown) m. Sarah, D. 
of John Hayward Jr. 1721, lived awhile in E. B., and afterwards 
exchanged farms with Joseph Keith, and went up to W. B., near 
to Easton line. Sarah Winslow m. Edward Wentworth of St. 
1746. 

Anthony Winslow^ (s. of Gilbert of Marshfield) born 1707, m. 
Deborah, D. of W'illiam Barker Esq., 1728, and settled the estate 
of his son-in-law Nathaniel Clift, deceased, 1762. — Clift's chil- 
dren were Anthony Winslow, Nathaniel, and Deborah. He had 
also a son-in-law James Thomas of Marshfield, who was in the 
army with Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755, where he d. 
leaving James, Winslow, Priscilla, and Deborah. Mr. Winslow 
came and settled in E. B. before 1770, and brought all these 
grand children with him, together with his D. the wid. Priscilla 



372 WINSLOW.— WOOD. 

Thomas ; his D. Deborah Clift was probably then d. Winslow's 
w. d. 1773, ae. 63 ; he 1789, ae. 83. — His father Gilbert Winslow 
was son of Nathaniel, who was son of Kenelm, who was brother 
of Gov. Edward Winslow, and was in Plymouth before 1633. — 
Nath'l Winslow removed to Damarascotta 1729, testified at 
York Court 1742, then 63 years old, and of course born 1679. 

John Winslow m. Emeline, D. of Edward Mitchell, a. 1822, 
and his brother Kenelm Winslow m. Orra, D. of Benja. Pope 
Esq. about the same time. — Susanna, D. of John Winslow, m. 
Robert Latham 1649 ; her mother was the famous Mary Chilton 
(D. of James and Susanna Chilton who came over in the May 
Flower 1620, and both died the first winter) who is said to have 
been the first English lady who set foot on the N. England shore. 

WOOD. — Francis Wood lived in S. B., and m. Sarah, widow 
of John Hooper and D. perhaps of John Harden, 17 10, and had 
John 1710, Mary 1712, Jonathan 1715, Anna 1717. 

2. John (s. of Francis i) and his w, Priscilla had Anna 1734*, 
Mary 1735, William 1737*, Priscilla 1738, John_L7:4,o, Sarah 
1742, Patience 1745, Abigail 1747, Francis 1750, Silas 1752, 
Joseph 1756. Mary m. Eleazar Snow 1757. — Sarah perhaps 
m. John Freelove 1774. — John Wood Jr. of Easton m. Rachel 
Barrow 1766. 

3. Jonathan (s. of Francis i) and his wife Betty had Betty 
1738, Jonathan 1740, Francis 1742, Sarah 1744, Huldah 1749, 
Salome 1752, Eunice 1754. Betty m. Ephraim Allen 1758. — 
Huldah m. Eleazar Washburn 1769. 

4. Capt. Simeon Wood (from Mid'o.) m. Rachel, and had 
Lydia 1753*, Barzillai 1754. She died and he m. Sarah Wes- 
ton probably, and had a D. Susanna. His wife d. 1771, and he 
m. Mary, wid. of Isaac Keith of Easton 1774 (she was a Ran- 
dall) and had Sarah 1775. His w. died, and he m. Lydia, D. of 
Jeremiah Washburn, 1778, and had Rufus 1779, Mary 1781, 
Simeon 1784, Lydia 1786, Philander 1789, Lewis 1791 ; he died 
1802. Susanna m. Seth Mitchell. — Simeon m. Keziah, D. of 
Jesse Dunbar 1809, settled in Boston, and died 1822. — Mary m. 
Spencer Leonard 1805. — Sarah m. Isaac Hooper 1799. — Lydia 
m. Cyrus Benson 1806. — Philander m. Martha, D. of Jonah 
Benson 1813. 

5. Rufus (s. of Capt. Simeon 4) m. Susanna, D. of James 
Hooper 1799, and had Rachel 1800, Williard 1802, Eunice H. 
1804, Winslow 1806*, Rufus 1812*. Rachel m. Oliver Allen 
Jr. 1819. 

6. Capt. Jonathan (s. of Jonathan 3 perhaps) m. Keziah, D. 
of James Keith 1764. James m. Achsah Phinney 1764. — Jona. 
Wood m. Ann Edson (wid. of Elijah, and D. of Samuel Pack- 
ard) 1 77 1. 



WOODWARD.— YOUNG. 373 

Jonathan Wood m. Persis Robbins, and Barnabas Wood m. 
Hannah Robbins, Ds. of Jeduthun Robbins before 1726. — Mary, 
D. of Ehiathan, m. Thomas Conant 1745. — Judah m. Hannah 
Porter 1757. — Ziba m. Abigail, D. of William Shaw, 1796. — 
William m. Amie Mears 1753. — Rebecca of Halifax m. John 
Harris of E. B. 181 1. — Olive m. Amasa Nash of Weymouth 
1813. — Patience m. Eliab Keith 1813. — Eliza m. Eli Blanchard 
Jr. 1817. — George W. m. Lydia Tucker 1821. — Greenough m. 
Nancy A. V., D. of Calvin Washburn Jr. — Sarah Atwood m. 
Samuel Derby 1764. — George Wood lived in E. B. 1775, and 
his child d. there the same year. 

WOODWARD.— Capt. Nathaniel Woodward (from Taunton 
probably) m. Elizabeth, D. of Benjamin Willis, 1708, and settled 
in S. B., near the bridge ever since called "Woodward's Bridge,'' 
and had Susanna 1709, Sarah 17 12 ; he died 1741, ae. 71. Su- 
sanna m. Charles Latham a. 1724. — There was a Hannah Wood- 
ward who m. Joshua Willis 1734. 

Nathaniel Woodworth, s. of John, born at Taunton 1679. It 
may be that the name of Woodworth and Woodward were orig- 
inally the same, like Southworth and Southard. 

WOODWISS. — James Carkis Woodvviss m. Hannah Wash- 
burn 1770, and had Sarah 1770, John 1772, Mary 1773. Sarah 
d. 18 1 6. 

WORMAL, WERMAL, or WORMELL.— John Wormell 
m. Mary Bryant 1729, and had Joseph 1732, Benjamin 1735, 
John 1738. He removed to Halifax and there d., and his estate 
was settled 1754, and his wid. m. Robert flenry. 

Sarah Wormal m. Nehemiah Allen 1707. This family came 
from Duxbury to Bridgewater probably, and was originally from 
Scituate, where James Wermal took the oath of fidelity 1638. 

YOUNG. — John Young (a Scotchman, born in the Shire of 
Renfew) came to this country quite young ; was cousin to the 
Hon. Hugh Orr, with whom he served an apprenticeship, and 
m. Eunice, D. of Capt. Jonathan Bass 1752, and settled in E. B., 
and had Robert 1754, Agnes 1756, Samuel 1760, Bethuel 1763*, 
Jennet 1765, Thomas 1768, John 1771, Eunice 1775. His wife 
d. 1780, ae. 43, and hem. Leah Bonney of Pembroke; he d. 
1798, £6. 68; she 1800, ae. 63. Agnes d. 1777. — Samuel d. 1777. 
— John died 1792. — Jennet m. John Phillips 1784, and d. 1823. 
— Eunice m. John Harris 1795, and d. 181 1. 

2. Robert (s. of John i) m. Mary, D. of Capt. David King- 
man, 1775, and had Samuel 1777, Agnes 1779*, Parnel 1781, 
Robert 1782*, Molly 1784*, a son 1787*, Betsy 1790, Welcome 
1792*', his wife d. 1831, a^. 77. Samuel was Purser on board 
the Boston Frigate, Capt. Little, and was killed at the capture 
of the Burceau 1800. — Parneyd. 1800. — Mr. Robert Young died 
1839, ae. 85. 



374 YOUNG. 

3. Capt. Thomas (s. of John r) m. Bethiah Gushing, D. of 
the Rev. Samuel Baldwin of Hanover 1791, and had John 1792, 
Hannah Gushing 1794, Fanny 1798, William Gushing and Bush- 
rod Washington 1800, Lucy 1802. He removed to Belfast, Me., 
then to Weymouth, then to Roxbury, and finally to Dorchester, 
where he died. John d. of a consumption. The widow lived in 
Charlestown with her family, and d. 1837. 

4. Welcome Esq. (s. of Robert 2) gra. B. U. 18 14, and is a 
Gounsellor at Law ; m. Jennet Orr, D. of Dea. Wm. Harris, 
1816, and had Mary. His w. d. 1821, x. 31, and he m. Rolinda, 
D. of Josiah Sturtevant of Halifax, and has several other chil- 
dren. 



THE FOLLLOWING WERE NOT RESIDENTS IN BRIDGEWATER, BUT 
MOST OF THEM WERE ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS, AND OTHERS 
OF THEM CONNECTED WITH THE EARLY SETTLERS OF THE 
TOWN ; OF WHOM AND THEIR FA:\nLIES IT HAS BEEN THOUGHT 
NOT INAPPROPRIATE TO INSERT HERE THESE FEW BRIEF 
AND LIMITED NOTICES. 

ALLERTON.— BARNES. 

ALLERTON. — Mr. Isaac Allerton and his wife Mary were 
among tlie first pilgrims, who came over to Plymouth in the May 
Flower 1620, and resided there till 1636 ; he was one of the Gov- 
ernor's Assistants ; was also one of Gov. Bradford's 8 associates 
who assumed the Company's debts in 1627 ; an Agent to Eng- 
land three times ; m. Fear, D. of William Brewster, for his 2d 
wife, she died 1633 ; he met with losses and removed to New 
York, and d. at New Haven 1659. his will on record there; he 
had Isaac, Bartholomew, Remember, Mary, and Sarah. Mary 
m. Thomas Cushman ; he had also a sister Sarah, who m. God- 
bert Godbertson. — Isaac (the son) graduated H. U. 1650: went 
to New Haven, and a D. of his m. Capt. Simon Eyres and died 
1740, ae. 100 ; she was said to have sheltered the regicide judges ; 
but she was then only eight years old, and could have been only 
a witness of it in the house of her grandmother where, if any 
where, it took place ; he had also a son John, who had a son 
Isaac, born in N. E., and d. in Dutchess Co., N. York, t8o6, as. 
80, leaving 3 ss. David, Jonathan, and Reuben, all of whom had 
ss. in N. Y. State. David had a son Isaac living at Carmel, N. 
Y., March 25, 1825. George D. James of the town of America 
in Dutchess Co., N. Y., a connection of the family, is said to be 
able to give a more particular account of them. Point Allerton 
or Alderton in Boston harbour was so named for Isaac, the wor- 
thy ancestor above. Early records speak also of Allerton's Hill 
in Duxbury. — See N. E. Memorial and Judge Davis" letter in 
the 7th vol., 3d series of the Collections of the M. H. Society. 

BARNES. — John Barnes was at Plymouth in 1634. — Jona- 
than Barnes, s. of John probably, d. in Plymouth 17 15 ; his w. 
was Elizabeth, d. of Wm. Hedge probably ; he had John, Wil- 



376 BARNES.— BARTLETT. 

liam, Jonathan, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Lydia, Esther, and 
Sarah. Hannah m. Benjamin Rider. — Mary m. John Carver 
i68g. — Elizabeth m. Isaac Lothrop 1698. — Lydia m. Abiel 
Shurtleff 1695. Esther m. Elkanah Cushman. — Sarah m. Benj. 
Bartlett 1702. — John m. Mary, D. of Joseph Bartlett, and had 
a family; one D., Lydia, m. Lemuel Barnes. — Jonathan m. 
Sarah, D. of Wm. Bradford 3d, she d. 172c. 

2. William (s. of Jonathan above) m. Alice, D. of William 
Bradford 3d, and had William 1706, Lemuel 1707, Mercy 1708, 
Benjamin 1710*, and Benjamin 1717 ; the father d. 1751, as. 80, 
the mother d. 1775, Si. 95. William was drowned. — Lemuel m. 
Lydia, D. of his uncle John Barnes, and had 5 ss. and 3 Ds. ; 
he d. and his wid. m. Jonathan Sampson; one D. m. Nathaniel 
Bartlett, one m. a Lemote, and another Ephraim Holmes. — 
Mercy m. Samuel Cole and' afterwards Capt. Barnabas Hedge, 
grandfather of the present Barnabas Hedge Esq., and her D. 
Mercy m. Thomas Davis, and was mother of the late Hon. Wm. 
Davis of Plymouth. — Benjamin had Benjamin, Isaac, Bradford, 
and Mrs. Battles, and died 1769. There are many descendants 
still in Plymouth, Hingham, and other parts of the County. 

BARTLETT. — Robert Bartlett came over in the 3d ship, 
the Ann, in 1623; m. Mary, eldest D. of Richard and Elizabeth 
Warren, 1628 ; he d. 1676, x. 73, his w. survived him a few years 
only; he had Benja. Joseph 1638, Rebecca whom. Wm. Harlow 
Vj!i649, Mary who m. Richard Foster 165 rand then Jona. Morey 
1659, Sarah who m. Sam'l Rider of Yarmo. 1656, Elizabeth who 
m. Anthony Sprague of Hingham 1661, Mercy who m. John 
Ivey of Boston 1668, and Lydia who m. James Barnaby and 
then John Nelson of Mid'o. He was said to have been much 
"opposed to psalm singing ; " Ainsworth's Psalms and the tunes 
appended, badly printed and worse sung probably, could but 
offend both good sense and good ears. 

2. Benjamin (s. of the above) m. Sarah, only D. of Love 
Brewster, 1656, and settled in Duxbury, where he was Selectman 
and Deputy ; he m. a 2d w. Cicely or Cecilia 1678 ; he d. 1691, 
and had Benjamin, Samuel, Ichabod, Ebenezer, Rebecca who 
m. Wm. Bradford 3d 1679, ^^'^^^ Sarah who m. her cousin Robert 
Bartlett 1687. Some of his descendants went to Lebanon, Conn./W 

3. Joseph (brother of the next above) m. probably Hannah,-n/^^ 
D. of WtH-iam FolIaweH-, (Gabriel Followell d. 1667) and settled ^'\ 
in "Pond's Parish," Plymouth; she b. 1638, d. 1710; he died^ 
1712, a;. 73. he had Robert, Joseph, Benjamin, Elnathan, Mary 

w. of John Barnes, Hannah w. of Joseph Silvester, and Lydia 
w. of Elisha Holmes. 

4. Samuel (s. of Benjamin 2) m. Hannah Peabody and settled 
in Plymouth, and was called "sen." and mariner, from whom are 



BONNEY.— BRADFORD. 377 

Samuel, Ichabod, Judah, William, and others. Samuel Jr. was 
an officer at Louisburgh, and d. 1750, ae. 59, whose son Samuel, 
called "Quaker Sam.," was father of Capt. Joseph, Amasa, An- 
selm, and others. — There was an Abigail Bartlett m. Gamaliel 
Bradford, and named one of her sons Peabody. 

5. Robert (s. of Joseph 3)m. his cousin Sarah Bartlett 1687, 
and afterwards Sarah, D. of Jacob Cook, 1691, and d. 17 18, a;. 
55 ; he had Thomas, Dea. Joseph, Robert, Ebenezer, and 
Lemuel. — James and Isaac Bartlett of Plymouth are descendants 
of Robert Jr. ^ 

6. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Lydia Grisworld 1692, and d. at 
"Pond's" 1703, ae. 38, and had Joseph 1693, Samuel (town 
clerk) 1697, Lydia 1698, Benjamin 1699, Francis LeBaron 1701, 
Sarah 1703. Capt. Zaccheus and the late Silvanus Bartlett were 
descendants of Joseph 6. — Samuel (the town Clerk) m. Eliza- 
beth Lothrop, and afterwards wid. Elizabeth Wethrell, who was 
also a Lothrop ; he d. 1769, ee. 72. 

7. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 2, or of Joseph 3) called Jr., 
m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Barnes, 1702, and died at "Ponds" 
1727 ; his wid. m. Joseph Sturtevant of Kingston ; he had Joseph, 
Benjamin, Nathaniel, Jonathan, Elkanah of Staten Island, Han- 
nah and Sarah. Elsewhere it is recorded that his Ds. were Sarah 
wife of Israel Bradford, Rebecca relict of John Bradford Jr., 
Ruth wife of John Murdock Jr., Mercy wife of John Turner, 
Deborah w. of Josiah Thomas of Marshfield, and Abigail of 
Uuxbury ; one of his Ds. also is said to have m. Ephraim Brad- 
ford, but query. 

Lydia Bartlett m. Dr. Lazarus LeBaron 1720. — Sarah, wid. 
of John Jenny, d. 1655, and in her will, 1654. mentions her son- 
in-law Benjamin Bartlett. 

The family of Bartlett is very numerous, and the preceding is 
intended as a brief and very general account only of the ancestor 
and such of his immediate descendants as have fallen under our 
notice. 

BONNEY. — Thomas Bonney was one of the original propri- 
etors of Bridgewater, and of course lived in Duxbury between 
1645 ^"d 1650; m. Dorcas, D. of Henry Sampson. — Mary Bon- 
ney of Duxbury m. John Mitchell 1675. The family spread into 
Pembroke and many of the descendants are still there and in 
the lower part of the county. Abigail, D. of Ebenezer Bonney 
of Pembroke, m. Jacob Hill of E. B. 1754, and her sister Eliza- 
beth m. Samuel Whitman of E. B. 1757. — Some of the family 
removed to Chesterfield. — Leah m, John Young of E. B. 

BRADFORD.— Hon. William Bradford, the 2d (Governor of 
old Plymouth Colony, was born at Ansterfield in Yorkshire 1588, 
and educated under the Rev. Mr. Clifton ; m. Dorothy May, 



378 BRADFORD. 



and came to Plymouth with the forefathers in the first ship, the 
May Flower, in 1620, and had a s. John ; his w. d. (was drowned 
in Plymouth harbor before they landed) Dec. 7, 1620; he after- 
wards, in 1623, m. the wid. Alice Southworth, whose maiden or 
family name was Carpenter; she was b. 1590, and there was 
said to have been a mutual attachment between them in youth, 
which, after she lost her husband and he his wife, was revived, 
and she arrived with her two children, Constant and Thomas 
Southworth, in the ship Ann in 1623; they had William 1624, 
Mercy, and Joseph 1630. He d. 1657, ae. 71 ; she 1670, ae. 80. 
Mercy m. Benjamin Vermays or Vermage 1648. 

2. John (s. of William and Dorothy above) was in Duxbury 
between 1645 ^'""^ '653, was an original proprietor of Bridge- 
water, was Representative of Duxbury 1652, and of Marshfield 
1653, at the old Colony Court at Plymouth; his father in his 
will 1657 speaks of him as then living, and the records mention 
him as living in 1662, and no further account is obtained of him ; 
the tradition is that he was lost at sea on a voyage to or from 
England ; he probably had no family. 

3. William (s. of the Governor) was a Major and Deputy 
Governor ; lived in Kingston, near Duxbury, and was one of 
the original proprietors of Bridgewater; m. Alice, D. of Thos. 
Richards of Weymouth ; she was a very respectable woman, and 
in an eulogy after her death, on the colony records, was called 
"Mrs. Alice Bradford Jr."; they had John 1652, William 1655, 
Thomas, Samuel 1668, Hannah, and Mercy.-*' His w. died, and 
he m. a wid. Wiswall, and had a s. Joseph. She died, and he 
m. Mary, wid. of Rev. John Holmes of Duxbury and D. of Dea. 
John Wood or Atwood of Plymouth, i66(, and had Israel, Da- 
vid, Ephraim, Hezekiah, Melatiah, Mary, Alice, and Sarah; 
some of these Ds. might have been born of the ist or 2d wife; 
his last w. d. 1671, ae. 44; he d. Feb. 20, 1704, 3d. 79. Thomas 
and Joseph went to Conn. — Hannah m. Joshua Ripley of Hing- 
ham. — Mercy and Melatiah m. men by the name of Steel in 
Conn. — Israel m. Sarah. D. of Benja. Bartlett Jr., and he, Eph- 
raim, and Hezekiah settled on the paternal estate in Kingston. 
Mary m. Thomas or Samuel Hunt of Duxbury or Kingston. — 
Alice m. a Fitch of Norwich, Conn. — Sarah m. Kenelm Baker 
of Marshfield, and was mother of the late Wm. Baker, Messen- 
ger of the Governor and Council, and of a Mrs. Scollay of Bos- 
ton. — Rev. Timothy Alden said that the children by the first w. 
were Israel, Ephraim, Samuel, and John; by the 2d Joseph; 
and by the 3d, William, Thomas, David, and Hezekiah, and 
that he had three Ds. ; bjat query. 

4. Joseph (s. of the Governor) m. Jael, D. of the Rev. Peter 
Hobart of Hingham, and had Elisha, and d. 17 15, as. 84; she 
d. 1730, as. 88. Elisha m. Hannah, D. of James Cole Jr.; it is 



BRADFORD. 



379 



also said he m. Bathsheba Le Brock, and had a son Carpenter, 
who went to Me., and several Ds. ; one m. a Waters in Sharon, 
and her descendants are said to possess Gov. Bradford's Bible, 
in which is to be found a record^of the family. 

5. Maj. John (s. of William 3) m. Mercy, D. of Joseph and 
Priscilla Warren, 1674; her mother was Priscilla, D. of Mr. 
John Faunce, and sister of Elder Thomas Faunce, and neice of 
the Secretary Nath'l Morton, author of the Memorial. Mercy., 
was born 1653, he died 1736, she 174S, in her 94th year (Josiah 
Cotton's Diary says, a;. 90); they had John 1675, Alice 1677, 
Abigail 1679, Mercy 1681, Samuel 1683, Priscilla 1686, William 
1688. John m. Rebecca, D. of Benjamin Bartlett Jr. of Dux- 
bury, and d. young, leaving a son, Capt. Robert. — Alice m. Ens. 
Edward Mitchell of East Bridgewater, his 2d wife 1708, and af- 
terwards Dea. Joshua Hersey of Hingham. — Abigail m. Gideon 
Sampson, but left no children. — Mercy m. Jonathan Freeman 
1708, and afterwards Lt. Isaac Cushman Jr. — Priscilla ni. Seth 
Chipman of Kingston. — William m. a D. of Dea. John Foster 
of Plymouth and d. young, and she then m. George Partridge 
of Duxbury ; some of William's descendants settled in Plainfield, 
Conn. 

6. William (s. of William 3) m. Rebecca, D. of Benjamin 
Bartlett of Duxbury, 1679; ^^^ '^^^^ ^775 ^ ^^ 1687; they had 
Alice 1680, Sarah 1683, and William. Alice m. William Barnes 
of Plymouth, and was g. grandmother of the late Hon. William 
Davis, and of Barnabas Hedge Esq. of Plymouth. — Sarah m. 
Jonathan Barnes and d. 1720. — William, it is said, m. Elizabeth 
Finney, but qu. 

7. Samuel (s, of William 3) m. Hannah Rogers and died at 
Duxbury 1714, £e. 46; he had Hannah 1689, Gershom 1691, 
Perez 1694, Elizabeth 1696, Jerusha 1699, Wealthy 1702, and 
Gamaliel 1704. Gershom m. Priscilla Wiswall 17 16, and lived 
in Kingston. — Perez gra. H. U. 17 13. — Gamaliel m. Abigail 
Bartlett 1728, and d. 1778, ae. 73, and had Abigail 1728, Samuel 
1729, Gamaliel 1731, Seth 1733, Peabody 1734, Deborah 1738, 
Hannah 1740, Ruth 1743, Peter 1745, and Andrew 1746, gra. 
H. U. 1771. Jerusha m. Rev. Ebenezer Gay of Hingham D.D., 
and Hannah m. Nathaniel Gilbert of Taunton 1709. — Col. Ga- 
maliel, son of Gamaliel above, m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Alden, 
and had Perez, Sophia, Gamaliel, Alden 1765, Jerusha, Sally, 
Daniel, and Gershom. — Perez lived on the paternal estate. — 
Gamaliel was a mariner and captain of a ship, and afterwards 
Warden of the State Prison in Charlestown, where he d. ; he m. 
a Hickling, and had a s. Gamaliel gra. H. U. 18 14, a physician, 
who d. 1840: and another s. Geo. Partridge gra. H. U. 1825. — 
Hon. Alden gra. H. U. 1786, first settled in the ministry in Me., 



38o BRADFORD. 



and was afterwards Secretary of Mass. ; m. Margaret Stevenson, 
and has a family in Boston. 

8. David (s. of William 3) m. Elizabeth Finney 17 14, and d. 
1730, and had Nathaniel 1715, d. 1751; Jonathan 1717, Lydia 
1719, Nathan 1722. Lydia m. Elkanah Cushman 1740, and 
Lazarus Le Baron 1743, and d. 1756. 

9. Samuel (s. of Maj. John 5) m. Sarah, D. of Edw. Gray 
of Tiverton, s. of Edward Gray of Plymouth, 17 14, and settled 
in Plympton ; he d. 1740, ae. 56; she 1770; they had John 17 17, 
Gideon 1719, William 1720*, Mary 1722, Sarah 1725, William 
1728, Mercy 1731, Abigail 1732, Phebe 1735, Samuel 1740. 
Mary m. Abiel Cook. — Sarah m. Ephraim Paddock. — Abigail 
m. Caleb Stetson. — Phebe m. Shubael Norton Esq. — John m. 
Elizabeth Holmes, and had Elizabeth, Molly, John, Priscilla, 
Perez, Hannah, Lydia, Oliver, Mercy, William, and Sarah. 
John m. Eunice, D. of Ignatius Loring Esq., and had Polly, 
Eunice, Olive, John, Nancy, Mercy, Sophia, Susanna, and Jane. 

10. Gideon (s. of Samuel 9) m. Jane Paddock, and d. 1793 ; 
they had Levi 1743, Joseph 1745, Sarah 1748, Samuel 1750, 
Gideon 1752, Calvin 1754, Jenny 1756. Sarah m. Freeman 
Ellis. — Jenny m. Noah Bisbee. 

11. Hon. William (s. of Samuel 9) m. Mary, D. of Dr. Laza- 
rus Le Baron of Plymouth 1751, and settled as a Physician in 
Bristol, R. L ; was afterwards an Attorney, Lt. Governor, and 
Senator in Congress; shed. 1775; he died 1808, oe. 80; he had 
W^illiam 1752, Le Baron 1758*, John 1758*, Mary 1760, Hannah 
1762*, One 1764*, Hannah 1767, John 1768, Nancy, Ezekiel 
Hersey, and Lydia. — William m. Betsy B. James, and had Wil- 
liam and others, and d. 181 1. — Le Baron m. Sarah, D. of Thos. 
Davis of Plymouth, and had Le Baron 1780, and d. 1793, st. 39. 
Mary m. Henry Goodwin, and d. 1834. — Hannah m. Dr. Gusta- 
vus Baylies of Uxbridge, and died 181 1. — John m. Jemima 
W^ardwell, and d. 1833. — Nancy m. James De Wolf, and both d. 
1838. — Ez. Hersey m. Abby De Wolf, and then Abby Atwood. 
Lydia m. Charles Collins, Esq , of Newport. 

12. Samuel (s. of Samuel 9) m. Lydia Pease, and had Shu- 
bael, Sarah, Samuel, Edward Gray, Pardon, and Lydia. 

13. Levi (s. of Gideon 10) m. Elizabeth Lewis 1764; she b. 
1743, d. 1813 ; he d. 1822 ; they had Lewis 1768, Joseph 1770, 
Levi 1772, Daniel 1774, Ezra 1776, Elizabeth 1778, and Sarah 
1782. — Lewis is now living in Plympton, and has an accurate 
genealogical account of the Bradford family, to which recur- 
rence may be had for all particulars here omitted. — Joseph d. 
18 10. — Levi m. Mercy Sampson 1800. — Sarah m. Isaiah Tilson. 

14. Perez (s. of John and g. s. of Samuel 9) m. Sarah Prince, 
and had Christopher Prince, Louisa, Elizabeth, Deborah, Sarah*, 



BREWSTER. 381 

Ruth, Lucy, Prince, Perez, Hezekiah. His w. died, and he m. 
Lydia Cushman, and had Sarah, Joanna, and Salome. — Louisa 
m. Miles Holmes. — Elizabeth m. Richard Sayward. — Deborah 
m. Samuel Bryant. — Ruth m. Jona. Ripley. — Lucy P. m. Theo- 
dore Cobb and then Hezekiah Cole. — Perez m. Deborah Davis. 
Hezekiah m. Margaret Parsons. — Sarah m. Oliver Churchill, Jr. 
Salome m. William Bradford. 

BREWSTER. — William Brewster, b. 1560, came over in the 
first ship, the May Flower, 1620 ; was a ruling Elder in the 
Church of Plymouth; his w. (name unknown) d. between 1623 
and 1627 ; he d. 1644, ®- 84 ; he had Jonathan, Love, Wrestling, 
Patience, and Fear. — (Lucretia, William, and Mary, are also set 
down as his children in a note in the N. E. Memorial, p. 221 ; 
but this is now considered by the learned and able editor him- 
self as at least doubtful ; probably Lucretia was wife of Jonathan, 
and William and Mary were probably his two eldest children.) 
Patience m. Thomas Prince, the Governor, 1624, and d. 1634. — 
Fear m. Isaac Allerton 1626, and d. 1633. — Wrestling d. single 
in youth. — The venerable Elder was one of the oldest men 
among the forefathers, being 60 when he arrived. 

2. Jonathan (s. of the preceding) and his wife, Lucretia, had 
William, Mary, Jonathan, and Benjamin. He removed from 
Duxbury to Norwich, Conn., after 1648, with his wife and sons. 
Mary m. John Turner of Scituate 1645, ^^'^ ^'^^ living i6qi. — 
William and Jonathan, Jr., were on the military roll in Duxbury, 
1643, '^he latter then 16 years old, and had an action in Court 
1650. — William was in the Naragansett war 1645. After these 
periods neither of their names appears on the records. — Ben- 
jamin was at New London 1661. 

3. Love (s. of William 1} m. Sarah, D. of William Collier 
(she afterwards m. a Parks); he died 1650; and had Sarah, 
Nathaniel, W'illiam, and Wrestling. He lived and died in Dux- 
bury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. 
Sarah m. Benjamin Bartlett of Duxbury 1656. — Nathaniel d. 
1676, his family (if he had any) extinct; his name appears on 
Bridgewater records as a proprietor (of his father's share proba- 
bly) 1666. 

4. William (s. of Love 3) was a Deacon in Duxbury, and had 
William and Benjamin. — William, called Jr., 1722, had Ichabod 
Job, and others. — William of Pembroke 1730, had a son Icha- 
bod. — Benjamin was in Connecticut 17 14. 

5. Wrestling (s. of Love 3) was a carpenter, d. 1696, leaving 
a wid. Mary, and had Jonathan, Wrestling, John, Mary, Sarah, 
Abigail, Elizabeth, and Hannah. One D. m. in Duxbury, and 
four of them in Kingston. — Jonathan went to Windham, Conn., 
after 1728 and m. Mary Partridge in Duxb., who was living 1733. 



382 BROWN.— CARVER. 

6. Wrestling (s. of Wrestling next above) was a Deacon in 
Kingston, and had Wrestling, Thomas, Isaac, Elisha, Mary, &c., 
and d. 1767. 

7. John (brother of the preceding) had Joseph and Job in 
Duxbury. 

8. Nathaniel Brewster gra. H. U. 1642, a Clergyman, went 
to England and returned, and finally settled at Brookhaven, L. I., 
and d. 1690, leaving John, Timothy, and Daniel. This Nathan- 
iel has been supposed to have been a descendant, perhaps a gr. 
son, of William There are many descendants from the worthy 
Elder in Duxbury, Pembroke, Plymouth, Kingston, and else- 
where. 

BROWN. — John Brown was one of the original proprietors 
of Bridgewater, and of course lived in Duxbury between 1645 
and 1650. We have no certain account of him or his family, 
but take him to be the man who was chosen Assistant 1636, and 
often afterwards one of the Commissioners of the united Colo- 
nies from 1644 to 1655, and who died at Winnamoiset near 
Rehoboth 1662. — James Brown, an Assistant, also, who lived at 
Swansey, was his son, and m. Lydia, D. of John Rowland. 
[See N. E. Memorial, p. 297, note.] Peter Brown came in the 
May Flower 1620, and whether he was father of John, or other- 
wise related, is not ascertained ; Martha and Mary (wife and D. 
perhaps) are named 1627. 

CARVER. — John Carver, first Governor of Plymouth colony, 
d. April 162 1, and his wife soon after, and the old Colony 
records furnish no further account of his family. When he 
arrived in 1620 his family appears to have consisted of 8 persons, 
of whom John Howland was one, and is supposed to have m. 
Elizabeth, one of the Daughters. In the allotments of land in 
1623, and in the division of the cattle in 1627, the name of 
Carver does not appear. A family, however, of this name, was 
in Marshlield ever after 1638, at which date Robert Carver had 
a grant of land at Green's harbor, and died there 1680, £e. 86. 
John Carver (son of Robert, perhaps,) d. in Marshfield 1679, ®- 
42, leaving a widow, Milicent, who was D. of William Ford, and 
8 children. — William Carver (eldest s. of John) died at Marsh- 
field 1760, ae. 102, and is noticed by Gov. Hutchinson and Dr. 
Belknap, in the biography of Gov. Carver, as the grandson 
of the Governor; but in Pemberton's Ms. Journal, in the library 
of Mass. His. Society, he is called "the nephew of Governor 
Carver, being his brother's son." Joshua Carver, late of Marsh- 
field, ae. over 90, was of the same family. — John Carver (s. of 
John, probably.) lived in Plymouth, went from Marshfield 1680, 
m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Barnes, and his son, Dea. Josiah, d. 
in Plymouth 1751, ae. 63. There was a Richard Carver in 
Watertown, who died 1638, and in his will mentioned his wife 



CHANDLER.— CHURCH. 383 

Grace, and Ds. Elizabeth and Susanna. Many of the name are 
still living in Plymouth and other parts of the old Colony. — 
[See Carver, p. 130.] 

CHANDLER. — Edmund Chandler was one of the original 
proprietors of Bridgewater, an inhabitant of Duxbury of course, 
before 1650. We have no particular account of him or his 
family. Those bearing the name, and probably his descendants, 
have been and still are numerous in the old Colony, and other 
parts of the country. — [See Chandler, p. 137.] 

CHURCH. — Richard Church came over 1630, then ae. 22; 
propounded in Mass., where he first arrived, probably, 1630, and 
made freeman in Plymouth 1632 ; lived at -Eel River in Ply- 
mouth till [649, when he sold out and went first to Eastham, 
probably 1649, and then to Hingham, where he had a D. Debo- 
rah b. 1657, and d. at Dedham, Dec. 27, 1668 ; but was buried 
at Hingham; his will dated at Hingham 1668; was a Carpen 
ter ; a volunteer against the Pequoits 1637, called "Sergeant 
Church;" made the gun carriages; he, with John Thompson, 
built the first meeting house in Plymouth a. 1637 ; m. Elizabeth, 
D. of Richard Warren, a. 1635 ! she d. a wid. at Hingham 1670 ; 
he had Elizabeth, Benjamin 1639, Richard*, Joseph, Nathaniel, 
Caleb, Abigail 1648, and Deborah 1657. It is doubtful if he 
ever lived, or was really settled, at Eastham or Dedham. Being 
a Carpenter, and of some repute in his calling, he was doubtless 
employed much abroad, and at these places among others ; he 
had early friends at Watertown and Charlestown, some of whom 
perhaps came over with him. Elizabeth m. Caleb Hobart at 
Hingham 1657, and died 1659. — Abigail m. Samuel Thaxter at 
Hingham 1666, and d. Dec. 1677. — Deborah m. John Irish, Jr., 
perhaps of Little Conipton. — The father gave Joseph, whom he 
made Executor of his will, a double portion on account of the 
"lameness of his hand." 

2. Col. Benjamin (s. of the above) the famous warrior, was 
born in Plymouth; was of his father's occupation, a carpenter; 
m. Alice, D. of Constant Southworth of Duxbury, 1667, where 
he also settled, and thence removed to Saconet, Little Compton, 
about 1667, and was a magistrate for Saconet and Pocasset, 
which places included Little Compton and Tiverton ; appeared 
also among the first freemen of Bristol 168 1, and was a Select- 
man and Deputy from Bristol in 1682, and d. January 7, 1718, 
ae. 79, and was buried at Little Compton. He had Thomas 
(editor of his father's life), Constant (a captain under his father) 
Benjamin, a bachelor, Edward (whose only s. was Dea. Benja.), 
Charles, who had a numerous family, and an only D. who m. a 
Rothbotham of Newport. His historians and descendants have 
erroneously said he was born at Duxbury ; knowing he went 
from thence to Saconet, they supposed he was of course born 



384 CHURCH. 

there ; but he was born at Plymouth, and was ten years old be- 
fore his father with his family removed ; his sister Abigail was 
born in Plymouth nine years after him. 

3. Joseph (s. of Richard i) lived in Hingham, his wife Mary, 
they were m. about 1665, and had Mary 1666, John 1668, Alice 
1670, Benjamin 1672, Sarah 1673, William 1675, Deborah 1677, 
all born at Hingham; he then removed to Little Compton, and 
was made freeman there 1682 ; was Ensign and Deputy there, 
and had other children probably; was one of the County Asso- 
ciates for Bristol Co. 1691; was also a carpenter; he and his 
wife Mary are mentioned on the records there 1686 ; she was 
no doubt from Hingham. His will 171 1 mentioned Joseph, John, 
Eliza Blackman, Mary Wood, Deborah Gray, and Abigail Sim- 
mons ; some of these were born probably after he left Hingham. 
It has been erroneously stated by Deane in his history of Scit- 
uate, and by others, that Joseph was the father of Col. Benja- 
min, but this is only another of the traditional errors respecting 
this family. 

4. Nathaniel (s. of Richard i) settled at Scituate; was a 
carpenter, which seems to have been the family calling ; he m. 
Sarah Barstow, and had Abigail 1666, Richard 1668, Nathaniel 
1670, Alice 1679, Joseph 1681, Charles 1683, Sarah 1686; he 
died intestate before 1700. Abigail m. Nathaniel Harlow. — 
Richard and his wife Mary had Richard and two Ds. ; one of 
them, Hannah, m. Josiah Sturtevant, and was grandmother of 
the late Josiah Cotton Esq. and Dr. Rosseter Cotton. — Nathan- 
iel had Nathaniel 1698, Joseph 1709, and Caleb 17 12 at Scituate. 
Joseph and Charles settled in Plymouth, and Joseph died there 
1707, leaving a D. Judith, wife of Isaac Little. Charles after- 
wards went to Freetown and died there, called Captain 1729. — 
Sarah m. John Holmes. — Richard and Joseph were both dead 
before the estate was finally settled. — Nathaniel 3d m. Jerusha 
Perry 17 19, and had Thomas and Lemuel 1742, and 13 others. 
Thomas Church m. Huldah, D. of Aaron Soule. — Thomas, son 
of Thomas, was a revolutionary soldier, and died 1830. — Capt. 
Cornelius was son of Lemuel. — Caleb m. Sarah Williamson 
1735, and lived probably in Marshfield. Ruth Church m. Con- 
sider Howland 1795. 

Deane's doubt as to the father of Nathaniel is groundless, as 
Richard of Hingham and Richard of Plymouth, whom he sup- 
posed to be distinct men, were one and the same man. 

5. Caleb (s. of Richard i) m. Joanna, D. of William Sprague 
in Hingham, 1667, and had Hannah 1668, and Ruth 1670; he 
was named of Dedham 1672, and was living in Watertown 1690. 
[Farmer in his Register says he had Joseph, Caleb, and Benja- 
min, but query.] 



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CLARK.— COLLIER. 385 

6. Dea. Benjamin (s. of Edward, and g. s. of Col. Benj. 2) 
gra. H. U. 1727, was Deacon of Dr. Mather Byle's Church in 
Boston, and author of a biography of his grandfather, the Col. 
1772, in which he erroneously calls the Colonel's father Joseph 
and his parents "of Duxbury ; " the Deacon's son Benjamin 
gra. H. U. 1754, and was the famous Dr. Benjamin Church of 
Revolutionary distinction ; another son, Edward, gra. H. U. 
1759, was a Consul, and d. abroad; and a D. Abigail is said to 
have m. Turner Phillips of Boston. 

Col. Peter Church died in Bristol a. 182 1, a;, a. 80. — Samuel 
Church also died there, perhaps the gra. of H. U. 1778. — Rev. 
Nathan Church was of Bridgton, Me. 1799. — Rev. Aaron Church 
d. in Hartford, Conn., 1823, a-. 77, b. in Springfield 1744, was in 
the ministry 41 years. — Capt. Joseph Church died at Fairhaven 
1839, ^- ^7- — Gamaliel Church, Esq., Representative from West- 
port 1839 ^^^ 1840. 

Many of this name, descendants no doubt of Richard, still 
reside in the old Colony, and have spread extensively over New 
England. 

CLARK. — William Clark was one of the original proprietors 
of Bridgewater, but we have no further account of him or of his 
family. There are many of this name in various parts of the 
county, and it is a very common name throughout the country. 
Richard Clark came over to Plymouth in the May Flower 1620, 
and d. before spring, and there is no further notice of him, or of 
any family left by him. — Thomas Clark came in the Ann 1623, 
and m. Susanna, D. of wid. Mary Ring before 163 1, and died at 
Plymouth, March 24, 1697, a;. 97, according to the grave-stone 
and the records of the town, but by his deposition given 1664, 
stating himself then to be only 59, he was only 92 at his death. 
It has been supposed he was mate of the May Flower, having 
gone back to Eng. and returned to Plymouth again in 1623, but 
this is not certain. He had William, James, Nathaniel (the 
Secretary), Andrew, and Susanna, who m. Barnabas Lothrop, 
Esq. of Barnstable 1658. — Thomas Clark of Plymouth m. wid. 
Alice Nichols of Boston 1664; she was D. of Richard Hallett. 
William Clark's house (a garrison house) was burnt in Plymouth 
by the Indians 1676, on the Sabbath, and 11 persons killed. — 
John (g. s. of Thomas) d. in Plymouth 1712, and had John, 
Joseph, and James. — Trustum Clark was in Plymouth 1634, and 
d. in Duxbury 166 i, and had Trustum and Henry. — Isaac, son 
of Joseph, went to Hardwick. — Whether William, whose house 
was burnt, was the proprietor of Bridgewater, is not known, if 
he was he must have lived in Duxbury before 1650. 

COLLIER. — William Collier was an original proprietor, a 
merchant adventurer, and came over about 1633 ; he settled in 
Duxbury, and was an Assistant many years, and d. 1670; he 



386 GUSHING. 



had Sarah, wife of Love Brewster (she afterwards m. a Parks) ; 
Rebecca, wife of Job Cole; Mary, 2d wife of Thomas Prince, 
Gov. m. 1635 ; ^""^ Elizabeth, wife of Constant Southworth. 

GUSHING.— Peter Gushing of Hingham, Norfolk, Eng., and 
2 ss., Theophilus 1579, and Matthew 1588, both of whom came 
to New England and settled in Hingham. 

2. Theophilus came over 1633, then 54 years old, and lived 
some years at Gov. Haynes' farm near Boston, and finally set- 
tled in Hingham, where he d. nearly 100 years old, and was 
blind 25 years ; he left no children. 

3. Dea. Matthew, with his wife, 4 ss. and one U., and his 
wife's sister, wid. Frances Riecroft, came over 1638, "in the 
Diligent of Ipswich, of 350 tons, John Martin, master," and set- 
tled in Hingham; he m. Nazareth, D. of Henry Pitcher; he d. 
1660, £e. a. 72; she 1682, vt. 95; he had Daniel 1619, Jeremiah 
162 1, Matthew 1623, Deborah 1625, John 1627. — Deborah m. 
Matthias Briggs. All of the Cushings in this vicinity, and in 
the State perhaps, descended from Matthew. 

4. Daniel, Esq. (s. of Matthew) was the 3d Town Clerk of 
Hingham, and left manuscripts, from which much information 
respecting Hingham and its early settlers has been derived; he 
m. Lydia, D. of Edward Gilman (ancestor of all the Gilmans), 
June 19th, 1645, and had Peter 1646, Daniel 1648, Deborah 
165 1, Jeremiah 1654, Theophilus 1657, Matthew 1660. She d. 
1689, and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Gapt. John Thaxter and D. 
of Nicholas Jacob 1691, and d. 1700; she 1725, a;. 94. — Debo- 
rah m. Benjamin VVoodbridge 1679. 

5. Jeremiah (s. of Matthew 3) of Boston, a mariner, was lost 
at sea; his wid. Elizabeth mentioned her D. Elizabeth Condy, 
and g. s. Jeremiah Condy, and sister Martha Muzer in Redrif, 
near London. 

6. Matthew (s. of Matthew 3) of Hingham, m. Sarah, D. of 
Nicholas Jacob 1653, and d. a. 1700, and left no children: in 
his will he mentioned his brothers and most of his relatives ; she 
made her will 1701, and mentioned most of her relatives. 

7. Hon. John (s. of Matthew 3) settled in Scituate, and m. 
(according to Deane in his account of Scituate) Sarah, D. of 
Nicholas Jacob 1656, (this or the preceding must be an error ; 
did not John m. Sarah, D. of Matthew Hawke ? ) ; he was 
Deputy and Assistant in the old Colony, and Representative at 
the General Court in Boston the year after the union 1692 ; she 
d. 1678, a;. 38; he 1708, £e. 81; he had John 1662, Thomas 
1663, Matthew 1665, Jeremiah 1666, James 1668, Joshua 1670, 
Caleb 1672, Deborah 1674, Maro 1676, Joseph 1677, Benjamin 
1679, and Sarah. — Deborah m. Thomas Loring of Plymouth 
1699. — Mary d. single 1698. — Sarah m. Dea. David Jacob 1689. 
Joshua settled in Marshfield, and left no family. 



GUSHING. 387 



8. Peter (s. of Daniel, Esq., 4) of Hingham m. Hannah D. 
of Matthew Hawke 1685, and d. 1719; she d. 1737, a;. 82 ; he 
had Peter 1686, Stephen 1687, Jonathan 1689, Lydia whci m. a 
Marshall, and Hannah, who m. a Gushing. 

9. Daniel (s. of Daniel, Esq. 4) of Hingham m. Elizabeth, 
D. of Capt. John Thaxter 1680, and had Daniel 1681*, Elisha, 
Daniel, Moses, Elizabeth, Sarah, w. of John Jacob; Ruth, w. of 
Samuel Lincoln ; Deborah, w. of Benjamin Loring ; Abigail, w. 
of Richard Kilby of Boston ; and Sarah, who d. young probably. 
Daniel Gushing and his w. Sarah (he d. 1754) had Daniel, 
Ebenezer, Sarah Smith ; sister Elizabeth, gr. s. Thomas, and gr. 
ss. Thomas and Obadiah Hersey. — Daniel Gushing and his w. 
Elizabeth (he d. 1793) had Daniel. Susanna, Elizabeth Jones, 
Deborah Gushing, gr. s. Daniel, and brother Benjamin Lincoln. 

10. Jeremiah (s. of Daniel, Esq. 4) gra. H. U, 1676, m. Han- 
nah, D. of Thomas Loring 1685, and settled in the ministry at 
Scituate 169 1 ; he d. March 22, 1705, and his wid. m. John Bar- 
ker, P^sq., an attorney 1706; he had Hannah 1687, Ignatius 
1689. Jeremiah 1695, Ezekiel 1698. — Hannah m. Samuel Barker, 
s. of her father-in-law 1706. — Ezekiel settled at Gape Elizabeth, 
and his D. Lucy m. Dr. James Otis and was mother of the late 
Hon. Dr. Gushing Otis. — Wid. Ann Gushing d. at Boston 1759, 
and in her will mentioned her s. Jeremiah, and Ds. Mary Whea- 
ton, Susanna, w. of Jona. Goddard ; and Hannah. 

11. Theophilus (s. of Daniel, Esq. 4) of Hingham m. Mary, 
D. of Gapt. John Thaxter; his will 1718; he had Nehemiah 
1689, Adam 1692, David 1694, Abel, Theophilus, Seth, Deborah, 
and Lydia. — Nehemiah settled in Abington or Pembroke. 

12. Gapt. Matthew (s. of Daniel, Esq. 4) of Hingham m. 
Jael, D. of Gapt. John Jacob 1684; she d. 1708; he 1715; he 
had David 1685*, David 1687*, Solomon 1692, Job 1694, Moses 
1696*, Samuel 1699, Isaac 1701, Obadiah 1703*, Jael 1706. — 
Job gra. H. U. 17 14, ord. at Shrewsbury 1723, father of Jacob 
who gra. H. U. 1748, and who was ord. at Waltham, and whose 
s. John gra. H. U. 1764, was minister of Ashburnham, and had 
a s. John of Boston, who m. Julia Keith 1795 and died 1806, 
and had Julia Ann and Mary Keith. — Jael m. John Lazell of 
Hingham. 

13. Hon. John (s. of John 7) of Scituate m. Deborah, D. of 
Thomas Loring of Hull 1687; shed. 1713; he 1737; he was 
Ghief Just, of the Inferior Gourt of Plymouth, Counsellor, and 
then Justice of the S. J. Gourt; he had Sarah 1687, Deborah 
1693, John 1695, Elijah 1697, Mary 1700* Nazareth 1703, Ben- 
jamin 1706, Nathaniel 1709 ; he m. a 2d wife Sarah Holmes (a 
wid. perhaps, and D. of Gapt. John Thaxter) 17 14, and had 
Josiah 1715, and Mary 1716. — Deborah m. Gapt. John Briggs, 
Jr., 17 1 2, and her D. Deborah m. Thos. Savage, Esq., of Boston, 



388 GUSHING. 



and was grandmother of the Hon. James Savage. — Nazareth m. 
Benjamin Balch of Boston, and was mother of Nathaniel Balch 
"of facetious memory." — Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1728, read law 
in Boston, where he m. Mary Pemberton 1729, and died in one 
month after. 

14. Hon. Thomas (s. of Hon. John 7) m. Deborah, D. of 
Capt. John Thaxter 1687, settled in Boston, and d. 1740 ; he had 
John 1688, Thomas 1693, Jonathan 1701, Hannah 1702, w. of 
Thomas Hill; Margaret 1696, who m. a Fletcher; Elizabeth 
1691, wife of John Wingate ; Deborah 1699, w. of Jona. Watson ; 
Samuel 1704, and others, perhaps. Among the heirs who signed 
a receipt in the settlement of the estate in 1647, were the 
names of Jonathan, Jonathan (clerk), Peter and William. — Jona. 
Cushing's estate was settled in Boston by wid. Margaret New- 
man 1773. — Thomas, Esq., (s. of Thos.) gra. H. U. 171 1, lived 
in Boston, was Speaker of the H. of Rep. 1724, m. Mary Broom- 
field, and d. 1746, and had 2 ss., Thomas and Edward, and a 
D. Mary. — Edward gra. H. U. 1746, and died 1752, not m. 
probably. — Hon. Thomas (s. of the last Thomas) of Boston gra. 
H. U. 1744, was the famous patriot. Member of Congress, Com- 
missary General, and Lieut. Governor; m. Deborah Fletcher 
1747, and died 1788; and had Thomas, Edward, Mary who m. 
an Avery, Margaret, and Deborah, who m. a Newman. 

15. Matthew (s. of Hon. John 7) m. Deborah, D. of Capt. 
John Jacob, probably ; hed. 1715; he had Jacob 1695, Matthew, 
Deborah, Hezekiah, Rachel, Josiah, Sarah, and Noah. — Heze- 
kiah Gushing d. 1781, leaving a wife Lydia, and 3 ss. Matthew, 
Thomas, and Nathaniel. — Rachel m. Thomas Croade, Esq. — 
Jacob was probably father of Col. Charles Gushing of Lunen- 
burgh, whose s., the Hon. Edmund Gushing, is father of Luther 
S. Gushing, Esq., Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

16. Jeremiah (s. of Hon. John 7) Dean says "we believe 
Jeremiah left no family." Jeremiah Gushing m. Judith Parmen- 
ter at Boston 1693, and we find also wid. Ann Gushing of Bos- 
ton made her will 1759, and named her children thus ; Jeremiah 
Mary Wheaton, Susanna w. of Jonathan Stoddard, and tiannah. 
How these were connected, or if at all, with Jeremiah first above 
named, we cannot say. — [See Jeremiah 42.] 

17. James (s. of Hon. John 7) was Town Clerk of Scituate, 
and had a s. James who m. Sarah House 17 10, and Lydia Bar- 
rell 17 13. James Jr. had a s. James who m. Mary Souther of 
Gohasset 1739, and a D. Lydia who m. George Gushing, and 
another D. who m. a Lapham. 

18. Rev. Caleb (s. of Hon. John 7) gra. H. U. 1692, ord. at 
Salisbury 1697, m. Elizabeth, D. of Rev. John Cotton and wid. 
of Rev. James Ailing of Salisbury, and d. 1752 ; he had James, 
Minister of Plaistow, N. H., gra. H. U. 1725, and John, Minis- 



GUSHING. 389 

ter of Boxford. Hon. Caleb, Member of Congress from Essex, 
is also a descendant. 

19. Dea. Joseph (s. of Hon. John 7) was a magistrate and 
respectable man, m. Mary Pickles 1710, and had a s. Joseph who 
gra. H. U. 1 73 1, and was a Latin schoolmaster in Scituate. 

20. Benjamin (s. of Hon. John 7} settled in Boston, and was 
a member of the Ancient and Hon. Artillery Company 1700. 
Deane says "we have not learnt that he left any family." There 
was a Benjamin Cushing who gave a power of attorney dated at 
Barbadoes 1702. There was also a Benjamin Cushing died at 
Boston 1792, who m. Mary Colesworthy, and left Benj., Thoma, 
Henry, Stephen, Josiah, Jonathan, Susanna wife of John With- 
ington and afterwards of Solomon Bryant of Mid'o., and Nancy 
w. of Joshua Bowcker of Scituate. Samuel Colesworthy Jr. and 
Benjamin, AdmVs. Benjamin m. Abigail Callender 1799 and 
d. leaving two Ds. Betsy and Susanna, and the wid. m. Samuel 
Jepson. — Thomas died in Boston leaving Thomas, George W., 
Solomon Bryant, and John. — Henry also died in Boston leaving 
Henry W. and others. — Stephen lives in Ashburnham. — Josiah 
has no children. — Jonathan of the firm of Cushing & Ames, Bos- 
ton, m. Sally, d. of Nathan Lazell Esq., of S. B. 1809, and has a 
family. — Benjamin, who d. 1792, had a brother Ebenezer, who d. 
after him and left Jonathan, Benjamin, Mary, and Hannah. — 
Whether any of these last were descendants of Benjamin, at the 
head of them, we cannot say. Perhaps Benjamin and Ebenezer 
were ss. of Jonathan, s. of Hon. Thomas 14. 

21. Capt. Stephen (s. of Peter 8) of Hingham m. Catharine 
Kilby of Boston 17 19, and had Stephen, Catharine who m. a 
Nichols, Lydia, Hannah who m. a Nichols, Rebecca, John, and 
Peter. John d. 1754 leaving no children. — Peter d. 1784 leav- 
ing aw. Silence; he had John, Peter, Christopher, Catharine, 
Martin, Samuel, Hannah, Lydia, and Ned. 

22. Elisha(s. of Daniel 9) of Hingham m. Leah, D. of Thos. 
Loring (she was b 1688, and her mother was Leah, L). of Benj. 
Buckley), and had Elisha, John, and Elizabeth w. of Col. Edw. 
Mitchell of E. B., m. 1738. Elisha, the father, d. 1734, a;. 52, 
and his wid. m. Jabez Wilder. Elisha, the son, d. 1786. 

23. Moses (s. of Daniel 9) and his w. Lydia had Lucy 1738, 
Catharine 1742, Elizab. and Deborah twins 1743, Deborah d. 

1745- 

24. Adam Esq. (s. of Theophilus 11) gra. H. U. 1714, lived 
in Weymouth, m. Hannah (Greenwood perhaps) died 1751, and 
had Greenwood*, Adam, Thomas, Frederick, Beza, and Alithea 
w. of Samuel Pratt. Thomas died 1757 leaving a wid. Tabitha 
and 2 ss. Regemelick and Er, and a D. Tabitha perhaps. — Fred- 
erick d. 1786 leaving a wid. Grace. 



390 GUSHING. 



25. David (s. of Theophilus 1 1) of Hingham m. Rachel Lewis 
1 7 18, and Iiad Racliel, Alice, and Hannah ; his will 1723. 

26. Abel (s. of Theophilus 11) of Hingham and his w. Mary 
had David, Abel, Laban, Mary, and Abigail. Abel d. 1761. — 
Laban d. 1760, no children. — David had David, Jonathan, Ruth 
w. of Perez Gushing, Molly, Abel (father of the Hon Abel 
Gushing of Boston), Gharles, Hosea, Nancy, Jane, Lucy, Elna- 
than, Josiah, Jerusha, Mabel, and Lydia. 

27. Seth (s. of Theophilus 11) m. Lydia Fearing, and had 
Seth, Ezekiel, Mary, Margaret, and Deborah 1740 who m. Sim- 
eon Sampson. 

28. Dea. Solomon (s. of Matthew 12) of Hingham m. Sarah, 
D. of Thomas and Leah Loring, 1716; she d. 1765 ; he 1769; 
he had Mary 1717, Matthew 1720, Solomon 1722*, Benjamin* 
and Joseph* 1724, Benjamin 1725, Sarah 1727*, Joseph 1728, 
Isaiah 1730, and Galeb 1732*. Matthew d. at N.York 1779, a. 

29. Samuel (s. of Matthew 12) and his w. Hannah lived in 
Gohasset, and had Isaac 1724. Jael 1726 (who m. a Bailey), 
Samuel 1729, Galvin 1731, Ephraim 1734, Joel 1736, Timothy 
1738, Lois 1740, Solomon 1742, Job 1745. Samuel d. 1782, and 
had Beal, Sarah, Asa, and Samuel. Joel d. in Boston 1796, and 
his wid. Susanna settled his estate. 

30. Hon. John (s. of Hon. John 13) of Scituate, Judge of the 
S. J. Gourt, m. Elizabeth Holmes, D. of his father's 2d w. 17 18, 
and had Deborah 17 18, Sarah 1720, never m., John 1722 ; she d. 
1726, and he m. Mary, D. of Josiah Gotten of Plymouth 1729, 
and had Mary 1730, William, March i, 1732, Gharles 1734, 
Hannah 1738, Bethiah 1740, Lucy 1745, Abigail 1748 d. single 
1824, Rowland i75ogra. H. U. 1768 an Attorney in Pownalboro 
and d. 1789 without children. John, the father, d. 1778, ae. 82. 
Deborah m. David Stockbridge. — -Mary m. Rev. Ebenezer Gay 
of Sufifield. — Hannah m. Rev. Samuel Baldwin of Hanover. — 
Bethiah m. Abraham Burbank Esq. of West Springfield. — Lucy 
m. Thomas Aylwin Esq. of Boston. 

31. Elijah (s. of Hon. John 13) m. Elizabeth Barker 1724, 
and settled in Pembroke, and had Elijah, Nathaniel, Joseph, 
Mary wife of Gen. Benja. Lincoln, Deborah w. of Rev. Daniel 
Shute of Hingham, Elizabeth w. of Maj. Gushing of Hingham. 
Elijah had Elijah who died at Natches, Thomas, Isaac, and 
Edward.— Nathaniel had Nathaniel Esq. Gapt. Benjamin. Thos., 
and Gharles Esq. — Joseph was Judge of Probate, and had Ho- 
ratio Esq. of Hanover. — Nathaniel Jr. Esq. had Dr. Ezekiel D. 
gra. H. U. 1808, and Elijah. 

32. Josiah (s. of John 13) m. Ruth Thomas, and settled in 
Pembroke, and was father of Gapt. Josiah, Ruth w. of Hawkes 
Gushing, and others perhaps. 



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^;^. Rev. John (s. of Caleb i8)gra. H. U. 1729, and was ord. 
in Boxford, m. Elizabeth Martyn at Boston 1740, and had John 
gra. H. U. 1 76 1, and went to Freeport, Me.; and Rev. James, 
minister of North Haverhill, whom the Rev. Giles Merrill suc- 
ceeded, and whose D. he m.; she was mother of James C. Mer- 
rill Esq., Justice of the Police Court, Boston. 

34. Dea. Joseph (only s. of Dea. Joseph 19) gra. H. U. 1731, 
a grammar schoolmaster in Scituate, m. Lydia King 1732, and 
had Joseph 1733 gra. H. U. 1752*, George 1736, Mercy 1739, 
Nathan 1742, Pickles 1743, Hawkes 1744, Dr. Lemuel 1746 gra. 
H. U. 1767, Deborah 1752, Caleb and Alice 1754. George m. 
Lydia, D. of James Gushing, and had Hannah w. of Perez Tur- 
ner, George, Robert late of Hull, Rachel w. of Pickles Gushing 
Jr., Mary wife of Dea. James Loring of Boston, and Lydia. 
Nathan, Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court, graduated. H. 
University 1763, m. Abigail, D. of Christopher Tilden Esq. of 
Boston, 1777, and d. 181 2 ; he had Abigail w. of the Hon. Dr. 
Gushing Oris, Christopher Esq. (gra. H. U. 1794, m. Lucy 
Nichols 1817, and died 1819, and the wid. m. the Hon. Wilkes 
Wood) and Frances w. of Cap. Lemuel Gushing of Roxbury. 
Pickles m. Abigail Hatch 1768, and had Joseph, Pickles, Bela, 
Charles, Martin, Roland, Lucy, Abigail, and Seth. — Hawkes 
m. Ruth, D. of Josiah Gushing, 1770, and had Dea. Thomas 
who d. 1825, Ruth, Maj. Isaac who d. in Boston, Sarah w. of 
Samuel Waterman, Capt. Lemuel of Roxbury, Nancy wife of 
George Gushing Jr., Clarissa w. of Dea. Joseph Stevens of Bos- 
ton, and Charlotte w. of Col. Vose of the U. S. A. — Alice m. 
Nathaniel Gushing of Hingham, who settled in Scituate, and had 
Nathaniel who m. Jane D. of Hayward Pierce Esq., Deborah w. 
of John Nash, Betsy, Warren of New Bedford, Samuel late of 
Boston, Mary w. of Bela Gushing late of Boston, and Chauncy 
who d. 1813 £e. 19. 

35. John (s. of Hon. John 30) lived in Scituate, and had John 
of Berwick, Dea. Francis of Maine, and Nathaniel who died on 
the paternal estate 1825. 

36. Dea. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Solomon 28) m. Ruth, D. of 
Thomas Groade Esq. of Halifax, 1753, and lived in Hingham ; 
she d. 1803, cB. 67 ; he 181 2, as. 87 ; he had William 1754, Ra- 
chel 1756, Benjamin 1758, Solomon 1760, Thomas Groade 1764, 
Matthew 1768, Charlotte 177 i, Caleb 1773 d. at Charleston, S. 
C., 1795, Joshua 1775, Henry 1777, Jerom 1780. Rachel m. 
Ezra Lincoln and d. 1797. — Matthew d. at Mid'o. 182 1, leaving 
a family. — Thomas G. d. in Salem 1824, leaving 5 ch. — Joshua 
d. in Lynn. — Jerom d. in Hingham 1824, leaving 2 or 3 ch. 

37. Joseph (s. of Dea. Solomon 28) m. Sarah Leavitt 1757, 
and had Sarah 1757, Hannah 1760, Mary 1761, Jael 1764, Lydia 



392 GUSHING. 



1770. His w. d. 177 1, and he then m. Deborah Beal 1779, and 
had Joseph 1782. 

38. Judge William (s. of Hon. John 30) gra. H. U. 1751, C. 
Justice of S. J. C. of Mass., and then Judge of the S. C. of the 
U. S. ; m. Hannah Phillip of Middletown, Conn., 1774, and d. 
18 10, his wife surviving, but no children. 

39. Col. Charles (s. of Hon. John 30) gra. H. U. 1755, Clerk 
of the Courts in Boston, m. Elizabeth, sister of Gov. Increase 
Sumner, and d. 1810; his only son Charles Esq. gra. H. U. 1796, 
went to Portsmouth, and the Ds. m. Charles Paine, Henry 
Sheafe, Stephen Codman, and Elisha Doane, Esqrs. 

40. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Benjamin 36) m. Lydia, D. of John 
Beal, 1 781, and had Charlotte 1783 at Hingham, Lydia 1790 at 
Halifax, Benja. 1794 at Hal. Charlotte m. Josiah Sturtevant of 
Halifax 1804, and had Rolinda 1806 at Pembroke, N. H. (w. of 
Welcome Young Esq. of E. B.j and Josiah 1806* ; she m. Eben'r 
Eastman, a 2d husband, i8r6, and had Josiah S. 1817, Charlotte 
C. 1820, John B. 1823, Charles C. 1825. — Lydia m. Timothy Gile 
1818. — Benjamin m. wid. Elizabeth Furnald 1815, and had John 
Beal 18 16*, Lydia Beal 1817, Elizabeth Moore 1820; by a 2dw. 
he had John Beal, Charlotte Jane, and Mary Gile. The family 
is now principally in N. H. 

41. Thomas Gushing m. Mercy Bridgham, 17 12 ; her will at 
Boston 1746 mentions 3 children, Joseph Bridgham, Elizabeth 
w. of Samuel Holyoke, and Mercy w. of John Smith. 

42. Jeremiah (Jeremiah 16, no doubt) who m. Judith Parmen- 
ter at Boston 1693, had Jeremiah 1696, Benjamin 1700, John 
1705, Ebenezer 17 10. Jeremiah was no dnubt the husband of 
the wid. Ann there mentioned, as the records furnish a Jeremiah 
who m. Ann Coffin in 17 15, and a Jeremiah who m. Ann Mor- 
temore. 1723. — Benjamin m. Elizabeth Roberts 1725, and had 
Judith 1726, Benjamin 1729, Nathaniel 1731, Jeremiah 1733. — 
John m. Sarah Colesworthy 1727, and had Sarah 1727. — Eben- 
ezer m. Elizabeth Daniel 1732, and had Ebenezer 1735. — Ben- 
jamin Gushing m. Susanna Salter 1761, and had Benjamin and 
Susanna ; he then m. Mary Colesworthy 1770, and had Thomas 
1772*, Nancy 1774*, Thomas 1776, Henry 1778, Josiah 1780, 
Nancy 1782, Stephen 1784, and Jonathan 1786. — [See Jeremiah 
16; and compare this also with Benjamin 20.] 

43. Theophilus (s. of Theophilus 11) of Hingham m. Hannah 
Waterman probably 1723, and d. a widower 1778 ; he had The- 
ophilus, Perez, Pyam dec'd, Emma w. of. John Burr, and Tamar 
w. of Elisha Gushing of Pembroke dec'd, whose children were 
Elisha, Tamar, and Tamsin. 

44. Pyam (s. of Theophilus 43) d. 1776, leaving a wid. Han- 
nah ; he had Pyam, Robert, Henry, Seth, Hannah, Deborah, 



CUSHMAN.— EATON. 393 

Tamar, and Tamsin. Pyam Jr. lived with Col. Edward Mitchell 
in E. B., and died 1778, and in his will dated Jan. 4th the same 
year, he gave a legacy to Mary, D. of Col. Mitchell, "his in- 
tended wife." She afterwards m. James Keith, and is now living 
in the State of New York, a;. 86, and has a numerous family. — 
[See Keith, p. 222, No. 57.] 

45. Jonathanand Bethiah Cushing had Jeremiah 1761, Phebe 
1762, Mary 1766, Sarah 1770, Benjamin 1772. 

Rev. Jona. Cushing m. Elizabeth Cushing 17 17. — Nathaniel 
m. Mary Pemberton 1729. — John m. Abigail Holder 1741. — 
Benjamin m. Susanna Salter 1761. — Jonathan m. Huldah Edes 
1777. — Benjamin m. Betsy Godfrey 1788. — Benjamin Esq., Ben- 
jamin Jr., and Ann (single), all of Providence, convey land in 
Chelsea 1763. — Thomas m. Sally Newell 1799. 

The preceding account contains notices, quite imperfect in- 
deed, of but a part of this very numerous and respectable family. 

CUSHMAN. — Robert Cushman was among the Plymouth 
pilgrims ; he sat sail from England in the ship called the Speed- 
well in company with the May Flower in 1620, but by reason of 
leakage the ship put back, and he came the next year, 162 1, in 
the ship Fortune ; he remained here but about one month, when 
he returned to England and d. a. 1625 or 1626 ; his family came 
after his death, and his descendants are now numerous in the 
country. He was author of the primitive lay Sermon. 

Thomas (s. of the above 1 born 1607, lived in Governor Brad- 
ford's family, having been left there by his father when he sailed 
for Eng. ; m. Mary, D. of Isaac Allerton ; he d. 1691 ; she 1699 ; 
he had Thomas, Isaac 1649, Elkanah, Eleazar, Sarah, and Lydia. 
Isaac was the first -minister of Plympton, and d. 1732. — Sarah 
m. a Mr. Hook. — Lydia m. a Mr. Harlow. 

DELANO. — Philip Delano came over in the second ship, the 
Fortune, 1621, was in Duxbury between 1645 ^""^ 1650, and one 
of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and sold his share to 
Nicholas Byram. The name on the early records was sometimes 
written De la Noye, hence he was supposed to be of French ori- 
gin, and one of the French protestants who attached himself to 
the pilgrims at Leyden, and came over with them. He m. Hes- 
ter Dewsberry, and had Samuel, Thomas, and John, and was 
probably ancestor of the numerous families of the name still 
residing at Duxbury, and other towns both in the counties of 
Plymouth and Bristol, as well as in other parts of the country. 

EATON. — Samuel Eaton was one of the original proprietors 
of Bridgewater, was no doubt son of Francis Eaton, who came 
over in the May Flower 1620, whose wife was Christian, and 
whose children were in 1627 Samuel and Rachel. Samuel set- 
tled probably in Duxbury ; he must have been there between 



394 FAUNCE.— HOBART. 

1645 and 1650. — Francis had afterwards other children doubt- 
less, and his descendants are still in Middleborough and various 
other towns and sections of the country. 

FAUNCE. — John and Manasseh Faunce arrived at Plymouth 
in the third ship, the Ann, in 1623. We have met with no fur- 
ther notice of Manasseh. 

John Faunce m. Patience, D. of George Morton, and had 
Thomas 1646, and Priscilla, and perhaps others. Priscilla m. 
Joseph Warren about 1650. — Mary Faunce m. William Harlow 
1658. — Mercy Faunce m. Nathaniel Holmes 1662. — These two 
might also have been Ds. of John. 

Thomas (s. of the above) was the distinguished Elder of Ply- 
mouth Church, and d. 1745 very aged; he had Patience 1673, 
John 1678, Martha 1680. Many descendants of these respecta- 
ble ancestors are remaining in different parts of the County. 

FORD. — William Ford was one of the original proprietors of 
Bridgewater ; was son no doubt of wid. Ford, who arrived in the 
Fortune 1621 with three children, viz: William, Martha, and 
John ; and it is said she had a son born the day the ship arrived ; 
how long had she been a widow? William Ford sen'r. on the 
military roll at Marshfield 1643, ^- 1676, x. 72 ; his wid. Anna; 
his children were \^'illiam, Michael, Margaret, and Milicent ; 
one of them wife of John Carver; his grand children were John, 
and William Ford, and John Carver. — Martha, D. of wid. Ford, 
m. Wm. Nelson 1640. — William Ford, the proprietor of Bridge- 
water, whoever he was, must have been in Duxbury between 
1645 and 1650. The name is still common in Marshfield, Ab- 
ington, and other parts of the County. 

HALL. — Edward Hall, one of the original proprietors of 
Bridgewater, was of course an inhabitant of Duxbury before 
1650. We have no particular account of him or his family. — 
Joseph Hall of Yarmouth m. wid. Mary Morton, relict of John 
Morton ; she was a Faunce; Morton died of a grievous wound 
1708. The name is still common in the old colony. There was 
an Edward Hall at Cambridge 1636. 

HOBART. — Edmund Hobart with his wife and son Joshua, 
and Ds. Rebeckah and Sarah, and his servant Henry Gibbs, 
came from Hingham, Old England, and settled here in Hing- 
ham. New England, 1633 ; his ss. Edmund, Thomas, and Rev. 
Peter, also soon followed him, the two former the same year, 
and the last in 1635 ; they first lived in Charlestown, but when 
the Rev. Peter arrived with a number of his church, they soon 
began to explore the country, and went up a small river at the 
bottom of Boston Bay, now called Hingham Cove, where they 
found a few of their friends, whom they immediately joined, be- 
pleased with the situation, and at once concluded to settle there, 



HOBART. 395 

and called the place Hingham, from whence the Hobart family 
had all come excepting Thomas, who came from a place called 
Windham, near old Hingham; he d. 1646, she 1649; her name 
not given. One of the l3s. m. a Beal, and a sister of Edmund 
sen'r. m. -a Oilman (probably Edward). The Rev. Peter in his 
church records speaks of his father and mother Hobart, and 
David, son of Peter, who continued the records after his father 
Peter's death, mentions his great aunt Oilman, and the deaths 
of his uncle Edmund and Thomas (and their wives, calling them 
also his aunts), whence we are confirmed in the knowledge of 
their being sons of Edmund sen'r. 

2. Edmund (s. of the above) with his wife Elizabeth arrived 
in 1633 ; she d. 1675 ; he Feb. 16S6, as. 82 ; his will dated 1684, 
calls himself Weaver; their children were Elizabeth, Sarah 1640, 
John 1642, Samuel 1645, Martha 1647, Daniel 1649. Elizabeth 
m. John Tucker 1657. — Sarah m. Return Manning 1664, and 
had a D. Mary. — John m. Hannah Burr 1674 and died, and his 
■wife settled his estate 1675; he had only one child, Hannah. — 
Samuel m. Hannah Oould 1674, and died 1718, x. 74, and had 
Edmund 1674, Samuel iG-jj*, Hannah 1679*, Samuel 1681*, 
drowned in a well, Hannah 1683, Peter 1685. — Martha m. Joseph 
Bassett of Bridgewater 1677. — Mary Hobart 1638 who ni. John 
Hugh 1664 might also have been his D. 

3. Thomas (s. of Edmund i) with his wife Jane and three 
children came over 1633, and settled in Hingham; he d. 1689, 
ae. 83; his w. d. 1690 ; he had Caleb 1632 ; Joshua 1639, Thos. 
1649, Mehitabel 1651, Isaac 1653, Hannah 1655, Moses 1656, 
Aaron r66i, Nathaniel 1665. Caleb settled his father's estate 
(de bonis non) 1690. — Mehitabel m. John Lane 1674. — John 
Magoun was his son-in-law. — Hannah m. John Records 1672. — 
Moses died in prison at Boston 1686. — Aaron's w. was Rebecca 
and undertook the settlement of her husband's estate in 1705, 
and completed it in 1724, and then called herself Rebecca Derby 
wid. of Edward Derby of Weymouth dec'd, and mentions 2 ss. 
only, Isaac and Aaron Hobart; Aaron died 1726, a;. 23, unmar- 
ried, and Isaac settled his estate 1726. — Thomas, by the con- 
sent of his father Thomas, puts himself an apprentice to John 
Nash of Boston, cooper, 1670. — Joshua Hobart and his w. Mary 
(her former husband was Jona. Rainsford) of Boston, quit her 
right to her former husband's estate 1674 ; he died in Braintree 
17 13, no ch. 

4. Rev. Peter (s. of Edmund i ) with his w. Rebeckah and 4 
ch. came over in 1635, and settled in Hingham; he d. 1679, ^• 
75 ; she in 1693, a^. 73; his will 1678, proved 1679; '^ '^'"'•^ ^■'' 
correct he was 16 years the eldest; he speaks of his mother 
Ibrook's death 1664, it may be therefore that his w. was an 
Ibrook; he had Ichabod 1635* at Charlestown, Hannah 1637*, 



396 HOBART. 

Hannah 1638, Bathsheba 1640, Israel 1642, Jael 1643, Gershom 
1645, Japhet 1647, Nehemiah 1648, David 1651, Rebeckah 1654, 
Abigail 1656, Lydia 1659, all born here; the 4 children who 
came with him were Joshua 1628, Jeremiah 1630, Elizabeth 1632, 
Josiah 1633; in all 17 ch. Joshua was a Minister of Southhold, 
"L. Island, and died 17 17, s. 89. — Jeremiah gra. H. U. 1650, was 
Minister at Topsfield, Hampstead, and Haddam, Conn., and d. 
1717, £e. 87. — Elizabeth m. John Ripley, and d. 1692, x. 60. — 
Josiah bought of Ralph Woodward formerly of the city of Dub- 
lin, then of Hingham, land in Ireland 1658, and with his wife 
Priscilla sold land to one Gross in 1677, and died on L. Island 
171 1, ae. 78 ; he had John, and Daniel, and perhaps others. — 
Hannah m. first John Brown and then John Rogers of Salem, 
and d. 1691. — Bathsheba or Bashua, first m. John Leavit 1664, 
and then m. Dea. Joseph Turner of Scituate, and d. 1724, x. 84. 
Israel d. in Scituate 1731, x. 89, his will 1729 ; his w. was Sarah 
D. of the Rev. Wm. VVethrell of Scituate, m. 1674, and settled 
in Scit. 1676, his house in Hingham having just been burnt by 
the Indians; he had Nathaniel 1675, Rebecca 1676 b. at Hing- 
ham, Nathan and Abigail 1678, Jael 1680, Israel 1682 ; in his 
will he also mentions Mary Witherton, Grace Davis, and Bath- 
sheba Bradford, children of "my D. Sarah Brock." Jael was 
executrix. ^ — Israel Jr. was a householder in 1723, and had Pa- 
tience, and Grace. — Jael, D. of Rev. Peter, m. Joseph Bradford 
of Kingston, and d. 1730, se. 88. Gershom gra. 1667, was Min- 
ister at Groton ord. 1679, and died 1707, ae. 62 ; Gershom and 
Sarah Hobart had a d. Hepzibah 1675. — Japhet gra. 1667, was 
lost at sea, a Surgeon. — Nehemiah was Minister of Newton, and 
died 1712, ae. 64 ; he m. Sarah, D. of Edward Jackson ; he sold 
land in Hingham commons to his D. Rebeckah in 17 12. — David 
first m. Joanna Quincy, and then Sarah Joyce of Boston ; his 
last w. d. 1729, 3d. 65, was then a widow; she mentions his ch. 
by his first wife, viz : Judith Crocker whose first husband was a 
Leavit, Jael Leavit, Abiel Hobart, Rebeckah Nichols ; also her 
own ch. by him, viz : Sarah w. of John Humphrey, Lydia, Ne- 
hemiah, David, Noah. — Rebeckah m. Daniel Mason 1679. — Abi- 
gail d. 1683, ae. 26. — Lydia m. Thomas Lincoln 1690, and died 
1732, ffi. 73. — The wid. Rebeckah, mother of the above named 
children, survived her husband, the Rev. Peter Hobart, and 
made her will 1693, David executor, and mentions also Nehe- 
miah, Rebeckah Mason, Lydia Lincoln, Japhet "if he be still 
living and shall come in person to demand the legacy," and 
names no other of her children. 

5. Capt. Joshua (s. of Edmund i) came over with his father, 
and m. Ellen Ibrook of Cambridge 1638 ; he d. 1682, ae. 68 ; she 
about 1700; he had Hannah 1639, Peter 1642, Sarah 1644, 
Deborah 1647, Joshua 1650, Solomon 1652, Enoch 1654, in his 



HOBART. 397 

will 1682 he thus names his children, viz: Joshua, Enoch, and 
Edward Cowell and Joshua Lincoln sons-in-law, gave to his Ds. 
husbands all his lands at a place called by the Indians "Tuncke." 
Hannah m. Joseph Grafton 1657. — Peter made a will at Barba- 
does 1665, and gives all his estate to his wife Susannah, but if 
she should have a child makes provision for it, and mentions his 
brother Jacob Elliot. Sarah m. Edward Cowell 1668. — Deborah 
m. Joshua Lincoln 1666, and d. 1684, £e. 37. — Joshua and his w. 
Faith sold land to Daniel Gushing in 1684, he was a mariner. — 
Solomon was a mariner 1683 ; he had 2 ch. b., and d. 1682. — 
Enoch Fiobart, boatman of Boston 1691 ; his w. Hannah, D. of 
Thomas Harris, m. 1676, and had Hannah 1677*, Ruth 1678, 
Hannah 1680, Thomas 1683, Deborah 1685. — Eleanor, Helen 
(or Ellen) the mother d. a. 1700, and her estate was settled by 
her grandson Joshua Lincoln. — Hannah, D. of Gapt. Joshua the 
son perhaps, d. 1731. 

6. Daniel (s. of Edmund 2) was a Weaver ; he m. first Eliz- 
abeth Warren of Boston 1677, and had Ruth 1678, John 1682*, 
Joshua 1683, Jeremiah 1684*, Mary 1686, Solomon 1693; he m. 
a 2d wife Patience, and made his will 1704, and mentions only 
Joshua, Solomon, and Mary ; "in case his now wife should have 
a child" he made provision for it. — Mary m. Isaac Peterson of 
Duxbury ; he had a D. Patience also who m. David Garnett 
1 73 1. — The wid. Patience m. Ibrook Tower 17 14. 

7. David (s. of the Rev. Peter 4) m. Joanna, D. of the Hon. 
Edmund Quincy, and had Josiah, Rebeckah, Jael, Judith 
1 68 1, Peter 1684*, Abiel 1685. He m. Sarah Joyce at Boston 
1695, had Nehemiah 1697, Joseph 1699*, David and Sarah 1702, 
Lydia 1704, Noah 1706 ; his 2d w. d. 1729, se. 65 ; he d. 17 17. 
3d, 67. Rebeckah m. Jazaniah Nichols 1714. — Jael m. Jeremiah 
Leavit 17 12 and d. 1740, £e. 52. — Judith m. Joseph Leavit 171 1, 
and afterwards a Grocker. — Noah was Minister at Fairfield, Gon., 
ord. 1732 ; he m. Priscilla, wid. of Isaac Lothrop and of John 
Watson Esq. and D. of Galeb Thomas ; she d. 1796, ae. 90. 
[See David under Rev. Peter 4.] 

8. Solomon (s. of Daniel 6) was a Weaver ; his will 1736, d. 
1737 by falling into the fire in a fit, as. 44; gave his brother 
Joshua ;^5, his sister Peterson two-thirds, and his sister Garnett 
one-third of his estate. Isaac Peterson ex'or, James Hobart a 
witness. 

9. Rev. Nehemiah (s. of David 7) was Minister at Gohasset ; 
he m. Lydia Jacob, and had John Jacob 1725* Sarah 1727, 
Jerom 1729* Justin 1731, Lydia 1733, Hannah 1735, John Ja- 
cob 1737*. His w. died 1737, a. 32, and he m. Elizabeth Pratt 
1739, and died 1740, x. 43 ; his widow gave a receipt to Wm. 
Penniman ex'or of the will of her honored mother Ruth Thayer 
for a legacy given her by her mother's will 1742, and she m. 



398 HOBART. 

Jona. Merritt of Scituate 1742 ; Hannah £e. 7, and Lydia se. g, 
were put under guardianship of their uncle Jazaniah Nichols : 
Justin ae. II, and Sarah a;. 14, were put under guardianship of 
John Jacob 1741. 

10. Isaac (s. of Aaron and grandson of Thomas 3) settled in 
Abington ; he m. Mary, D. of John Harden, 1724, and had 
Aaron 1729, Thomas 1725, John 1738, Mary 1735. 

11. Caleb (s. of Thomas 3) settled his father's estate 1690, 
and settled in Braintree a. 1697 ; he d. 17 11, a. 89 ; his 2d wife 
was Mary Elliot, m. 1662 ; his ist w. was Elizabeth Church, m. 
1657, she d. 1659 ; (he had another w., wid. Elizabeth Faxon, m. 
1676; his 2d wife Mary died 1675), he had Mary 1663, Caleb 
1665, Elizabeth 1666, Benjamin 1677, Hannah 1668, Josiah 1670. 
Caleb m. Hannah Sanders 1704, but had no children. — Hannah 
m. Jona. Hayden 1692. — Old wid. Hobart d. in Braintree 1704. 

12. Josiah (s. of Caleb 11) of Braintree m. Mary Cleverly 
1695 ; his 2d w. was Sarah Savil m. 17 19 ; he d. 1725 ; his estate 
was settled 1725 ; he had Caleb 1696*, Josiah 1697, Mary 1701, 
she died a^. 26, John 1704, Susanna 1724. John Copeland 1741 
called the ist w. Mary his deceased sister. 

13. Benjamin (s. of Caleb 11) of Braintree m. Susanna New- 
comb 1699 ; she settled his estate 1718 ; she died 1725 ; it was 
divided among his heirs 1727, who were Benjamin, Caleb, Su- 
sanna (or Ann), Peter, Israel, Joshua. Wm. Everett of Uedham 
was their uncle ; inventory taken by Josiah Hobart and others. 

14. Nathaniel (s. of Thomas 3) his will 1734; m. wid. Mary 
Stowell 1695 ; she was D. of John Beal ; no children are men- 
tioned ; he gave lands and £1 00 in money to his cousin (nephew) 
Isaac Hobart, to Rev. Mr. Gay one-eight of his saw-mill ; men- 
tioned his gr. daughter-in-law Mary Joy ; son-in-law John Stow- 
ell, and gr. son-in-law Jedediah Joy, ex'ors. In 1689 he sold 
land to John Lane ; David and Lydia Hobart, witnesses. 

15. Edmund (s. of Samuel probably and gr. s. of Edmund 2) 
m. Abigail, wid. of Ebenezer Whitman of S. Bridgewater 1714 ; 
she was a Burnham ; he resided with his wife at Bridgewater ; 
was there 1727. 

16. Rev. Justin (s. of Rev. Nehemiah 9) was Minister of 
Fairfield, Conn.; m. Hannah Fairfield of that place 1772, she 
was b. 1738 ; he had Ellen 1764, Mary 1765, Jerom 1768*, Noah 
1769, Justin 1772, Lydia 1774, Hannah 1777, John Sloss 1781, 
d. at New York 1803. His wife d. 1809, ae. 71 ; he died 1789. 
Ellen m. Hezekiah Gold 1786, and had a D. Debby, and Gold 
was then drowned at New York, and his wid. m. Dr. Stephen 
Middlebrook of Stratford 1793. — Lydia in. Stephen Beers 1796. 
Justin m. Desire Burr (b. 1782) of Huntington 1804, and had 
Rebecca 1806, Jane 1809. 



HOB ART. 399 

17. David (s. of David 7) and his w. Rachel had David 1728, 
and probably Joseph and others ; he d. 1780, as. 72 ; his wife d. 
1734. David d. at Cape Breton 1746. 

18. Joseph (s. of David 17 probably) m. Sarah Warrick 1750, 
and had Sarah 1752, Esther 1754, Anna 1755, Rachel 1757, Jo- 
seph 1759, Nehemiah 1761, Jeremiah 1763, George 1768, Sibee 
(or Zibeah) 1770; his w. d. 1783, a;. 53. 

ig. James Hobart's will 1744, he wasb. 1689 ; his w. Hannah ; 
he named his children thus : James, John, Lydia Bates, and Su- 
sanna Todd. Samuel Hobart a witness ; whose son he was, not 
ascertained. 

20. Col. Aaron (s. of Isaac 10) of Abington m. first Elizabeth? 
D. of Jacob Pillsbury, and had Seth, Nathaniel, Aaron, Noah, 
Isaac, Elizabeth w. of David Jones Jr., Sarah who m. a Lewis 
of N. Yarmouth; Nathaniel gra. H. U. 1784, d. 1830, and left 
no family ; Isaac went to Me. His 2d w. was Thankful, wid. of 
Elihu Adams of Randolph; she was D. of Joseph White Jr.; 
they had Benjamin, Salome, Thankful, Mary. Salome m. Mar- 
cus Alden. — Thankful m. a Perry. — Mary m. a Brigham. — 
Benjamin Esq., m. Lucy, D. of Gen. Silvanus Lazell, and then 
Deborah, D. of Capt. Edmund Lazell, and has a family. 

21. Thomas (s. of Isaac 10) m. Jane Bailey, sister of Col. 
John Bailey of Hanover, and lived in Pembroke (now Hanson), 
and had Isaac, Thomas, and several Ds. One, Hannah, m. An- 
drew Leach. — One, Anna, m. Joseph Gannett. — One, Jane, m. 
Daniel Perry. — One, Polly, m. Thomas Wales. — One, Rachel, 
m. Jotham Cushman. — One m. a Sawyer. — Sarah m. Nehemiah 
Thayer 1785, and d. 1792. — One m. a Sayles. 

22. John (s. of Isaac 10) of Abington m. Mary, D. of Mat- 
thew Allen of East Bridgewater, 1765, and had John Esq., who 
settled in Leicester. He d. and his wid. Mary m. a Bearce. 

23. Seth (s. of Col. Aaron 20) of E. Bridgewater m. Esther, 
D. of Jonathan Allen of Braintree, 1782, and had Betsy 1783, 
Jacob 1784*, Jonathan 1786, Seth 1788*, Polly 1790, Eunice 
i79S*j Joseph 1796, Esther 1798, Allen 1801*, she d. 1813; he 
1814. 

24. Aaron Esq. (s. of Col. Aaron 20) of Abington m. Susanna 
D. of Peter Adams, and had Aaron, Elihu. Susan, Sally, Abby. 
Honorable Aaron m. Maria, D. of Andrew Leach, and has 
Susan, Aaron, George, Maria, Edward, John, Catharine. — Elihu 
has also a family. — Susan m. a Hayden, and then Jared Whit- 
man Esq. — Sally and Abby both m. Dr. Champney. 

25. Noah Esq. (s. of Col. Aaron 20) of Foxborough m. Deb- 
orah W., D. of James Thomas 1789; she lived with her grand- 
father Anthony Winslow in East Bridgewater, her father died 
when she was young ; he had James T., Nathaniel, Aaron, Al- 



400 ROWLAND. 



bert, Deborah, Jane. — Nathaniel was lost in the steamboat Lex- 
ington 1840. — [See Hobart p. 193.] 

Sarah Cleverly, D. of Capt. John Hobart, d. in Boston 1696. 
There was a Solomon Hobart born 1689. — [See Thayer's family 
Memorial for a further account of the Hobart family.] 

HOWLAND.^T-John Howland came over in the ist ship 1620 ; 
his wife Elizabeth," ~p. of Gov. John Carver, and two children, 
John and Desire, came afterwards, 1627 ; he was one of the 
Governor's Assistants many years, and a very respectable and 
useful man in the infant colony; he died 1672 at Rocky Nook, 
near Kingston, ae. a. 80, on which occasion it is recorded " that 
he was the last of the male survivors of those who came over in 
the May Flower in 1620, and whose place of abode was Ply- 
mouth." By not attending to the last words of this extract 
Farmer in his Appendix, as well as others, have been drawn into 
a seeming doubt. Howland was only the last of these pilgrims 
who lived and died in Plymouth. John Alden certainly in Dux- 
bury, and perhaps others of them out of Plymouth, survived 
Howland. Alden outlived him 15 years. Howland had John 
who m. Mary Lee and settled in Barnstable, Jabez who m. Be- 
thiah Thacher of Yarmouth and finally settled in Bristol and 
who was an early Lieutenant under Capt. Standish, Joseph who 
m. Elizabeth, only child of Thos. Southworth, 1664, and lived in 
Plymouth, Isaac who m. Elizabeth, D. of George Vaughn, and 
settled in Mid'o. and d. there 1724, Desire who m. John Gorham 
1643 who lived in Plymouth, Marshfield, Barnstable, and Swan- 
sey where he d. 1675, ae. 54, Hope who m. John Chipinan of 
Plymouth and then of Barnstable, Elizabeth who m. Ephraim 
Hicks of Plymouth and then John Dickerson of Barnstable, 
Lydia who m. James Brown of Swansey, Hannah who m. a 
Bozworth of Hull or Swansey, and Ruth who m. Thos. Cush 
man of Plymo. 1664. — Isaac Howland had Isaac, Seth, Nathan, 
Priscilla Bennet, Susanna Wood, Jaet Southworth, and Eliza- 
Tinkham. 

Joseph (s. of John) m. Elizabeth, only child of Thos. South- 
worth, 1664, and had Thomas, James, Lydia, Mercy, Eliza, 
Nathaniel. 

Thomas (s. of Joseph) m, Joanna, D. of James Cole, 1699, 
and had Consider 1700, Experience 1705, Thomas 1707, Eliza- 
beth 1710, Hannah 1712, Joanna 1716, Joseph 1718. Experience 
m. Benja. Lothrop. — Hannah m. Charles Dyer, and afterwards 
Edward Winslow. — Joanna m. Gideon White 1744; he d. 1779. 

Nathaniel (s. of Joseph) m. Martha, D. of James Cole, 1697 
and had Joseph 1699, Mary 1702, Nathaniel 1705, Joseph 1708^ 

Consider (s. of Thomas) m. Ruth Bryant 1725 (born 1704), 
and had Lucy 1726, Eliza 1728, Ruth 1730, Mary 1732, Thos. 



HUNT.— LORING. 401 

Southworth 1734 d. 1779, Consider 1735 d. 1743, Joanna 1737 
d. 1799, Martha 1739, Bethiah 1743, Consider 1745 d. 17S0, 
Experience 1748, Joseph 1751 d. 1806, Hannah 1753 d. 1780; 
he d. 1759, she 1775. Lucy m. Abraham Hammatt 1748. — Ruth 
m. Benjamin Crandon. — Mary m. Dr. William Thomas, whose 
2d w. was a Bridgham. — Martha m. Isaac Le Baron. — Expe- 
rience m. Samuel West. — Bethiah m. a Delano. 

Henry Howland was among the first proprietors of Bridge- 
water, and of course at Duxbury at that period. It is said he 
and Arthur Howland of Marshfield, 1643, were distinct families 
from John of Plymouth, and we have no very particular knowl- 
edge of their families ; their descendants are however no doubt 
among those of the name living in the lower towns in the county, 
and the name is common throughout the old colony. Deborah. 
D. of Arthur, m. John Smith of Plymouth 1648. — Martha How- 
land m. John Damon of Scituate, his 2d w. 1659. — A Collins of 
Lynn m. a Howland. — Consider Howland of Marshfield m. Ruth 
Church 1795, and removed to Scituate and had a son Luther. 

HUNT. — Edmund Hunt was at Duxbury before 1650, and a 
proprietor of Bridgewater, and sold his right to Samuel Edson. 
We have no further account of him or of his family. The name 
remains in the county, but whether his descendants are here or 
not we are not certain. 

IRISH. — John Irish was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, 
and John and George Irish were both at Duxbury before 1658, 
and were both among the first planters of Saconet. John Irish 
of Duxbury, roper, with the consent of his wife Elizabeth, sold 
his share in the new Plantation of Satucket (Bridgewater) to 
Guido Bailey 1659, and went to Little Compton. He d. 1677, 
and his son John Irish m. a sister of the famous Capt. Church; 
another s. Elias, settled in Taunton. 

LORING. — Dea. Thomas Loring was early at Hingham; had 
a grant of land there 1635 ; his house was burnt 1646, d. at Hull 
1661, his heirs divided the estate 1672 ; his w. Jane died 1672, 
leaving a will ; his children were Thomas, John, Josiah, and 
Benjamin 1644; no Ds. mentioned either in the division or her 
will. 

2. Thomas (s. of the above) m. Hannah, D. of Nicholas Ja- 
cob, 1657 ; she was b. 1639 ! ^^ lived in Hull, and had Thomas, 
Caleb, David, Hannah 1665, and Deborah 1669. He d. 1678, 
and his widow m. Stephen French ; his heirs divided the estate 
1702. Hannah m. Jeremiah Cushing 1685. — Thomas m. Deborah, 
D. of John Cushing Esq. 1699, and lived in Plymouth. — Deborah 
m. John Cushing Jr. 1687, and d. 1713. 

3. John (s. of Dea. Thomas i ) m. Mary, D. of Nath'l Baker, 
1657, lived in Hull, had John 1658, Joseph 1660, Thomas 1662, 



402 LORING. 

Sarah 1664, Isaac 1666, Mary 1668, Nathaniel, and Daniel. He 
m. a 2d w. Rachel, and had Jacob, Israel April 15, 1682, Caleb, 
and Sarah ; his will 1708, proved 17 14. Joseph and Isaac died 
before him, each leaving 4 children. — Mary m. a Jones and was 
his only surviving D. — He mentioned Israel "having been 
brought up to learning," who gra. H. U. 1701, and was ord. at 
Sudbury 1706, and d. 1772, ae. 90. — Nathaniel lived in Boston. 

4. Josiah (s. of Dea. Thomas i) m. Elizabeth (perhaps D. of 
John Otis) ; his will 1712 ; had Jane 1663, Josiah 1665, Samuel 
1668 d. 1774, Job 1670, Elizabeth 1672, Jonathan ex'or. 1674. 
Jane m. Samuel Gifford. 

5. Benjamin (s. of Dea. Thomas t) m, Mary, D. of Matthew 
Hawke, 1670, lived in Hull probably, and had Mary, Matthew, 
Benjamin, John, and Samuel ; the heirs divided his estate 1716. 
Mary m. James Gould. — Matthew m. Jane, D. of Lieut. Thos. 
Collier of Hull, and d. 1722 leaving no children. 

6. John (s. of John 3) ; his w. Jane ; his will 17 19, mentions 
his "children and his eldest son" but gives no names ; John, 
supposed to be one, chose his uncle Caleb for his guardian 1728. 

7. Joseph (s. of John 3) m. Hannah, D. of John Leavitt 1683, 
and had Joseph 1684, Nehemiah 1686, Joshua 1688, Submit 
Aug. 1 69 1 after her father's death. The wid. m. Joseph Easta- 
brook 1693, and all the children were put under their guardian- 
ship. Hannah Dorr settled the estate of her former husband, 
Joshua Loring late of Boston, 1723, and his children, Abigail, 
Hannah, and Joshua, minors, were put under guardianship 1729. 

8. Thomas (s. of John 3) m. Leah, D. of Benjamin Buckley, 
1687 (Buckley was killed in the disastrous battle with the Indians 
near Rehoboth) ; his will 1737; he had Benjamin, Leah 1688, 
and Sarah. Leah m. Elisha Cushing and afterwards Jabez 
Wilder, and her D. Elizabeth Cushing m. Col. Edward Mitchell 
of E. B. 1738. — Sarah m. Solomon Cushing 17 16. 

9. Daniel of Boston (s. of John 3) m. a Mann, and had Daniel, 
Isaac, Nathaniel, and Priscilla, all under his guardianship 17 15, 
that he might take care of the property that came to them from 
their grandmother Deborah Mann. 

10. David (of Hull); his will 1751 ; he had David, Solomon, 
Ehzabeth, Mary, Abigail, and Lydia. 

11. John (of Hull); his will 1753; he had James, Sarah 
White, Elizabeth Binney, and Hannah Loring. 

12. Jacob (of Hull); his children, Jacob, Israel, and Zecha- 
riah, divide his estate 1753 ; his wid. Hannah; Jacob died 1769 
without ch. 

13. Caleb (of Hull) ; his children, Caleb, Mary, Joshua, Israel, 
Joseph, Susanna Watts, Sarah Lincoln, Rebecca Rooke, Rachel, 
and Celia, divide his estate 1758. 



LORING.— MORTON. 403 

14. Solomon (his will 1765) and his w. Deborah ; he had 
Solomon, Jabez, Job, Abner, Lydia, and Mary. 

15. James (of Hull) died 1777 ; his wife Mary ; he had John, 
Martha, James, Mary, and Joseph. 

16. Israel (of Boston) d. 1778 ; his wid. Mary; he had Israel, 
Thomas, Eunice, and Betsy. 

17. David (of Hull) ; his will 1781 ; his w. Hannah ; he had 
Jonathan, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary White, Hannah Beals, Anna 
Sergeant, and Jane Gushing, and gr. ch. David, Sarah, Mary, 
and Hannah. 

18. Thomas (of Hingham) ; his will 1795 5 ^^^ ^^i^- Sarah D. 
of Dea. Joshua Hersey ; her mother was Alice, wid. of Edward 
Mitchell of E. B. and D. of Major John Bradford of Kingston. 
[See p. 252, No. 4.] He had Jane, Jotham, Thomas, Asa, Ra- 
chel, and Christiana; his wid. d. 1798. Jane m. a Thaxter. — 
Col. Jotham lived in Duxbury. — Thomas was father of the pre- 
sent Thomas Loring Esq. Representative of Hingham. 

John Loring and Elizabeth his wife, Samuel Loring and Jane 
his wife, Caleb Loring Esq. and Rebecca his wife, Benjamin 
Loring and Elizabeth his wife, David Loring and Hannah his w. 
sold and conveyed Rainsford Island to William Foye, Treasurer 
of the Commonwealth, 1736; perhaps these were ss. of John 6, 
but it is not ascertained. 

The foregoing is but a sketch and brief notice of a few of the 
very numerous and respectable families of this name, now widely 
extended over the country, and all probably descendants of Dea. 
Thomas. 

MERRICK. — William Merrick was an inhabitant of Duxbury 
before 1650, and one of the first proprietors of Bridgewater, and 
we have no further knowledge of him. Some of the name have 
resided on the Cape. 

MORTON.— George Morton arrived at Plymouth 1623 in the 
third ship, the Ann. He and Experience Mitchell in the first 
allotment of land in 1623 had eight acres together ; his w. Sarah 
was supposed to be .sister of Gov. Brac^ford ; he d. 1624; his ch. 
were Nathaniel, Jolin, Patfence, Ephraim, and Sarah. Patience 
m. John Faunce father of Thomas Faunce (the distinguished 
Elder of Plymouth Church, who d. 1745). — Sarah m. George 
Bonum or Bon ham. 

2. Nathaniel (s. of George i) was the Secretary of the Colo- 
ny, and the worthy author of New England's Memorial; he m. 
Lydia Cooper 1635, who d. 1673, and he then m. Ann Templar; 
he had no son, but had 6 Ds. One, Remember, b. 1637, m. 
Abraham Jackson 1657; one m. a Dunham; one, Joanna, m. 
Joseph Prince of Hull; one, Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Bozworth 
of Hull; one, Lydia, m. George Ellison; and another m. a Boz- 
worth; he d. June 28, 1685. 



404 MORTON.— NASH.— PARTRIDGE. 

3. John (s. of George i) went to Middleboro' and was ances- 
tor of a numerous family. 

4. Ephraim (s. of George i) was a Lieutenant and Deacon ; 
he d. 1693, and left a wid. Mary Harlow; she afterwards m. 
Hugh Cole 1698; when last m. she was called wid. of Ephraim 
Morton Esq. ; Morton's children were George, Ephraim, Nathan- 
iel, Josiah, Eleazar, Thomas, Patience who m. John Nelson, and 
Rebecca who m. a Wood. 

5. George (s. of Ephraim 4) m. Joanna Kempton, and had 
Hannah 1668, Manasseh 1669, Ephraim 1670, Joanna 1673, 
Ruth 1676, George 1678, and Timothy 1682. 7 5iC,«. 

6. Ephraim (s. of P>phraim 4) had Ephraim, John, Joseph, 
Ebenezer, and one D. Ephraim Jr. was father of Ichabod. — 
John Morton m. Mary Faunce, and d. of "a grievous wound" 
1709, and she then m. Joseph Hall of Yarmouth. Joseph was 
grandfather of Capt. Ezekiel. 

7. Nathaniel (s. of Ephraim 4) was a Lieutenant and d. 1709 ; 
he had a s. Nathaniel whose s. Nathaniel, b. 1752 and d. 1775, 
was father of Mrs. Rebecca, relict of the late Hon. Wm. Davis. 

8. Josiah (s. of Ephraim 4) d. 1694, and had Henry, Josiah, 
&c. Josiah m. E. Clark, and had Josiah who d. 1739 x. 86, and 
who was father of Thomas who d. 1824, a;. 76. 

9. Eleazar (s. of Ephraim 4) had three children. 

10. Thomas (s. of Ephraim 4) had Nathaniel who was father 
of Lemuel. 

The preceding is but a sketch or outline of this numerous 
and respectable family, of whom the present Governor, Marcus 
Morton, is one, as was also the Hon. Perez Morton, late Attor- 
ney General of the Commonwealth. 

NASH. — Samuel Nash of Duxbury was one of the original 
proprietors of Bridgewater, and one of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed by Court to purchase the new Plantation of the Indians. 
He was Sheriff or Chief Marshal of the Colony, a Lieutenant 
under Capt. Standish, and also Representative from Duxbury to 
the old Colony Court at Weymouth ; one of his Ds. m. Abraham 
Sampson. We have no further knowledge of him or his family, 
and know not if he had any connection with James a cotempo- 
rary at Weymouth. He lived in his old age with his son-in-law 
Clarke. There are many of the name still living in Weymouth, 
Abington, and the vicinity. James Nash of Duxbury m. Sarah 
Simmons as early as 1660 or 1670, he may have been son of 
Samuel, and the same man who was at Weymouth, and Joseph, 
and others of Scituate may have been his descendants. 

PARTRIDGE.— George Partridge and the Rev. Ralph Par- 
tridge both of Duxbury were both original proprietors of Bridge- 



PAYBODY.— PRINCE. 405 

water. The latter was the first Minister of that place, and came 
over 1636, and George was there the same year; his D. Sarah 
m. Samuel Allen of Bridgewater about 1658, she was born 1639. 
Whether they were brothers or in any way connected we know 
not. The Rev. Mr. Partridge's share in Bridgewater was finally 
owned by Jonathan Hill of Bridgewater. The late Hon. George 
Partridge of Duxbury, High Sheriff of Plymouth County, &:c., 
was a descendant of the first George. There are not many of 
the name now in the County. — Mary Partridge m. Jonathan 
Brewster, and was living in Conn. 1733. 

PAYBODY OR PEABODY.— John and William Paybody 
were both early settlers in Duxbury, and both original proprie- 
tors of Bridgewater, and were probably brothers. Of John we 
have met with no notices. William was Representative of 
Duxbury, and m. Elizabeth, D. of John Alden, 1644, she was b. 
in Plymouth 1624; he sold his place in Duxbury to Experience 
Mitchell 1650, and removed to Little Compton, R. I. ; she died 
there 17 17, se. 92, and at her death it was said "her grand D. 
Bradford was a grandmother." Her D. Priscilla m. Rev. Mr. 
Ichabod Wiswall, and Priscilla Wiswall m. Gershom Bradford. — 
Hannah Peabody m. Samuel Bartlett. 

PIERCE. — Abraham Pierce, one of the original proprietors 
of Bridgewater, was in Plymouth as early as 1627, being named 
with others in the division of the cattle, which was made that 
year; but was afterwards before 1650 an inhabitant of Duxbury, 
and we have met with no further notice of him. 

PRINCE. — Rev. John Prince, rector of East Stafford in 
Berkshire, Eng., was 2 or 3 years at the University in Oxford. 
His son John came to New England, and settled at Hull, and 
had several children ; his 4th s., Samuel, was born in Boston 
1649. — Joseph Prince of Hull m. Joanna, D. of the Secretary 
Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth. 

2. Thomas (s. of John and brother of Samuel) d. in Boston 
about 1704, and had Thomas, Benjamin, and Job; and the wid. 
m. Israel Sylvester of Duxbury. — Thomas Prince of Duxbury, 
Shipwright, bought a farm of Samuel Sprague sen'r 17 13. 

3. Samuel (s. of John) settled in Sandwich about 1686, made 
free 1690, was twice m. ; his last w. Mercy, D. of Gov. Hinckley ; 
he died 1728, as. 80 ; she 1736 ; he had Samuel, John, Thomas 
1687, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Alice, Martha, Mercy, and Mary. 
Samuel had farms at Milford and Coventry, and d. at Rochester 
1722, before his father. — John also died at Rochester, and his 
D. Elizabeth m. Seth Ames of Bridgewater 1734, who d. at 
Providence or at sea about 1738. — Thomas (s. of the last w.) 
gra. H. U. 1707, and settled in the ministry at the Old South, 
Boston, was author of annals and the chronology, and d. Oct. 22, 



4o6 PRINCE.— SAMPSON. 

1758, ae. 72. — Joseph was a mariner at Strafford, Conn. 1738, 
but was afterwards probably at Rochester. — Moses was a mari- 
ner at Boston 1738, and father of Samuel, Jane, and others per- 
haps. — Nathan born 1698, gra. H. U. 17 18, fellow of the Col- 
lege many years, died at the West Indies 1748. — Alice m. Sam- 
uel Gray of Little Compton, he died 1733, she was living 1736. 
Martha m. Ezra Bourne Esq. of Sandwich, and her D. Mary 
Bourne was wife of the Rev. John Angier, first Minister of East 
Bridgewater. — Mercy, feeble and infirm, was living single in 
1738. — Mary m. the Rev. Peter Thacher of Mid'o. 

4. Governor Thomas Prince (of no known connection with 
the preceeding families) came over in the 2d ship, the Fortune, 
in 162 1, lived in Plymouth, his house in High street near Spring 
Lane; m. Patience, D. of William Brewster, 1624, the 9th mar- 
riage in the Colony; shed. 1634; he was chosen Governor 
1635, then living at Duxbury ; m. Mary, D. of Wm. Collier, 
1635, and removed to Eastham 1644, and there resided till re- 
chosen Governor in 1658. His wife died at Eastham, and he 
returned to Plymouth 1663, and lived at "Plain Dealing" ; m. 
Mrs. Mary, widow of Samuel Freeman, 1662, and d. 1673, ae. 
73, his wife surviving at Yarmouth 1676; he had a son Thomas 
who d. before him, and 8 Ds. viz : Rebecca w. of Edmund Free- 
man Jr. m. 1646, Hannah w. of Nathaniel Mayo m. 1649, Mercy 
w. of John Freeman of Eastham m. 1649, Jane w. of Mark Snow 
of Eastham m. 1660, Mary w. of John Tracey of Duxbury, Eliz- 
abeth w. of Arthur Howland Jr. of Marslifield, Sarah w. of Thos. 
or Jere'h Howes Jr. of Yarmouth m. 1650, Judith w. of Isaac 
Barker of Marshfield and then of William Tubbs of Pembroke 
m. 1691 ; he had 2 grand children who d. belore 1690 without 
issue, viz : Lusanna, D. of his son Thomas, and Theophilus 
Mayo; he had also a maiden sister Susanna living at St. Catha- 
rine's Gate, near London Tower; he called Thomas Clark his 
brother. 

SAMPSON. — Abraham and Henry Sampson of Duxbury were 
original proprietors of Bridgewater. Abraham was in Duxbury 
as early as 1640, and m. a D. of Sam'l Nash, and had afterwards 
a 2d wife ; he had Abraham, Isaac, Samuel, and others perhaps; 
he was living 1686. Abraham, the s. probably m. Lorah, D. of 
Alexander Standish, and had Abraham, Miles, Ebenezer, Re- 
becca, Sarah, and Grace. — Samuel was killed in Philip's war 
1675 o'" 1678, leaving a wid. Esther and several young children, 
among whom were Samuel and Ichabod. 

2. Henry Sampson came over to Plymouth 1620; is named 
in the allotments of land in 1623 as one of those who came in 
the May Flower in 1620, and yet his name is not inserted among 
those who came in the May Flower, nor is it to be found among 
those who signed the Compact on board before landing; he was 



SAMPSON.— SIMMONS. 407 

probably young and included in some of the families; this is the 
more probable as he was not made a freeman till 1635, ^"<^ "o^ 
married till 1640, when he m. Ann Plummer ; he settled in Dux- 
bury ; what his connection with Abraham was is not ascertained ; 
they may have been brothers. Henry d. 1685 ; he had Stephen, 
John, James, Caleb, Eliza w. of Robert Sproat, Hannah w. of 
Josiah Holmes, another D. w. of John Hammond, Mary w. of 
John Simmons, and Dorcas wife of Thomas Bonney. Stephen 
and his wife Elizabeth had Benjamin, John, Cornelius, Hannah, 
Mary, Elizabeth, Dorcas, and Abigail; he d. 1714. — James set- 
tled in Dartmouth. — Caleb m. Mercy, D. of Alexander Standish. 

3. Isaac (whose s. uncertain, perhaps s. of Abraham) b. 1660 
and d. 1726 ; m. Lydia, D. of Alexander Standish, and had Isaac 
1688, Jonathan 1690, Josiah 1692 d. 1731, Lydia 1694, Ephraim 
1698, Peleg 1700, Priscilla 1702, Barnabas 1705. Isaac Jr. had 
a w. Sarah. — Jonathan had a w. Joanna. — Ephraim had a w. 
Abigail. — Priscilla m. Jabez Fuller. — Barnabas had a w. Ex- 
perience. 

4. Peleg (s. of Isaac 3) m. Mary Ring born 1700, and had 
Mercy 1731, and Simeon 1736. 

5. Simeon (s. of Peleg 4) m. Deborah, D. of Seth Cushing, 
1759, and had Lydia Cushing 1762, Deborah, Mercy, George 
VV., and Maria; he d. 1789; she 1830, st. go. Lydia C. m. VVm. 
Goodwin 1781 and d. 18 15. — -Deborah m. Rev. Ephraim Briggs 
and afterwards William Goodwin for his 2d w. — Mercy m. Levi 
Bradford 1800. — Maria m. Rev. Daniel Johnson of Yarmouth. 

There was a Gideon Sampson who m. Abigail, D. of Maj. 
John Bradford, soon after 1700; she left no children. 

There was a George Sampson who went to Plympton about 
1680, and his grand daughter Deborah m. Elijah Bisbee Jr. and 
d. 1816, ae. 93, and was mother of Elijah Bisbee Esq. and Geo. 
Bisbee. 

SIMMONS. — Moses Simmons (sometimes written Symons 
and Symonson) of Duxbury was an original proprietor of Bridge- 
water, and sold his right to Nicholas Byram ; he came over in 
the ship Fortune 1621 ; he had Moses and Thomas, and prob- 
ably other children. Moses Jr. died in Duxbury 1689, and had 
John, Aaron, Mary w. of Joseph Alden, Elizabeth w. of Richard 
Dwelly, and Sarah w. of James Nash. — Thomas lived in Scit., 
and had Moses and Aaron, and perhaps others. — Moses and his 
w. Patience had Moses 1666 d. in Canada expedition 1690, John 
1667, Sarah 1670, Aaron 1672, Job 1674, Patience 1676 after 
her father's death. Aaron m. Mary VVoodworth 1677, and had 
Rebecca 1679, Moses 1680, Mary 1683. Elizabeth 1686, Ebene- 
zer 1689, Lydia 1693; Moses m. Rachel Cudworth 171 1, and 
had Moses 1718, Aaron 1720, Rachel 1723, Leah 1725 ; Ebene- 



4o8 SOULE.— WADSWORTH. 

zer m. Lydia Kent 17 14, and had Abigail 17 15, Joshua 171 7, 
Lydia 17 19, Reuben, Peleg, and Ebenezer; Joshua m. Eliza- 
beth Dillingham, and had a son Elisha, father of William, C. J. 
of the Police Court, Elisha, Benja., and Franklin all of Boston, 
and Ebenezer of Hanover. One of the Ds. of this family m. 
William Barrell, and she died before 1750 leaving an only child, 
Joshua Barrell. — There was a Moses Simmons lived awhile in 
S. B. [see page 347, No. 69], a descendant no doubt of this 
family. Joseph Church had a D. Abigail, who m. a Simmons as 
early as, and probably before, 1700. 

SOULE. — George Soule was one of the first pilgrims and 
signers of the political Compact on board the May Flower 1620; 
in the general allotment in 1623 he had one acre and afterwards 
two more "at the watering-place," all of which he sold to Robert 
Hicks 1639; in 1627 he and his w. Mary and s. Zechariah are 
named; he lived at Eel River, N. side the bridge, in 1638, and 
then at Powder Point, and removed to Duxbury before 1650; 
was a Selectman and Deputy there, and one of the original pro- 
prietors of Bridgewater ; he sold his proprietary right to Nicho- 
las Byram ; she d. 1677; he 1680 very aged; he had Zechariah, 
John, Nathaniel, George, Patience vv. of John Haskell, Elizabeth 
w. of Francis Walker, both of Mid'o., Susanna, and Mary wife 
of John Peterson probably of Duxbury, m. before 1672; Mary 
had been put out to John Win slow 1652 for 7 yrs. ; he gave one- 
half his Dartmouth lands to Nathaniel 1658, the other half to 
George 1668, his Mid'o. lands to Haskell and Walker and their 
wives 1668; Zechariah d. before him, 1663, leaving a wid. Mar- 
garet; John Soule d. at Duxbury 1707 a;. 75; Edm'd Weston 
and Adam Wright were his ss. in law ; John Soule d. at Duxbury 
1734; Aaron Soule, merchant, d. at Pembroke 1783, who had 
one s. John and 5 Ds. ; one, Leonice, m. a Brewster; one, Hul- 
dah m. Thomas Church; one m. a Dwelly. The descendants of 
this respectable ancestor are very numerous in the old Colony, 
and have spread extensively over the country. Dea. John Soule 
and others in E. B. [see p. 319] are doubtless his descendants. 

TUBBS. — William Tubbs, of Duxbury, was an original pro- 
prietor of Bridgewater ; he m. Mercy, D. of Francis Sprague, 
1637, '^^^ ^^^ o^ '^is s- or gr. s. William m. Judith, wid. of Isaac 
Barker and D. of Gov. Thomas Prince, 1691. Some of this 
name, no doubt his descendants, are still living in the lower towns 
of the County, but we have no particular knowledge of the fam- 
ily descent. 

WADSWORTH. — Christopher Wadsworth of Duxbury was 
a Representative of that town, and one of the original proprie- 
tors of Bridgewater, and Capt. Samuel and Joseph Wadsworth 
and their representatives retained an interest and shares in 
Bridgewater longer than any of the non-residents. After 1685 



WEST.— WINSLOW. 409 

Capt. Samuel's share is entered under the name of wid. Wads- 
worth ; and in 1686, and after, Timothy Wadsworth's name ap- 
pears. — This has always been a respectable name in Duxbury 
and its vicinity. The late Gen. Peleg Wadsworth of Portland 
gra. H. U. 1769, was of this family. 

WEST. — Francis West at Duxbury 1633 ; m. Margary Reeves 
1639 ; an orig, proprietor of Bridgewater, sold his share to Edw'd 
Mitchell, d. 1692 ; had Samuel, Peter, Pelatiah, Richard, &c. 
Samuel m. Tryphosa, D. of George Partridge, and had Samuel ; 
some of his descendants in Martha's Vineyard ; Pelatiah went 
to Conn. Samuel West m. Experience Rowland. — The name is 
common in the old Colony. 

WESTON.— Edmund Weston of Duxbury was an original 
proprietor of Bridgewater, and the name is still common there 
and in the vicinity ; but if he is the common ancestor, as proba- 
bly he is, we have no means at hand of tracing the descent. 

WINSLOW. — Edward, Gilbert, John, Kenelm, and Josiah 
Winslow, were brothers and children of Edward Winslow of 
Droitwich in Worcestershire in England, and all came to New 
England ; they had also 3 sisters, Eleanor, Elizabeth, and May- 
delon. 

1. Gov. Edward Winslow, b. 1594, came with his w. Elizabeth 
in 1620 in the ist ship, the May Flower ; she d. the next spring, 
1 62 I, and he m. Susanna, wid. of Mr. William White, 1622, the 
first marriage in N. E., and she was mother of Peregrine White, 
the first child, and of Josiah Winslow the first Governor, born in 
N. E. He went as Agent to England and d. at sea 1655 ffi. 61 ; 
his residence or seat called Careswell, was at Marshfield ; he had 
Edward*, John*, Josiah, and Elizabeth who m. Gilbert Brooks 
and afterwards Capt. George Corwin of Salem. 

2. Gilbert arrived also in the first ship 1620. Few notices of 
him remain ; he soon left the Colony, and, it is said, went to 
Portsmouth, and d. before 1660, without issue, as grants of that 
date were made to his brothers as his heirs. 

3. John, born a. 1596, arrived 162 1 in the ship called the For- 
tune, and m. Mary Chilton before 1627 (she was said to have 
been the first lady who came on shore ; she was an only child of 
James and Susanna Chilton, who both died the first winter) ; he 
had John, Isaac, Benjamin 1653, Edward, Joseph, Susanna, 
Mary, and Sarah. Susanna m. Robert Latham a. 1649, who 
settled in E. Bridgewater. [See page 230.]— Mary m. Edward 
Gray 1650. — Sarah m. Miles Standish Jr. 1660, then Tobias 
Payne 1666, and afterwards Richard Middlecot. He and all his 
family but the two eldest Ds. finally removed to Boston, where 
he d. a. 1674, ae. 78 ; she died a. 1676. Their posterity became 
numerous, of whom the present Isaac Winslow Esq. is one, as 
was also the late Gen. John Winslow, both of Boston. 



4IO WINSLOW. 



4. Kenelm arrived at Plymouth a. 1629, and m. Eleanor, wid. 
of John Adams, 1634, and settled in Marshfield ; he d. while on 
a visit at Salem- 1672 ; he had Kenelm, Nathaniel, and Job. 
Kenelm went to Yarmouth, and had Kenelm 1668, Josiah 1670, 
and Thomas 1672. Job went to Freetown. — Kenelm Winslow, 
a grandson perhaps, m. Ann Taylor 1730. 

5. Josiah, b. 1605, arrived with his brother Kenelm a. 1629, 
was in Scituate in 1637, and soon after 1643 settled in Marsh- 
field, and m. Margaret, D. of Thomas Bourne, and d. 1674, st. 
69 ; he had Elizabeth 1637, Jonathan 1638, Mary 1640, Rebecca 
1642, Hannah (or Susanna) 1644, and Margaret. Jonathan d. 
1676, leaving a son John born 1664. — One D. m. John Miller. — 
One, Rebecca, m. John Thacher, both of Yarmouth. — One m. 
William Crow of Plymouth, and another m. John Tracy of 
Duxbury, afterwards of Norwich. 

6. Gov. Josiah (only surviving s. of Gov. Edw'd i) b. a. 1628, 
educated at H. U. 1653, but left without taking a degree, as did 
many others, on account of the new regulation requiring students 
to stay 4 years instead of 3 ; he m. Penelope, D. of Herbert Pel- 
ham, 1657 ; he d. 1680, £. a. 52 ; she d. 1703, ae. 73 ; they had a 
]). 1658*, Elizabeth 1664, Edward 1667*, Isaac 1670. Elizabeth 
m. Stephen Burton 1684. 

7. Nathaniel (s. of Kenelm 4) resided in Marshfield, and m. 
Faith Miller 1664, and had Faith 1665, Nathaniel 1667, James 
1669, Eleanor, Gilbert 1673, Kenelm 1675, Josiah 1683. 
Kenelm had a son Nathaniel 1709. 

8. Col. Isaac \only surviving son of Gov. Josiah 6) of Marsh- 
field m. Sarah, D. of John Wensley of Boston, 1700; he d. 1738 
ce. 68; she 1753, a;. 80 (her mother was Elizabeth, D. of Dea. 
William Paddy whose w. was Alice D. of Edmund Freeman of 
Sandwich, m. 1639); he had Josiah 1701, John 1703, Penelope 
1704, Elizabeth 1707, Anna 1709*, Edward 17 14. Josiah gra. 
H. U. 172 1, was a Captain, and slain at St. George's River by 
the Indians 1724. — Penelope m. Col. James Warren 1725, and 
died 1737. — Elizabeth m. Col. Benjamin Marston of Salem or 
Manchester 1729, and died 1760 — The Wensley Portrait among 
those of the Winslow family in the Mass. Hist. Society's rooms 
is either Sarah Wensley's (w. of Col. Winslow) or her mother 
Elizabeth's (D. of Dea. Paddy), and most probably of the latter, 
as it is understood the family in later times have usually spoken 
of it "as grandmother Paddy's." 

9. Nathaniel (s. of Nathaniel 7) resided in Marshfield, and 
m. Lydia, D. of Anthory Snow, 1692, and had Lydia 1693, 
Thankful 1695, Snow 1698, Oliver 1702, Deborah 1708, Patience 
I 7 10, Nathaniel 1712 ; he then m. a 2d wife, Deborah Bryant of 
Scituate, 17 16, and had Ruth 17 18. 



WINSLOW. 411 



10. Gilbert (s of Nathaniel 7) of Marshfield m. Mary, D. of 
Anthony Snow, and had Issachar 1699, Barnabas, Gilbert, and 
Anthony 1707. Anthony m. Deborah, D. of William Barker 
Esq., and removed to E. Bridgewater. [See page 371.] 

1 1. Gen. John(s. of Col. Isaac 8) lived in Marshfield, and m. 
Mary Little 1726, and had Pelham 1737, and Isaac 1739; he 
afterwards, late in life, m. a wid. Johnson (whose maiden name 
was Barker) of Hingham, where he died 1774, £e. 71. He was 
Captain in the expedition against Cuba 1640, Col. at Louisburgh 
1644, and afterwards Maj. Gen'l in the British service. 

12. Edward Esq. (youngest son of Col. Isaac 8) gra. H. U. 
1736, m. Hannah, wid. of Charles Dyer and D. of Thos. How- 
land, 1739, and went to Halifax, N. S., in the revolution, and d. 
1786, ae. 72 ; she survived and d. at Frederickton ae. 82 ; he had 
Edward, Penelope, and Sarah. Edward gra. H. U. 1765, was 
Clerk of the Courts in Plymouth, and went of in the revolution 
and died at Frederickton 18 15, ae. 69, and his son Edward was 
drowned, and another s., Wentworth, survived. 

13. Oliver (s. of Nathaniel 9) m. Agatha, D. of John Bryant 
of Scituate, where he also resided, and had Oliver (killed in the 
French war 1758, £e. 20), John who went to Nobleborough, Me., 
and Nathaniel. He m. a 2d w. Bethiah Pryor of Hanover 1749, 
and had Oliver (a revolutionary pensioner) and Joseph* 1753. 
Oliver had a s. Oliver. 

14. Pelham Esq. (s. of Gen. John 11) gra. H. U. 1753, was 
an Attorney, and m. Joanna, D. of Capt. Gideon White ; he left 
Plymouth in the revolution, and d. on Long Island, N. Y. 1782, 
leaving two Ds., Mary who m. Maj. Henry Warren, and Joanna 
who m. Dr. Nathan Hayward, High Sheriff of Plymouth Co. 

15. Dr. Isaac (s. of Gen. John 11) of Marshfield was a re- 
spectable Physician, and m. a D. of Dr. Charles Stockbridge of 
Scituate, and d. 18 19, ae. 80; the w. of his old age was Fanny 
Gay of Hingham; he had a s. John and 3 Ds. One, Betsy, m. 
Hon. Kilborn Whitman Esq., one m. a Shaw and then a Dingley, 
and the other m. a (Happ, an Attorney in Bath, Me. 

16. Maj. Nathaniel (s. of Oliver 13) m. Sarah, D. of Isaac 
Hatch of Pembroke, 1766, and had Nathaniel 1767, Sarah 1769, 
Walter 1772*, Josiah 1774*, Anna 1776, Judith 1780, Lydia 
1786, William 1788. Nathaniel died 1830, leaving a family. — 
Sarah m. Thomas Waterman, and then Ebenezer Copeland. — 
Anna m. Wm. P. Ripley of Plymouth 1810. — Judith m. Elisha 
Tolman. — Lydia m. Anthony Collamore of Pembroke. — William 
remained at Scituate on the paternal estate. 

17. John Esq. (s. of Dr. Isaac 15) gra. B. U. 1795, was an 
Attorney, and d. at Natchez, whither he went on business 1822, 
se. 48, leaving John, Pelham, Isaac, Penelope, Eliza, and Fanny 
Gay. 



412 WINSLOW. 



Samuel Winslow of Rochester had Samuel and Richard bap. 
1679. — Samuel m. Bathsheba Holbrook of Scituate 1700. — Na- 
thaniel (of Freetown) m. Elizabeth Holbrook of Scituate 1701. 
Josiah of Freetown m. Sarah, D. of John Hayward Jr. of W. 
Bridgewater, 1721. [See p. 371.] — Oliver, a revolutionary pen- 
sioner of Westport, served in the artillery 1777. — Nathaniel 
Winslow removed to Damarascotta 1729, and testified in Court 
at old York 1742, then 63 years old. 

Isaac Winslow of Boston has a particular geneological account 
of the Boston branch of this distinguished family. 



APPENDIX 



See page 17. — The following extracts from the Records of the 
General Court, shows that the grant of Titicut was not made till 
after the grant of Bridgewater plantation was made to Duxbury, 
and of course was made by the Sachem at Pembroke or Matta- 
keset, and not by his father Chickatabut at Neponsit : — 

" Isaac Wonno appeared to prosecute his claim to three miles 
of land on each side of Titicut river. Bridgewater agents made 
it appear that they had purchased of Osseniequin six miles from 
their centre towards Titicut, and that Chickatabut in his grant 
to Titicut Indians of three miles doth except any former pur- 
chase made by Bridgewater men. We therefore think it neces- 
sary that Titicut Indians and the said Wonno have their three 
miles after the Bridgewater men's three miles be meted out, or 
to have the remainder if it be not so much." 

The foregoing report of the Committee, 1703, was accepted 
and approved by the General Court on the petition of Edward 
Fobes, Represent9,tive of Bridgewater, Oct. 27, 1708. 

See page 19. — The following is the report of a Committee es- 
tablishing the bounds of the Titicut Purchase: — 

" 1729. We the subscribers being a Committee chosen by 
the Purchasers and Proprietors of the two mile grant on the 
southerly side of Bridgewater, commonly called Titicut, to es- 
tablish the bounds of the Divisions of said Titicut lands where 
they might be found, and to make new bounds where they were 
wanting as by record may appear, which work we have carefully 
performed ; and we have established the bounds of the norther- 
most parts of said Titicut lands upon the ancient reputed four 
mile line, as by the return of our work may appear, which line 
was shown to us by the Proprietors of Titicut : and we being 
also a Committee chosen by the Purchasers and Proprietors of 
the eight mile square of Bridgewater, as by record may appear, 



414 APPENDIX. 

to renew the ancient line between said eight mile and Titicut 
lands, upon which said Titicut lots were butted when first laid 
out, in order to bring it to record : because the Purchasers' an- 
cient book of records before it came into our present Clerk's 
hands was in divers places defaced, broken and lost, so that the 
record of said line cannot be found. Accordingly we did upon 
the 4th day of February, 1728-g, renew said ancient four mile 
line as followeth. We took our departure from a heap of stones 
at a place called Wolf Trap Hill where Titicut way parts from 
Taunton road, which heap of stones was shewn us by Justice 
Edson and Dea. Fobes, being Proprietors on both sides, and 
avouched to be a station in the ancient four mile line, or line 
between said eight mile and two mile and known by them to be 
so for more than forty years past, it being the same line upon 
which we butted the said Titicut lands as above. From said 
heap of stones we run West one degree, South forty-one rods to 
a great crotched white oak tree marked and numbered 4 : thence 
West one degree, South 100 rods to a maple tree marked and 
numbered 4 : thence West one degree, South 53 rods to a white 
oak sapling marked and numbered 4, near the little pond : thence 
West one degree, South one hundred and fifteen rods to a red 
oak tree marked and numbered 4 at the head of Leach's land : 
thence West one degree, South 53 rods to a horn pine tree 
marked and numbered 4, an ancient marked tree : thence West 
one degree. South 50 rods to a white pine stake standing by a 
black oak stump standing in Taunton Line marked and num- 
bered 4. Then we began again at the heap of stones first men- 
tioned and run East one degree. North 85 rods to a maple tree 
marked and numbered 4 ; thence East one degree. North 73 
rods to a white oak tree standing by the brook in the range of 
Sainnel Leach's land marked and numbered 4 about a rod be- 
low a great rock in the brook : thence East one degree, North 
83 rods to a rock between a white oak and walnut : thence East 
one degree, North to a swamp white oak tree marked and num- 
bered 4 by Thomas Hayward's land : thence East one degree, 
North 12 I rods to a white oak tree northward from Benja. Wash- 
burn's house marked and numbered 4: thence East one degree, 
North thirty-six rods to a red oak tree marked and numbered 4: 
thence East one degree. North 80 rods to a white oak tree marked 



APPENDIX. 415 

and numbered 4: thence East one degree, North 50 rods to a 
maple tree marked and numbered 4 on the South side, being an 
ancient marked tree: thence East one degree, North 120 rods 
to a maple tree marked and numbered 4: thence East one de- 
gree, South 3 1 rods to a horn pine tree marked and numbered 
4, being the corner of the first great Lot in Titicut Division : 
thence East one degree, North 47 rods to a maple tree marked 
and numbered 4: thence East one degree. North 66 rods to a 
red oak tree marked and numbered 4: thence East one degree, 
North 70 rods to a red oak tree marked and numbered 4 stand- 
ing in the edge of Benjamin Willis's meadow, being an old 
marked tree : thence East one degree. North 47 rods to a pop- 
lar sapling marked aad numbered 4, being the corner of the first 
Lot in the last Division of Titicut lands : thence East one de- 
gree, North 556 rods by a range of old marked trees to a walnut 
tree marked and numbered 4 standing on the bank of the great 
river and a little to the North of the mouth of Winnetuxet river. 
— Ephraim Fobes, Benj. Leach, and Nath'l Willis." 

1737. The above was confirmed 1737 by Sam"l Keith, Jona. 
Howard and Joshua Willis in behalf of the Eight Mile Proprie- 
tors ; and Nathaniel Willis, Benjamin Leach and Ephraim Fobes 
in behalf of the Two Mile Proprietors. 

St'f page 29. — The following record contains the final laying 
out of the land on the North and East side of the original four 
mile grant, on the northerly and easterly part of the town, ac- 
cording to the agreement of the purchasers. 

" Pursuant to an Act of the Purchasers of Bridgewater bear- 
ing date Feb. i, A. D., 17 10, we the subscribers, who were en- 
trusted and empowered to lay out the undivided lands towards 
the north-east corner of the Four Mile Grant both upon the 
East and North side, have bounded out the said lands into seven 
shares or lots according to the purchasers' agreement in man- 
ner and form as foUoweth : — 

" Part of the first lot lyeth westerly from Joseph Shaw's house, 
beginning at a red oak tree marked on four sides, numbered 
one : from thence running west to Packard's line, and bounded 
westerly partly by Packard's land and partly by John Hayward's 
land, and at the southerly end by the lots that lie upon Matfield 
River to a white oak tree, which is Joseph Edson's corner bound: 



4l6 APPENDIX. 

from thence running North two hundred rods to the red oak 
first mentioned, being loo acres more or less. — The other part 
of the first lot lieth on the East side of Buck Hill Swamp, be- 
ginning at a white oak tree near the swamp, numbered one : 
from thence running East to Joseph Shaw's land by Beaver 
Brook, and then bounded on the south-east and East by said 
Shaw's land, and by the lands of Nicholas Byram, and so to the 
white oak tree standing in the East and West line, which is the 
southerly bounds of the second lot : from said white oak run- 
ning West by a range of trees marked to the above said Buck 
Hill swamp, and so bounded by James Gary's land in Buck Hill 
swamp to the bounds first mentioned. 

"The second lot lieth easterly from Beaver Brook, beginning 
at a heap of stones upon a flat rock, then running northerly to 
the four mile line, which is a mile : and from said rock easterly 
1 60 poles to a white oak tree marked on four sides, and then 
running northerly to the four mile line. 

"The third lot beginneth at the white oak last mentioned and 
runs East 179 poles to a swamp oak, which is marked on four 
sides : from thence running North 320 poles to the four mile line. 

"The fourth lot is bounded westerly by the East side of the 
third lot, and runs from the above named oak East 160 poles to 
a stake and heap of stones : thence North to the four mile line. 

"The fifth lot lieth on the East side of Weymouth road, bound- 
ed northerly by a pine tree marked on two sides standing near 
to William Dyer's land : from thence to a black oak tree by the 
road near Lieut. Hersey's field : then bounded by said road to a 
stake and heap of stones by the way-side : from thence running 
East to Mr. Moore's land : thence bounded by the river lots to 
the pine tree first mentioned. 

"The sixth lot is bounded northerly by the fifth, beginning at 
the above stake and heap of stones, and from thence bounded 
by the way to the Birch swamp to a maple tree, which is the 
corner bounds of Gannett's land to a white oak tree standing to 
the northward of the old wolf trap : thence running East to poor 
meadow lots, and so bounded by lotted lands until it comes to 
the range of the fifth lot. 

"Part of the seventh lot is bounded by the south side of the 
sixth ; the other part of the lot lieth between Theodosius Moore's 



APPENDIX. 417 

land and the Major's Purchase, bounded northerly by Mr. Cush- 
ing's land and southerly by the Cedar swamp." 

See page 33. — The lands on the North side of Titicut River 
within the township of Bridgewater lying on the South side of 
the Purchasers' four mile line from the centre, called the Titicut 
land, is laid out in two divisions of lots, called the great lots and 
the little lots ; there being 64 lots in each division. 

"The great lots begin towards the easterly side and run from 
the four mile line southerly. 

The little lots begin on the westerly side of the path left to go 
down to Titicut wear, and rvm West for their length, butting on 
said path, till they come to the river at said wear ; then they 
begin on the easterly side of the way, and run easterly for their 
length, butting on the easterly side of the way, till they come to 
the 63d lot, which buts on a brook, the lot running on both 
sides of the way. The last lot, James Gary's, No. 64, lies by it- 
self down the river against Spanyard'' s land." Laid out by Ed- 
ward Mitchell, Sam'l Edson Jr., Sam'l Washburn and John 
Leonard, May 1685. 

See page 42. — Bridgewater's Monitor is the title given to the 
Rev. Mr. Keith's Sermon, June 14th, 1717, at the dedication of 
the first meeting-house in the south parish. The following is the 
preface : — 

"The New English Bridgewater has been a town favored of 
God ; yea some favors of Heaven unto it, have indeed been 
distinguishing. 

"It was planted a noble vine. — And may no more of the text 
from whence this phrase is borrowed, ever be applied unto it ! 
The first planters of it, were a set of people who made religion 
their main interest ; and it became their glory. There was a 
time when it stood in a land of unwalled villages, with fierce 
armies of bloody Indians destroying round about them ; and the 
dispensations of God our Saviour towards it at this time, were 
so wonderful, that the short report thereof given, in the Ghurch 
History of New England, is not unworthy to be here transcribed 
and reported. 

" 'Remarkable was the fate of Bridgewater, a most praying, 
and a most pious town, seated in the very midst of the dangers 
of the war; that although they were often assaulted by formida- 



4l8 APPENDIX. 

ble numbers of the enemies, yet in all their sharp assaults they 
never lost one of their inhabitants, young or old. They were 
solicited strongly to desert their dwellings, but they resolved, 
that they would keep their stations. And now on May 8th, 1676, 
the Indians began to fire the town ; but the inhabitants with no- 
table courage, issued forth from their garrisons, to fight the 
enemy ; and God from Heaven at the same time fought for them, 
with a storm of lightning, thunder and rain, whereby a consider- 
able part of their houses were preserved. Thou, Church of 
Bridgewater ! 

'O nimium dilecta Deo, cui militat a;ther.' 

O how beloved of Heaven, whom storms defend. 

"One that was no Christian, so sang the favors of fleaven to 
the Emperor Theodosius, and so might the Pagan foe now sing 
of thy salvations ! 

"Ever since that memorable day, the town has been proceed- 
ing, with the smile of God upon them, and upon the intentions 
of his gospel among them, until they are now become two bands. 
They are lovingly and peaceably swarmed into a new assembly, 
and began to meet in their new edifice on a day of prayer (as it 
is the manner of New England) when the two sermons were 
preached, which the affected hearers have here published. God 
grant, that from the tokens of his gracious presence with them, 
the place may claim the name of Mahanaim. And may there 
be still found among them such a number of lively, watchful, 
fruitful Christians, exemplarily living to God, and by the faith 
of the Son of God ; may a value for the ordinances of our Sav- 
iour, be so preserved in vigor with them, and the success thereof 
appear in all real and vital godliness quickened among the young 
as well as the old among them ; and may their brotherly love 
continue at such a rate, that it may be plainly seen, God is yet 
among them. Wo to them, if I depart from them, saith the Lord. 

"It has been a singular felicity unto this good people, that 
from the very infancy of their plantation, they have sat under 
the ministry of that gracious, faithful, humble servant of God, 
who continues with them to this day. He has been a precious 
gift of our ascended Lord unto them ; and they have hitherto 
rejoiced in his light ; and we rejoice with them, that after fifty- 
four years, his light yet shines with such brightness among them. 



APPENDIX. 



419 



"We can make no doubt, but that, as they have grown into 
such good circumstances under his painful and patient conduct, 
they will study in all the methods of goodness, to render his old 
age comfortable to him, and so multiply all the offices and ex- 
pressions of a grateful people towards him, with an affection 
and reverence, like what the church of Smyrna paid unto their 
aged polycarp, that he may anon die, blessing of them, and 
blessing of God for them. They will certainly find their ac- 
count in doing so ! 

"The savoury sermon, which is here extorted for the public 
from him, we recommend unto the blessing of God, that so the 
ends of piety, which the good people have proposed in thus ex- 
hibiting a lasting memorial of what God has done for them, and 
a constant remembrancer of their duty, may be answered. 

INCREASE MATHER, 
COTTON MATHER. 

A second edition of it was published and another preface 
added June 14, 1768, just fifty-one years ai"ter, and the Rev. 
John Angler's sermon, at the ordination of his son, the Rev. 
Samuel Angler, Dec. 23, 1767, which was the occasion of print- 
ing the 2d edition, was bound with some of the copies. 

See page 45. — When the South Parish was incorporated in 
1716 it was ordered by the General Court, as we have before 
seen, that the old meeting-house in the West Parish (then called 
the North Parish) should stand where it was for five years, and 
then be removed down to the four corners by Isaac Johnson's, in 
order no doubt to accommodate the easterly part (now East 
Bridg'r). Before the five years expired however a petition, signed 
by John Packard and others, was preferred to the General Court, 
praying that the old house might remain where it was, which 
was heard by the Court Nov. g, 1720, and the prayer granted. 
This was assented to by the East in consideration of a sugges- 
tion made by the West, that the East would soon probably be 
desirous of becoming a separate Parish, and in that case the 
present house if removed would accommodate neither Parish ; 
and of a consequent agreement made in parish meeting Nov. 6, 
1 7 19, that if the East would contribute towards settling a minis- 
ter (Mr. Perkins) in the West, whatever they paid (about ^^65) 
should be refunded when the East should become a Parish, and 



420 APPENDIX. 

thus be called on to build a house and settle a minister for them- 
selves. When therefore that period occurred the East called on 
the West to refund, but were denied, and no record of any such 
vote or agreement could be produced. The East then, by Josiah 
Sears and sixty-three others, applied to the General Court in 
June, 1726, for some remedy or relief; whereon an order of 
notice passed, and Nathaniel Brett, Clerk of the old Parish, was 
summoned to attend, who appeared, and on examination testified 
that such a vote was passed, which he produced on a loose paper 
made at the time of passing it, and which he confessed "he 
ought in discharge of his office to have made a record of at that 
time." This the Court considered sufficient, but referred the 
petitioners to the judicial courts for a remedy. An action was 
accordingly commenced at the next September Term of the C. 
C. Pleas at Plymouth, in which John Read appeared for plain- 
tiffs, and J. Overing for defendants. The East finally recovered, 
but not till they had expended nearly the whole amount in pros- 
ecuting their claim. 

July I, 1730. Jona. Howard, Joseph Keith, Israel Packard, 
and Ephraim Fobes, a Committee of the West Parish, applied 
to the General Court, shewing that their meeting-house was much 
decayed and that it had been voted to build a new one, and that 
the inhabitants were much divided about the place where it 
should be erected, and praying therefore for a viewing Commit- 
tee to determine where it should stand ; whereupon Seth Will- 
iams Esq., Mr. Thacher and Mr. Lemon were appointed, and 
reported Dec. 21, 1730, that "having viewed all the places shewn 
to them by the contending parties they are of opinion that where 
the old house stands is the proper place." which was accepted. 

See pages 52, 53. — To the list of Graduates there should be 
added Jairus S. Keith of S. B. or Titicut, gra. B. U. 1819 ; and 
Lewis Washburn of S. B. gra. B. U. 1826; also Thomas J. 
Snow of N. B. gra. B. U. 1823, Abel W. Kingman of N. B. gra. 
Amherst 1830, Austin Cary of N. B. gra. Amherst 1837, Samuel 
Dike of N. B. gra. B. U. 1838. 

See page 69. — The following is the petition referred to in p. 69 : 
"To the honored Governor (Thomas Hinckley), and Deputy 

Governor and Assistants sitting at Plymouth in New England 

the first Tuesday in June 1685. 



APPENDIX. 421 

"God by his providence hath placed the bounds of our habi- 
tation in Bridgewater, and on the eastward side of the town, 
and about two miles some of us, and some three miles from the 
meeling-house and mill and chief parts of the town ; and though 
we have lived there many years, some of us have had no way 
into the town, but what we have had upon sufferance through 
men's lands that have been laid out and of our own making of 
bridges to pass over a river that lies between some of us and the 
town. We have made and kept up a horse bridge over this river, 
called Matfield river, many years, which has been a great bene- 
fit to us that live there, and to many others, and strangers that 
have occasion to pass that way, especially in times of great 
floods, it being the best place and most convenient for a bridge 
in a mile up and down the river, which runs about South and 
North for the length of it, but the lands being laid out on both 
sides of it and butting upon this river, our bridge lying over this 
river on the northerly side of a twenty acre lot, the owner of the 
land has fenced it in ; and now we have no way to go to the 
town without going three-quarters of a mile about, and partly 
upon sufferance too many of us; we think it is very hard that 
living in a wilderness, we cannot have convenient room for high- 
ways. We have made our case known to the town and can have 
no help. This lot where our bridge lies is the chief hindrance, 
and yet there is common land joining to the lower side of it left 
as we understand by the feoffees for allowance for a highway, 
but of itself it is altogether incapable of a way. There are many 
others in the town that desire there might be a sworn jury to 
lay out such highways as are needful, and to perfect such as are 
begun. So desiring your help as God shall direct you. Your 
humble petitioners." [See the names, page 69.] 

The preceding history was principally compiled before Bridge- 
water was divided, and therefore applies to it as if entire and as 
it formerly stood after the separation of those parts which were 
incorporated with Abington, and Pembroke (now Hanson). 
Large as it was it remained without further division for nearly 
one hundred years. Movements and applications for it were 
however early and frequently made. In the year 17 19, the 
South, only three years after its incorporation as a parish, ap- 
plied to the General Court to be made a distinct town, as ap- 



422 APPENDIX. 

pears by the petition of Josiah Edson and sixty others, and the 
North, then inckiding all the rest of the town agreed to it, and 
it was granted in the House of Rep. Nov. 24, 1719, but was non- 
concurred in by the Council. What is now the North also orig- 
inally petitioned to be a town in 1738, and the town itself con- 
sented, and voted also at the same time, as we have already seen 
that the South and East should become distinct and separate 
towns ; but the General Court resisted all these applications. 
Some years before any division was finally effected strong de-: 
sires for it were manifested, principally from the South and 
North Parishes, which were the most remote from the centre. 
But means were adopted to obviate complaints and to prevent 
separation. The town however at last, having increased in pop- 
ulation, and the discontent, never entirely appeased, reviving 
and no longer to be restrained, was rapidly divided into four 
distinct towns. The North, though the youngest parish, had 
become the most populous as well as the most distant from the 
town house, first applied and was incorporated June 15, 1821, 
by the name of North Bridgewater. 

The West (the old town) was incorporated Feb. 16, 1822, by 
the name of West Bridgewater. 

The East was incorporated June 14, 1823, by the name of 
East Bridgewater. 

The South, with Titicut, remains therefore with the old name 
Bridgewater, and the town records which had for 166 years re- 
mained principally at the West were transferred to the South. 
It is somewhat remarkable that the South, which was the first 
to move for separation and often the most forward in it, should 
after all secure its object and retain the original name by re- 
maining quiet. The inhabitants felt a pride in belonging to so 
large and respectable a town, and were somewhat reluctant to 
separate, and therefore endured the inconveniences of union 
much longer than otherwise perhaps they would have done; and 
we accordingly see each division still fondly retaining the cher- 
ished name as far as pubfic convenience will permit. The old 
proprietors' records still remain in West Bridgewater. 





















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